Fredia McFadden ~ Do Not Disturb

I started this book on 10/8/23.  Quinn killed her husband Derek.  No shocker it happens on the first page.  Derek from what Quinn says was a piece of work.
I finished this book on 10/16/239 days.  The story was very interesting.  Characters were well written.  Chapters were short.  All sorts of twists and turns.  Ending was (I won’t say predictable) just OK.  The twists are what kept me interested.
Quinn’s sister, married to a plumber, doesn’t have the greatest life.  Quinn does.  Derek was having an affair.  Quinn actually killed him is self defense. 




MRM ~ Burton’s Blueberry Currant

2 lbs Menards honey
1 lbs Electric Works honey
3 lbs frozen / thawed / mushed Kroger blueberries
4 oz Black Currant concentrate
1 package Kveik Ale Yeast reconstituted with 1/2 cup water, dash of honey and Fermaid O
1 Gallon Dollar Tree spring water

9/1/23 (day 1)
Mixed all ingredients in Kilwins bucket.
Pitched yeast and fermenting in hot garage
S.G. = 1.104  Possible ABV = 14.2%
ALCOHOL TOLERANCE = 12% ABV (Right from website) so it may only go to 1.020….

9/5/23 (day 4)
2 tsp Bentonite clay reconstituted in 1/2 cup hot water
1 tsp yeast nutrient (Not fermaid)
1/2 tsp Acid Blend
1 campden tablet crushed

9/10/23 (day 9) (Stabilized)
S.G. = 1.000.  Yield about 1 and 1/2 gallon.
1/2 tsp Potassium Sorbate
1/4 tsp Potassium Metabisulfite
1 Campden tab
1 oz oak chips (Split between both carboys)
1 Tbsp Sparkolloid (Split between both carboys)
13.8% ABV

9/21/23 (day 20)
I racked off the oak chips and into plastic jugs.  (G.V. jugs that were sanitized).  Now we let it sit.

10/11/23 (Day 41)
I back sweetened and bottled this beautiful beast today.  It tastes AMAZING.  Can’t wait to let it age a bit and try it in 6 months.  No final gravity taken because I didn’t have to sweeten it to much.




MRM ~ Herbie’s Red Raspberry

8/24/23 (Day 1)
2 lbs Menards honey
24 oz Red Raspberries (frozen and thawed)
Mangrove Jacks M05 1/2 packet yeast
Fermaid-O for reconstituting yeast 1/2 tsp
S.G. = 1.092
                                  Possible 13% ABV if it goes dry.

9/10/23 (18 days) (Stabilized)
S.G. = 1.000
and fruit lost all color.  Racked off into clean carboy.
1/2 tsp Potassium Sorbate
1/2 tsp Wine Tannin
1/4 tsp Potassium Metabisulfate
1 Campden Tablet
1 Tbsp sparkolloid in 3/4 cup hot water added
Raspberry flavor comes out nicely.  It’s dry and will need some back sweetening.  It’s going to be clear and clean.
12.2% ABV

10/11/23
This didn’t clear very well AT ALL!!!  I bottled it today but still got a lot of sediment.  I only back sweetened a little and didn’t take a final gravity because I didn’t really use that much honey to back sweeten.  I got 1 750ml bottle and 3 375ml bottles.  It tastes good but has a shit ton of sediment.

 




Freida McFadden ~ Want To Know A Secret

This was my “cruise” book.  I started the book on 10/1/23 and I finished the book on 10/7/23.  6 days to read.
The story was just OK.  The characters were well defined and written.  Chapters were on the short side and easy to finish.  The ending was twisted.

April has a Youtube cooking channel that she shares her “secret” to….brownies, cookies, pie (you get it).  Her best friend Julie lives just 2 doors down and their kids play together all the time.  April starts receiving texts messages from an unknown sender.  Scary texts.  Then a new person moves in to the neighborhood.  Hot husband and April is a hot housewife.  Not the first time April has seduced someone.  Lots of secrets revealed in the book.  It was easy to read but not really my “speed” of story.  I’m giving this book a 7/10




Layne Fargo ~ They Never Learn

TikTok recommended.  Started on 9/18/23.  I’ve read several chapters so far.  I like the characters and chapters are on the short side.  Written in character chapters so you get a different perspective each chapter.  Scarlett is a prof at a university.  She sees all that goes on.  She’s a killer.  No shock because it happens in the first chapter.  Carly, a shy girl from a bad home is a student.
9/30/23 and I finished the book.  Twists were good.  Ending was OK.  I’m going to give this book a 7/10.
13 days