Hobby between fermentations

I enjoy all aspects of fermentation to include the research into recipe formulation, planning brewday, actual brewday, cellar work, etc. …and I enjoy sending beers to competitions which is a whole ‘nother hobby, and sharing at the monthly beer club meeting. However, I brew 2x monthly, and brew club only meets monthly so that can only consume so much time. Besides routine social events a few nights a week, I like to fill the gaps with maintaining my cpl acres. Mowing, fertilizing, aeration, irrigation, trimming bushes, maintaining flower beds, etc. Just get outside and get moving while sticking close to home.

my weapon of choice:

I would love to have a 3pt aerator for my tractor but they are simply out of my land maintenance budget. They’re very proud of them $$$$.

So, I adapted my el cheapo tow behind aerator to my 2” receiver so I can lift it over the driveway, place it right next to obstacles, etc. w/o getting off the tractor a bazillion times.

I may lock down the blocks using that 2”X 2” but I am not sure I need it just yet. We’ll see.

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My non brewing hobby….but only 4 strings for me!

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And sometimes only a G string!

that’s an ugly image!

Does collecting books count?

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Only if you make a pointed effort to have more than you can read.

I grow roses, and I bake. I also chair nerdy committees in my professional association (currently chairing a governance committee charged with reviewing current committees and recommending changes as needed). Here’s my birthday cake - it was a 6” chocolate cake with ermine frosting.

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I run and make beer.

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Oh, and I still love BBQ. This evening’s football food on at 8 AM:

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