I‘m sorry that I have not been posting recently – I have been quietly working with a friend of mine over the last few months in planning and preparation for a major update, renovation, re-design and expansion of the the Bearfort Lodge website. Final preparations are underway as we gear up for the first of the updates to take place this coming week. — Thank you for your patience and continued support.
From the category archives:
Around the Lodge
While scraping the bark off of logs in preparing to build the log arbor there was one log of birch which really couldn’t be used as birch just doesn’t hold up well. It was while stripping the bark off this fine piece of wood that I was hit with that unmistakable aroma.
After quietly gathering up much of the bark and scrapings I stuffed them into a large pot and brewed it on the stove for a bit then after letting it cool – I left the mixture to steep for quite sometime and added a bit of sugar. (this is not the exact process I followed but its my grandpa’s recipe and that’s a family secret).
It sat hidden in the basement for the past few weeks slowly brewing sending little bubbles through a tube into a small glass jar near by.
