Monthly Archives: May 2008

Mulch and Teabagging, But Not Together

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-05-26
I finally got time to do some serious yard work, and to spare the rest of the details, I have the extra manure and mulch on the hops now. This should hopefully kill off the multitude of weeds that were quite obvious in previous pictures. The bines are still short, but look way better with [...]
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SAVOR in Washington DC

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-05-24
I was fortunate enough to be able to get tickets and head down to DC for the first SAVOR event put on by the Brewers’ Association. It was held in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in downtown DC. Being two blocks from the White House is an excellent landmark. It was held in three different [...]
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Hops and Dandelions

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-05-14
The hops are still coming along, and everything is looking quite green in the bed right now. This is mainly because of all the maple tree and other seeds that have landed on top of the dirt. Fortunately, the bines are tall enough to be seen separately. The underdog left side is growing taller and [...]
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National Homebrewing Day 2008

By Brian Glenn | Published: 2008-05-03
Unfortunately, I found out about the first Saturday of May a little too late, so I was unprepared for brewing, but I did finally get my latest batch, dubbed the Swaggering Braggot, into the secondary fermenter. Those of you following along at home will notice I have been meaning to do this for a while, [...]
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