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Im Making Beer

Its been 3 1/2 weeks now since I started my first craft brew that Christina gave me for our one year this past thanksgiving. The kit comes from Craft A Brew and includes everything you need and a easy step by step manual that I also wrote notes on. The only thing it doesn't come with is a big pot and bottles.

So after I got all the other stuff I needed to make my beer and reading up on how to make them and viewing countless videos of weirdo dudes teaching you about the whole process... It was time to party. I had the O.G kit by Craft a brew but I added some brown sugar at the end so it had a higher alcohol content and also some honey at the very very very end. This is what the beer looked like when it was done cookin.

The day after I made the beer I had to cat sit for a friend of Christina and the air lock over flowed with foam and shit so I had to stick the tube in and let the carboy bubble out.

I had to wait two weeks for the beer to ferment in the carboy and the day the two weeks hit I was being manipulated by my lady ;) Anyways the day after I took the carboy out and thought it looked a little like what I was going for. dark orange with a little red tint.

I bottled it and its been conditioning for almost two weeks.

Ill update with how it looks in the glass soon.

Feeling inspired

Arturo has a new job at a restaurant opening up here in SF. I had an interview today at a library. These things makes me feel hopeful. I hope that we can save so we can travel around. I feel so anxious for us to make new experiences, but feel constrained by school and finances. I have constant yearning. I stumbled upon this quote that seemed to relate to how i've been feeling lately, and it put things in perspective for me.  

‎"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." -Norman Vincent Peale

I love it. Since reading that quote I've tried to be more positive, I intend to work harder, and be more passionate about the things I enjoy and love.

I'm also being more appreciative of the great experiences i've already had. I'm reminiscing about a camping trip Arturo and I went on last year at Montana de Oro near San Luis Obispo. It was a lot of fun. Arturo made a fire pit and cooked dinner and breakfast everyday. We set up the tent up by a cliff overlooking the ocean.  Here's one of the pictures Arturo took on the trip that I have on my computer.