Yesterday, I proctored a BJCP exam down in Nashua.
That involved judging the same beers the examinees judged during their test, but using a judging form with a vastly expanded amount of writing real estate, so that the exam graders can have a baseline against which to assess the judging sheets provided by the examinees. That [...]
No beer made on Saturday. Why? This:
That’s an 80kg. drum of liquid malt extract, which requires a drum wrench to open. I didn’t have a drum wrench … although I do now. Hopefully the beer will get made next week.
Drum wrenches: warehouse supply places = $55. Amazon = $8. Um…..
So this weekend, Dan and I will be brewing a bunch of IPA — probably 10 gallons of “regular” IPA, and 5 gallons or so of DIPA (double IPA for all of you not in tune with beer acronyms — basically stronger and hoppier beer). Using extract due to time constraints (daycare picnic in the [...]
Usually, beer is a thing of joy. Occasionally not, however, as was the case last summer, when the founding father of beer journalism and writing, Michael Jackson, passed away. This morning, I was directed to the site “i miss michael,” dedicated to memories of Michael Jackson. I had watched/read/heard most of those already, but being [...]
Been busy flailing away on a largish web project lately. Well, that and playing Scrabulous on Facebook. Anyway, here are some fun and wacky things from the Interwebs to entertain on a Friday afternoon:
The true meaning of W’s favorite painting. The irony is strong with this one.
A bacon-print and bacon-scented tuxedo! (Note that there is [...]
Back in 2003, I managed to convince Stone Brewing Co. to do a pre-premier premier of their beers in New York City at the place I was then working, Bierkraft. That was kind of a little coup, and quite fun.
This year, although I had nothing to do with it this time, I found myself [...]
Club brew on Saturday, featuring the first run of my brand-new pump. Too bad the siphon from the kettle still doesn’t function! A week of tinkering coming up, bleah. But that ought to be followed by a few late-season brewing sessions that will be well-planned and efficient, I swear it. Especially since I’m going to [...]
I hope.
A few comments to kick things off again:
Working at home is a fine opportunity to test the applicability of the Ballmer Peak to non-coding work.
The sport of cycling has become virtually unwatchable, due to endless goddamn scandal. This is depressing.
Fortunately, the Patriots this year make cycling’s precipitous falloff more bearable (although [...]
A more perfect nerdalicious weekend could not be envisioned.
Saturday: wake up, mess around with Isaac, begin waiting anxiously for THE BOX to arrive. Call UPS … repeatedly. Give up, decide to head out for the day as planned. Drive one block. See mail truck as we turn the corner. Cut back to that street, zip [...]
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