Arlen is vigorously shaking the fermenting bucket (which is full of brew) while I blog away. We managed to forget to sterilize the fermenting bucket lid. That wouldn’t be a problem except for the fact that we have to shake the bucket contents at various points. Oh well. The decision to create as much ethanol as is possible was made a long time ago. At this point we’re just trying not to kill anyone, especially ourselves.

Okay, air lock has been put on the fermentation bucket. In five days time we’ll have to switch fermentation vessels from the bucket to the glass carboy. The mission today has been a success. In a day or so I will post all our prep and process notes, and let you know how the fermentation is going.

For now I leave you with fine words by Arlen the Brewmaster: “Today, we definitely made beer in a bucket.”