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Sun, Apr. 13th, 2008, 04:19 pm
Bottled the beer
I finally bottled the cherry stout that I brewed back in January. ( Read more... )
Sat, Jan. 19th, 2008, 04:44 pm
Cold Weekend
A cold weekend--high temperatures not much above 0oF/-18oC.( Read more... )
Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008, 02:12 pm
Brewing Notes -- Cherry Stout
I am brewing another stout( Read more... )
Sun, Dec. 16th, 2007, 08:31 pm
Lessons and Carols, followed by dinner
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Current Mood: 
high
highSat, Sep. 22nd, 2007, 02:08 pm
Calm before the Storm
After that scramble yesterday at work to prepare for tomorrow's server move I have nothing to do there. Everything has to wait until tomorrow. So I have today to myself, except for such household chores as need doing.
( Friday night )
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Current Mood: content
contentSat, Aug. 11th, 2007, 09:42 pm
Irish Beer, Bronze Age Style
"Bronze Age Irishmen were as fond of their beer as their 21st century counterparts...."from How Bronze Age man enjoyed his pint
See also Archaeologists Recreate Ancient Irish Beer, referencing The Great Beer Experiment.
Via Archaeology in Europe.
Sun, May. 27th, 2007, 07:06 pm
Bottled the stout
After lunch today (possibly the best hamburger I have ever eaten in my life) ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
mia_mcdavid and I went home. We both took a much needed nap, but not before I filled the dishwasher with beer bottles and started it.
When I got up I bottled the dry stout that I brewed back on St. Patrick's Day. Final gravity was 1.013--higher than I would like, so it may not be as dry as all that. Still, it smelled good, and I expect it will be OK.
Brewed on St. Patrick's Day and bottled on Pentecost, a very ecclesiastical beer.
mia_mcdavid and I went home. We both took a much needed nap, but not before I filled the dishwasher with beer bottles and started it.When I got up I bottled the dry stout that I brewed back on St. Patrick's Day. Final gravity was 1.013--higher than I would like, so it may not be as dry as all that. Still, it smelled good, and I expect it will be OK.
Brewed on St. Patrick's Day and bottled on Pentecost, a very ecclesiastical beer.
Thu, May. 17th, 2007, 11:00 am
Beer Meme
I usually avoid memes, but could not resist the subject of this one :-)> ( Read more... )
Thu, Mar. 22nd, 2007, 05:33 pm
Brewing Notes -- Dry Stout - 3
I racked the stout into a five gallon carboy this evening. The specific gravity was 1.016. I am hoping the secondary fermentation will be active enough to reduce that considerably.
Sat, Mar. 17th, 2007, 06:23 pm
Brewing Notes -- Dry Stout -2
The brew is in the primary fermenter. Initial gravity 1.043, vs. the nominal 1.042 on the kit's instructions. Amazingly close, considering how I altered the recipe. The yeast has been pitched and the lid locked down. I put a lid over the hole in the lid. When the temperature has come to equilibrium with the environment (our basement laundry room) I will replace that with a fermentation lock.
Sat, Mar. 17th, 2007, 05:06 pm
Brewing notes--Dry Stout
I am brewing a batch of beer now, a dry stout in honor of the day. It is based on Northern Brewer's dry stout kit. The kit uses 1 lb. roasted barley, a 6 lb jug of malt extract, and 2 oz Kent Goldings for bittering hops and 5 gallons of water. I am looking for about a 6 gallon brew, so I added another 1.4 lbs of malt extract. I also used a cup of chocolate malt that was just sitting around.
Here is where things get interesting: I replaced 1 oz. of the Kent Goldings by 2 oz. of homegrown Nugget hops from our 2005 batch (stored in the freezer). We harvested these a little too late in the season, so they were past their prime. Hence going up to 2 oz. This is the purest guesswork.
Just finished the boil. I filled the bathtub with cold water and put the pot in it to cool. This will take a while, during which time I will clean the primary fermenter.
Here is where things get interesting: I replaced 1 oz. of the Kent Goldings by 2 oz. of homegrown Nugget hops from our 2005 batch (stored in the freezer). We harvested these a little too late in the season, so they were past their prime. Hence going up to 2 oz. This is the purest guesswork.
Just finished the boil. I filled the bathtub with cold water and put the pot in it to cool. This will take a while, during which time I will clean the primary fermenter.
Thu, Feb. 8th, 2007, 09:28 pm
Dinner with Tom
We try to see Tom, our severely autistic younger son, nearly every week. Usually we do this on Sunday. However, last weekend was too cold to take him out, and we are going to be very busy this coming weekend. So we took him out to dinner tonight.( Read more... )
Current Mood: satisfied
satisfiedTue, Jun. 6th, 2006, 08:49 am
Beer for today!
http://www.abbeydalebrewery.co.uk/b
Don't succumb to hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia!
Don't succumb to hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia!