Brew report

And here’s today’s brew report: Brewing Steps: 2013B05 Council Tucky 8 Belgian Dark Strong Ale Type: All Grain Date: 10/27/2013 Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer: Nick Hansen Boil Size: 6.52 gal Asst Brewer: Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) – All Grain Final Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal Brewhouse…

Making the case

Right about now I’m really loving the school of request management that repeatedly asks “are you sure” to any exhortations that, yes, this thing is absolutely needed. Some folks seem to be able to carry this off for days at a time.

Kegged

Five gallons of Counciltucky Pale Ale into the keg. Attenuation wasn’t as good as I would have liked with a 1.069 OG only getting down to 1.015. That’s what I get for using an ESB yeast for an IPA. I do like the higher floculation and I think the extra maltiness will help take the…

It’s me, right?

Companies advertising specials for folks being affected by the shutdown of the federal government rub me the wrong way. Giving away free crap, well, I suppose I’m not as irritated by that kind of thing. It still reeks of taking advantage of tragedy for a little self-promotion but I can see how it might be…

Le deluge

So I’ve tried being circumspect about this. I know and even like folks on both sides of this issue. I’m trying out this a-political public face because, like many of y’all, I’d rather we just hang out and drink beer instead of wrestle in the mud. But, crikey, what even the hell? And, yes, my…

Brew Day

After a too long hiatus, I’m firing up the boil kettle today. On tap: Counciltucky Pale Ale [1]. Now to track down all of the equipment, fill a propane tank, and crush some grain. [1] https://www.evernote.com/shard/s228/sh/85826236-0ddf-4d8c-95cc-bc7adb2ec95b/af2a069759d809ceeed8cc4b3321306f

Acceptance

Every so often I think to myself, “I can live with the idea of linguistic descriptivism. It’s so democratic. The rules of language are so obviously fluid.” Then I read a random sampling of Facebook posts and the visceral reaction pretty much shoots that notion dead. Prescriptivist 4 Life, yo! Yes, that is the face…