Monthly Archives January 2006

Brewing notes - Alaskan Amber Ale

(from Alaskan Brewing Co. via North American Clonebrews)

Steeped 1.25 lb each of Pilsner and Munich malts in a grain bag for 45 min at 150 F.
Added 5 lb light dry malt extract and brought to a boil.
Added 4 AAU Mt. Hood hops (pellets) [...]

5ives for fun

I’m at ‘work’ and shouldn’t be ‘reading this sort of thing,’ but sometimes I have to tune out and read something fun. 5ives is almost always hilarious. For example, Five good things to absorb while you’re still young is a stitch.

Pandora

Have you used Pandora yet? It’s a way to find new music based on music you already like. They call it the “music genome project.” Waaaay cool…

Christmas 2005

Well that sure was fast. Christmas really seemed to sneak up on me this year, probably because exams went until the 22nd. This time through was a new world for us, with a very aware (some might even say astute) 2 year-old. We were playing in the living room a couple days before Christmas when [...]