Then we bottled up the last of the strawberry wine, which should last us to next strawberry season. We started up some pear wine and apple wine and will be making quite a bit of both of these, especially the apple wine. Some of that will be ear-marked for when we get the distillery up and running, so we can make a Calvados style aged apple brandy.
Well, the brewery/distillery had another slowdown. By this time I am amazed I have any hair left, let alone a full head. I have been pulling at it non-stop for months now. Well, it seems to be straighter than before, and lighter in color as well. Interestingly, my mustache and sideburns have started to go white in patches. I guess my hair is as stressed as I am. The latest is that the boiler quotes were way too high again from the last dealer we spoke to, and so we are getting in more quotes. These guys can’t seem to understand that we don’t want or need some multi-million btu steam boiler, but something on the smaller side.
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To take my mind off things I like to wander around the facility with my camera when there’s nothing to do, or when there’s tons going on. Sometimes I happen upon some interesting shots. Here’s a 500 gallon tank full of pear juice. Several enzymes have been added which are just starting to cause some interesting effects on the surface of the juice. then we start to pump in some air and yeast to kick-start the fermentation. Have a good weekend folks.
