I have been brewing more and more lately. The basics are firm, but I am still learning and finding new resources. Just spotted this great calculator on powersbrewery.home.comcast.net

Everytime that I reload the forecast for today seems to change – swinging wildly between 25 to 45 degrees. Here it shows a current temp outside the range. WTF? You think that the programmers would have accounted for that. if (current > forecast) then updateForecast();

I sat down on the bed to check my email after lunch. Sam and bebop both decided that it was good time for a nap. Looks like I be stuck.

We have lost one of the pivotal authors from my childhood. I remember reading Juristic Park, on a camping trip with my parents. I was 10. The book had a big impact and influenced my career choices – not towards paleontology (as you might be thinking), but towards math/computers. You see, the coolest person in […]

It has been just over 2 weeks since Jamie and I spent the day picking grapes. The buckets were kept upstairs where the ambient temperature was warmer. Each day, I would open the buckets and punch down the pomace that had risen to the top of the must. At first, the whole room smelled like […]

Ever since I got my /5, I have wanted to dress it up for Halloween. It has a rack behind the seat that would be perfect for  jack-o-lantern. Unfortunately until 2008, I have either been out of town, or teh bike has been broken. So, this year – the bike was working fine. I hooked […]

It’s the time of the year to stock up for winter. A poor season and ethanol subsidies kept the price of corn high for a long time. Finally it dropped to 5/$1.00. So, we grabbed/shucked/cooked/de-kenneled a hundred ears. Would have prefered 10/$1 :)

There are some tremendous grape vines growing on the south side of my house. The vines were planted years ago by my landlord and each year we get buckets of concord, himrod, and canadice grapes. Usually, we make a little juice or jelly and let the rest go to the birds. This year, Jamie and […]

DragonSlayer (super easy mini mash) recipe: Slightly modified version of Greydragon’s recipe. Ingredients (for approximately 12 gallons) 6 lbs – Wheat Malt (grain – we used 5.5lb white +1/2lb “special-b” for flavor) 6 lbs – Amber Unhopped Malt Extract (liquid) 6 lbs – Light Dry Malt Extract (dry) 3 oz – Boiling hops (Hallertau) 1 […]

My talented friend Jamie has started building Bakfiets (dutch style cargo bikes). The cycles feature  a large box for hauling groceries, kids, concrete, whatever and are popular in Europe and South America, but hard to come by in the US. The bike you see here is one of his working prototypes and was recently featured […]