My neighbor and I brewed up two batches of beer in his garage this afternoon: an Irish Red Ale (mine) and a Belgian Dubbel (his). It took us about four and a half hours to do both, which included using his swank copper chilling coil. It’s nice to have a batch downstairs in the fermenter.
This morning was pretty rough. I walked over to my neighbors’ place last night with a bottle of Heavy Seas Big DIPA (10.5% ABV) and walked home a few hours later with a strong buzz and my keg of homebrew. I put it in the kegerator, pressurized the tank, burped out any oxygen, and let it sit at 10psi. According to this site, I’m doing it the right way, which is reassuring, given my prior attempt. If all goes well, I should be able to pour some tomorrow evening.
Next, I want to know how to pour some out and transport it (given that I’m not bottling anymore). I have a growler I bought from DeGroens about fifteen years ago, and I’ve been dragging it from house to house ever since. Apparently, it’s the perfect vessel for this job. There are two methods of pouring, top-fill and bottom-fill, and both require turning gas pressure down to 2psi. I think the bottom-fill method makes the most sense, and a short length of tube should be an easy purchase.
And just in time, too. Mr. Scout is dropping off a load of bottles he got second-hand, so I can start brewing this batch as soon as I get some free time. This one is a pale ale, and should be perfect for late summer/early fall.
I got to spend two very special hours with Finn at the playground this evening, and while the light was right, I shot about 200 photos. And then, I put the camera down and got on the slide with my girl.
Genius: Yo, Should I Dump This Asshole?.
I'm not a huge baseball fan, but I at least keep an eye on the home teams. This article describes perfectly why I haven't given a shit about the Baltimore Orioles for, oh, 15 years.
I read about this on a WWII message board a couple of weeks ago, and couldn't believe it then: British WWII fighter found in Egyptian desert. Hopefully they can get it out and into a museum before people start scavenging bits from it.
Hmm. SPIN's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Interesting choices.
19 Regional Words All Americans Should Adopt Immediately.
jasm (n.), Connecticut
Meaning “intense energy or vitality,” the sentence provided in the dictionary was so good, I wanted to share it with you all, too: “If you’ll take thunder and lightening, and a steamboat and a buzz-saw, and mix ‘em up, and out ‘em into a woman, that’s jasm.”
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