Planning

I have three brewing plans on the horizon:

A barley wine along the lines of Driftwood's Old Cellar Dweller.

A cedar/juniper mead based on the recent 3700-year-old stash discovered in Israel: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/aged-perfection-3-700-year-old-cellar-housed-luxurious-wine-2D11638850

And a fruit mead that's one (or two?) of cherry, blackcurrant, and/or elderberry.

I also spotted this gingerbread liqueur recipe: http://boozedandinfused.com/2012/12/08/gingerbread-liqueur-for-your-holiday-spirit/

I still have some milk liqueur in my booze cabinet, but it might be nice with grapefruit, too.

On a non-booze note, I'm thinking about makign this lovely cabbage roll casserole when I'm done eating all the turkey soup in my fridge: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cabbage-roll-casserole

Graff Batch II

Oh, did I mentioned the graff second batch got bottled without incident? I did it entirely in glass this time and it tasted really good at bottling. It's supposed to sit in the bottle for three weeks, but I put one in the fridge tonight and I'll let you know how it tastes.

Pretty happy with this whole thing really.