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Tuesday evening, I went to the Final Gravity Craftbrewers monthly meeting. The first pleasant surprise was getting $5 back from the group brew session on Sunday when we brewed some 40-odd gallons of Kolsch of which I took between 5 and 6 gallons. That means that my total cost for that amount of beer is [...]

My presentation topic for the Plone Symposium East at Penn State was finalized yesterday. I will be presenting on buildout and I will be doing it on my own. It looked for a moment that I might be making a collaborative presentation with someone from the University of Washington, but it turns out that he [...]

Yes, part of my weekend in the kitchen involved brewing.  This time, I was brewing a strong Scotch ale, sometimes called a wee heavy.  It was my first attempt at a high gravity beer.  Basically, I took the grains and extract that I would normally use for a 5.5 gallon batch and made a 3 [...]

This past Saturday, I went to a class at the Oakhurst Community Garden on making a rain barrel.  It seemed like a good idea, in time of drought, to have one.  While the outdoor watering ban never included food gardens, it seemed like a good way for us to do our part by collecting water.
The [...]

It’s been a long time since I’ve written about brewing.  Part of the reason for that is that I’ve only actually brewed one batch since my Holiday Ale.  I’m writing today because I made a trip to the homebrew store today and I have a couple of comments to make about that.

It’s becoming expensive to [...]

More allegations of spying have been raised against the New England Patriots who will square off against the New York Giants in Super Bowl LXII.  Rumor has it that Patriots coach Bill Belichick sent a cameraman back in time with a video tape of the outcome of Super Bowl LXII.  The rumor is being spread [...]