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Beervana

I can think of worse places to stop for a pint.

The Man burns in 11 days.

Steamboat Stagger

Yeah, well, let’s see how you do at 6800 ft.

Name: Steamboat
Date: Aug 17, 2010 9:08 am
Map: View on Map
Distance: 2.05 miles
Elapsed Time: 19:24.8
Avg Speed: 6.3 mph
Max Speed: 7.4 mph
Avg Pace: 09′ 28″ per mile
Min Altitude: 6,698 ft
Max Altitude: 6,798 ft

Hoisington, Kansas

1086 miles in, and already with the obscure references.

Sean, The Road, Again

See what I did there?

It’s that time again. This year’s road trip is a humdinger too – hiking in Rocky Mountain, Zion, and Yosemite NPs, plus visits with friends, family, and fellow brewers. If you’re anywhere near the blue line, give me a call.

The man burns in 26 days.

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Same Shift, Different Day

Well, I’m unemployed again. Today’s tips, in order, were:

$1.11
$0.09
$0.11
$0.21
$0.00
$2.10
$0.01
$0.00
$0.00
$2.32
$3.21

Not only did I not make minimum wage, I had a flat – technically, I lost money by going to work today.

The moral of the story is: tip your driver well. You never know how many other people you have to compensate for, to keep him from [...]

Playa Dust Pale Ale

Sometimes I just can’t leave well enough alone. I decided I needed a second beer ready for Burning Man, so I whipped up a hopbursted APA recipe that would use up some odds and ends on a day’s notice. Apparently I angered Ninkasi with my lack of planning though: I accidentally doughed in with 3.75 [...]

Toward a Better Refractometer Correlation

Last month I posted a brief summary of the troubles I was having with the de facto standard refractometer correlation for final gravity. Specifically, I found that it under-estimates FGs by, on average, about five “points”. More interesting, or at least more useful, I also found that the degree of the discrepancy is fairly well [...]

Powerthirst

“Powerthirst” used to be the name of my Double IPA, but it was by default. The truth is, a 1.100 OG, 120 IBU beer isn’t that extreme any more.

Recommended serving size: 8 fl oz.

This beer is.

14.5% ABV, 110 IBU, half a pound of malt and a quarter-ounce of hops per pint… I don’t know [...]

Black Rock Maibock

Graphics courtesy the Beer Labelizer.

It’s so damn hot! Brewing was a poor choice!

Seriously, it was pretty nasty yesterday, but I had to get in my Burning Man brew session; I’d already put it off at least a month longer than I should have. From last year’s burn I learned two important facts:

Having ice cold [...]

THA Cloning

The penultimate attempt, IPA #17, at right.

I love Bell’s Two Hearted Ale. So much so that I’d drink it on a regular basis, if I could afford it ($10.49 a six pack currently). Hence my long flirtation with clone recipes. There are quite a few out there, none of which quite sparges my grain [...]