2010-05-28T01:29:28Z Photos, electronics, cnc, and more Jeff Eplerjepler@unpythonic.net 2010-05-28T01:29:28Z 2010-05-28T01:29:28Z https://gamma.unpythonic.net/01275010168 <div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- apfelwein-sauer.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:231px;margin-left:37.5px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01275010168/apfelwein-sauer-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="A glass of Apfelwein with sparkling water"><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01275010168/apfelwein-sauer-small.jpg" width=225 height=300></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01275010168/apfelwein-sauer-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01275010168/apfelwein-sauer.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01275010168/apfelwein-sauer.jpg">A glass of Apfelwein with sparkling water</a></div></div></div> </div> <a href="https://gamma.unpythonic.net/01272727495">At the start of the month</a> I embarked on a project to make Frankfurt-style apfelwein. Today Chris and I bottled the stuff, then sampled it at dinner with Bill and AJ. 2010-05-01T15:24:55Z 2010-05-01T15:24:55Z https://gamma.unpythonic.net/01272727495 <div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_9372.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01272727495/img_9372-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="Mixing the cider ingredients"><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01272727495/img_9372-small.jpg" width=300 height=225></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01272727495/img_9372-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01272727495/img_9372.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/01272727495/img_9372.jpg">Mixing the cider ingredients</a></div></div></div> </div> Inspired by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/91441/Homebrew-but-not-for-the-Wii">a recent metafilter thread</a> I've decide to try to make <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apfelwein">apfelwein (frankfurter apple cider)</a>. The post linked to a <a href="http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/man-i-love-apfelwein-14860/">massive forum thread</a> on it, which has been distilled (ha!) down into a <a href="http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Apfelwein">wiki page</a>. Like it says, there's simply nothing like apfelwein available in the US, which is unfortunate since I like the stuff so well. I'm particularly missing it now, having just returned from three weeks in Germany. <p>Today, in honor of national homebrew day, I put on my first batch of cider. Hopefully <a href="http://koehlerbeer.com/2008/08/18/6-gallons-of-ed-worts-apfelwein/">the odors of fermentation</a> won't be too strong for us to handle. Unless something goes wrong, I just have 4 weeks of waiting before the recipe's ready. Watch this space for more details around June 1, and wish me luck at my new hobby!