7 years ago I got a beer making kit as a gift. Until now I either hadn't had the desire to do it or had forgotten I had it. The other day I found all the parts and decided it was time to use it. I collected 42 beer bottles and replaced the parts that had gone bad and got to it. Boiling and stirring and mixing and pouring and a bit of swearing later and it was all in the carboy fermenting. This morning showed it was fermenting rather excitedly. Lucky all the spillage stayed on the wood floor and not into the carpet. I cleaned up the bottle and the floor and put the whole thing into a plastic plant tray. I'm hoping it slows down soon here.
