Still Here

No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth, or move south of the border.
"Other things" have been at the forefront, but I've recovered the Blog password and will proceed.

After a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat I once again got the urge to make some cheese.  I had to do some hunting to find the cheese press, and the culture I used was way old, but I think i have a decent cheese made in the style of Asiago cheese.  Time will tell, of course.

Meanwhile, an update on the Brewery:
I have tried a new (to me) style called Braggot (rhymes with maggot).
If you combine barley malt and honey in near-equal proportions and ferment it, you have a Braggot-ale.
I have named mine "Fumee` Braggot Noir" as it is a dark, smokey malt mix with Buckwheat honey as well. I mashed Smoked Malt, Chocolate Malt, Dark-Crystal Malt and added Amber DME.  It has been hopped quite well with Northern-Brewer and Nelson Sauvin (from New Zealand); the hops should balance the residual sweetness of the buckwheat honey.  It is currently sitting in the secondary fermenter and may get bottled up this next weekend.

That's All For Now - just needed to check in.
Peace.
"Cheesey-boy"