I transferred my IPA last night and took a gravity reading which confirms it’s going to be good; I’m going to leave the hops in for 2-3 weeks and then keg it for the fall. My neighbor has our next kits at his place (we’re ordering in tandem to save on shipping) so all I need is time to get it brewing.

I’m in love with the new car. I dug an connector out from under debris on the workbench and tested my old iPod out this morning; it won’t hold a charge anymore but works fine when it’s powered, so I’m creating some new playlists and leaving it in the car. My next project is to put together a small get-home kit to stash in the trunk– stuff like a shovel, blanket, jumper cables, toolkit, first-aid, oil, a knife, matches, etc. First, though, I need to rotate the tires. Maybe the weather will hold this weekend…