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brewing update: three in-progress
This evening, D, mediaprophet, and I worked on two of the beers. We bottled half of the NDH Ale, played with the second half, and racked the Dunkelweizen.
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brewing update: pumpkin ale
D and I brewed the Pumpkin Ale today. We didn't make it to the Dunkelweizen, but will probably tackle it tomorrow.
Pumpkin Ale: Recipe from this article with modifications. We decided to add more sugar (brown sugar and molasses) and a couple different spices (cloves and ginger). At MDHB, they suggested a different yeast (dry vs liquid), so we ( Read more... ) -
brewing update
I'm not sure how this is an update, since it's my first post... ( But onto the beer... ) -
bottles?
Calling all beer-drinkers... Instead of recycling your empties, you can give them to me. I'm looking for non-twistoff bottles made of brown glass. Oh, and please rinse them. I can take care of the labels.
I've started brewing beer (more info later) and need to keep my bottle stockpile growing. Thanks! -
xo joy!
I've finally got my XO laptop this evening when I got home. It arrived via FedEx late in the day that kittenscribble and I had left for our respective Christmas locations -- she won't get her laptop until Saturday night when she gets home ( Read more... ) -
one laptop per me!
Yay! I ordered my One Laptop Per Child laptop this morning at 6:02am through their Give One Get One program. They went on sale at 6am on http://www.laptopgiving.org/Read more... ) -
dreams can come true...
I heard this story first on NPR...
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/09/24/building_a_critical_mass/
Another link...
http://xogiving.org/
My dream of a hand-cranked laptop can come true... with a tax deduction! -
noise complaint
Last night, I learned that in a townhouse, your neighbors cannot sleep when you're drilling into the subfloor of your master bathroom at 1:30am. (Oops. My bad.)
Also, thanks to
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Welcome to me!!
Hi.