12-17-11 Mount Elmore

Mt. Elmore is a new hike for me.  This is at the north end of the Worcester Range in Vermont.  I have climbed all the other peaks in the range and this one was the last to cross off my list.
It was 22 degrees outside.and a tad windy.  It was cold enough that my camera couldn't handle it.  This was the only picture it took before it died.
There was mixed clouds, the view was rather limited but I have a feeling with clear skies this would be amazing.

Almost a clear shot.  At least my phone managed to capture these.  It was damn icy at the top and I took my time.  And half way down I realized my keys (specifically just my house keys) had fallen down a hole in my pockets.  I hiked half way back up before just turning around.  Luckily it had fallen inside the liner so the keys were not lost.

Explosive New Cider

I made a new cider this month with unpasteurized local cider, honey, brown sugar and molasses. It hovers around 9% alcohol and tastes pretty good, much better than the first one I made. I think it will age well in the bottle.

However when it came to bottling I put in the normal amount of corn sugar I was suppose to and it seems to have produced volcanic results. the instant you open it it flows out of the bottle all over wherever you are standing (preferably a sink). So I made this label:

New (used) Car!

Due to the unfortunate failure of my 1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD Turbo I had to get a more reliable car. After two weeks of riding my motorcycle into December I finally found this

This is a 2000 Honda CRV. It is in really good shape and I am grateful, the person who sold it to was the original owner and cared for in a way most people never would and now it means I can go back to the mountains on the weekend.

Home Brewing Website and recent Brews

I finally got around to making a website for all the home brewing I have been doing. Please take a look, it is well worth your time... https://sites.google.com/site/greenmountainboysbrewery/home/brews

The most recent brews I have done would be the hard cider I made with local unpasteurized cider. It was tasty but not anything like Woodchuck or most hard ciders you are used to. The Champagne yeast made it more like wine than beer.

Here is the label. The name is an old joke from an underground paper my father and uncle did back when they were in college, sometime in the Bronze Age. This seemed a fitting honor.

I also made a bitter-ish brew that I called Wanker. It has only gotten better in the bottle and I look forward to drinking this for a while to come.

I have an imperial porter and another hard cider made with honey and molasses fermenting quietly in the corner.