I got the opportunity a couple weeks ago to teach a quick introduction to brewing to a group of my wife’s friends during a birthday party. I’ve never brewed anywhere except my own kitchen, so it was certainly a different experience. The house was on a small farm, and thanks to the industrious nature of our hosts, there was a kitchen built on the back porch complete with stove and sink. I went through the demonstration of making an all-extract with steeping grain kit, which makes a good beer. I did not quite get other people up to help with any of the process, but I did have someone take a large number of pictures of the process, so hopefully I can get a hold of those and put something a little more interesting together than this little description.

Also while in Ithaca and the surrounding area, I got to try the Rooster Fish Brewpub and beer from the Ithaca Brewing Company. Rooster Fish did not please me too much. They were out of much of their beer, and the beer they did have did not quite taste right to me. Next time I am in town, I will definitely give them another try. Ithaca on the other hand made fantastic beer, and I sacrificed a lot of trunk space to bring a lot home.

I also finally got Wordpress, the blogging software I use, up to date so that I can use some of the newer features. Hopefully, I can have more frequent and less novel-like posts in the future.