McBee’s Blonde Ale was the first all-grain BIAB I attempted, and only the third overall brew day. There is much to learn judging by the result. I carbed to 2.5 volumes per the style guide. Instead of corn sugar I used DME which was boiled for five minutes and then racked on top of. I…
So I’m in line for an upgrade on my workstation at $EMPLOYER. It’s a negotiated company buy so definitely not retail. Yet the same spec’ed laptop at the Apple store comes in at $6.00 less than the PC laptop that could be coming my way. So, yes, you can get cheap-ass PCs any day and…
Don’t leave yesterday’s mostly-empty pop can on your desk before you leave for the day. You will inevitably drink from it instead of the fresh can while distracted by problem solving. This has an unfortunate affect on your taste buds.
Last week, or maybe it was the week before, we uncorked a bottle of the Riesling for dinner. It was so very dry which is not something we were shooting for. Others might like this however. Adding to the pain, there was a bit of fusel alcohol still hanging about. This roughed things up a…
Stopped by the LHBS while oot and aboot today and picked up the following: 10 lbs US 2 Row 1 lb US Crystal/Carmel 80L 1 lb UK Chocolate Malt 1 lb UK Black Malt 1 lb UK Torrified Wheat 1 lb US Flaked Wheat 1 lb CN Flaked Oats 1 pkg Danstar Nottingham Dry Yeast…
When coding a largish application from the ground up there comes a time when things look bleak. This usually happens shortly after the application becomes too complex to hold the whole thing in your memory. Either the levels of abstraction get too disorienting or, if you’ve foregone abstraction, keeping all of the “meaningful indexes” straight…
I’ve been thinking about putting up an RIS because I really like a big, malty beer. My problems are twofold however. First, I need to actually make my BIAB bag. Second, my pipeline is still a bit narrow for the level of consumption being engaged in. I brewed what probably qualifies as a Blonde Ale…
So it’s been a little over twelve hours since I deactivated my Facebook account. Other than a low grade itch to check on folks’ statuses, I’m doing okay. One benefit should be more frequent posting here…so I’ve got that going for me…which is nice. It wasn’t any one thing that pushed me over the edge,…
Q: How do you get four elephants into a Mini? A: Two in front and two in back Q: What game do four elephants in a Mini play? A: Squash Q: How do you get an elephant into the fridge? A: Open the door, insert the elephant, close the door Q: How do you get…
Here are some random things that probably deserve their own posts but life has conspired against this. I walked in to the men’s room at $LOCAL_GROCER–a 1 and 1 set up. There was a pair of legs visible under the stall wall and the urinal was empty. The odd thing? The stall door was wide…