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Sat, Apr. 19th, 2008, 11:06 pm
Not bad
I took another look at that list of projects that I mentioned earlier today. I have finished 11 out of 14. Of course, I can think of a few additions....
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, Mar. 15th, 2008, 04:47 pm
My weekend here
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mia_mcdavid is in Michigan for the weekend and the first couple days of next week. Her aunt died after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. She has posted about it, most recently here.I cleaned off my workbench this morning, and am trying to make some progress on at least some of my unfinished projects. ( Quite a list )
Tomorrow I will go to Church in the morning, get there early for choir rehearsal. It will be Palm Sunday and there will be a lot going on. It occurred last week that joining the choir in the middle of Lent may not have been good timing. We have been working hard on music for Holy Week, the busiest time in the Church Year. However, it is certainly interesting.
After church I am going to the Day of Irish dance in downtown St. Paul, where I will be working at the Gaeltacht Minnesota table.
Sun, Mar. 9th, 2008, 08:22 pm
Busy....
As mia_mcdavid forecast, we had a busy weekend. ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
colgaffneyis basket making workshop yesterday was interesting and fun( basketmaking )
( Church )
( Choir )
The workshop, last night's party, and church this morning (on top of the change to Daylight Savings Time) meant that we were really on the go. OTOH, driving home from Church at noon today I had the feeling that we were really done with what we had to do for the weekend. During the afternoon I mended some clothes and then worked some more on my basket. Afterwards I did some shopping for dinner. While I was at the storemia_mcdavid called on my cell phone, asking me to buy more potatoes. She asked for red potatoes, but, thinking of haddayr's latest story, I suggested Yukon Gold as an alternative. They were just fine.
mia_mcdavid forecast, we had a busy weekend. colgaffneyis basket making workshop yesterday was interesting and fun( basketmaking )( Church )
( Choir )
The workshop, last night's party, and church this morning (on top of the change to Daylight Savings Time) meant that we were really on the go. OTOH, driving home from Church at noon today I had the feeling that we were really done with what we had to do for the weekend. During the afternoon I mended some clothes and then worked some more on my basket. Afterwards I did some shopping for dinner. While I was at the store
mia_mcdavid called on my cell phone, asking me to buy more potatoes. She asked for red potatoes, but, thinking of haddayr's latest story, I suggested Yukon Gold as an alternative. They were just fine.
Thu, Jan. 31st, 2008, 09:08 am
Another Shortage
The great hops famine of 2007. Thanks to mia_mcdavid's garden, this will not have much impact on my home brewing.
mia_mcdavid's garden, this will not have much impact on my home brewing.
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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highSat, Aug. 11th, 2007, 09:57 pm
A hot Saturday in Minnesota
Sat, 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.
Sat, Jul. 14th, 2007, 11:41 pm
Irish workshop - Saturday Evening
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Sun, Jun. 17th, 2007, 06:28 pm
Carleton Reunion
Wed, Jun. 13th, 2007, 09:10 pm
It's good!
I opened the first bottle of my St. Patrick's Day stout, bottled 2 1/2 weeks ago.
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Saturday activities
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pleasedSun, May. 27th, 2007, 07:06 pm
Bottled the stout
After lunch today (possibly the best hamburger I have ever eaten in my life) 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, 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.
Sun, Mar. 5th, 2006, 09:32 pm
A lighter note ....
Not everything I find on Explorator is gloom and doom:( Read more... )