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Fall walk in Sunnyvale (at Sunnyvale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH1U1C7FRTZ/?igshid=35o4ud02dl54

A chicken dinner kind of night https://www.instagram.com/p/B8QJcVKJDJP/?igshid=4kg8lw3orkzy

Little afternoon ride with @haywirepoet up to Mount Umunhum - cold up there today. #vroom #triumph #scrambler #bonneville #t120 #weekendrides #bayareamotorcycles (at Mount Umunhum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7NoMPppXYW/?igshid=figzil0srmri

My latest batches of pear and cranberry cider are very good. Each started with juice that was sweetened a bit with dextrose (corn sugar) and fermented at 75 degrees for two weeks. Their final ABV is about 9.5%. Then the pear flavoring was added to the pear and 4 lbs of cranberries were puréed and added to the cranberry. Each had English tea added to enhance the tannins and a balance of citric, malic and lactic acidosis added for balance. Final PH was right about 3.5. Fermentation was not stopped and they both retain the natural yeasts and much was bottled in non-clear beer bottles with priming sugar to add carbonation. The clear bottles will be mostly still. 2 1/2 gallons were kegged and are being carbonated for a party tomorrow night. #homebrewing #cider #nomnom #fermentation #gottashare #cantdrinkthisallmyself https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MwfM0JHRD/?igshid=gc3ejl7hi9e9

I don’t t enter competitions with my #cider but if I did, this would be the one I’d enter. This is a cranberry apple cider. 6 gallons of apple juice in the primary with 4 lbs of cranberry added for the secondary and English tea added for tannins. It is exquisite. #objectiveassessment https://www.instagram.com/p/B69tRxHpav-/?igshid=2suomg2z4wr9

Great weekend ride with @haywirepoet #skyline #scrambler #motorcycles #openroad https://www.instagram.com/p/B69mu7xpESn/?igshid=837zv26bj2md

Holiday #cider #homebrewcider #cranberry #pear #nomnom #happyholidays2019 #highabvcider #12gallonsoffun https://www.instagram.com/p/B6FWOG3FNyT/?igshid=1k76d1dhnll1e

A little wet/rainy, but it’s beautiful @bearvalleyresort today for the first open weekend. Just wish I wasn’t having knee surgery on Wednesday and could be out there. For now I’m the driver and reading in the lodge. #skiing #bearvalley #sidelined #maybebyfebruary #lodgelife https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yBmVEJEWd/?igshid=dmnfnyaizsfl

Dreary day outside, inside 12 gallons of cider are cheerfully percolating and yeasts are happily eating carbohydrates and turning them to carbon dioxide, alcohol and all sorts of esters and other byproducts. #science #threedifferentspeeds #cider #homebrew #fermentation https://www.instagram.com/p/B5jOR5SFhXy/?igshid=1mi5fhnmb0z0z

Helmet now customized to create smiles. #lesslikelytohityouwhentheyresmiling #customhelmet #triumphbonneville #motorcyclehelmets https://www.instagram.com/p/B5d5pXrl4Yn/?igshid=qzv09s30ptki

New Helmet - I think people might be able to see me coming. #arai #motorcycle #staysafeoutthere #pinlocksrock #notallgretandblacknow https://www.instagram.com/p/B5dqhGvF94Z/?igshid=j2v2mld6vl9b

November Saturday https://www.instagram.com/p/B489CbOFhtE/?igshid=ygcq20jdla6p

Afternoon in Murphy’s for wine and the candy store. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tPwijlMm4/?igshid=ka06fq8maqqg

At Lake Alpine for an amazing November morning. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tPkgNFvle/?igshid=ypa8xjikv5kv

Brambling Cross with @stas_206 this week. Super good. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rFN51lv2c/?igshid=1x6ea77bf2de0

Well hey there (at Lube Room Bar & Grill) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qpcxQFOti/?igshid=puspz545e4x2