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Chai, expecting her evening treat.

Well, while testing one of my Oktoberfest (bottled in Feb2023), I bottled 2 cases of a Summer Saison that needed a lot of patience'n'prayer to turn out good. The cook was done in 110° desert shade & it really didn't go as planned. The taste during (indoor) bottling this weekend demonstrated...

6 lbs Extra lite dry malt (US pounds) .5 lb 80L Crystal Malt 1 lb Munich Malt 1 oz Tettnanger Hops (bitter) 1 oz Saaz Hops (flavor) 1 oz Saaz Hops (aroma) Brewers yeast For 5 US Gallons (result 48 bottles) OG 1.058 FG 1.014 ABV ~5.6%

In the last month, cooked, fermented, & bottled an Oktoberfest. Yumm. Apparently, my tradition has settled on making this around the new year, yet it never makes it to Oktober.

I have an external thermostat controller on my fridge (well, actually, it's a freezer) with an internal sensor. My big problem is winter... the unit is outside. Even here in the desert, there are periods that the outside temp doesn't get high enough to force the unit to run, this the wort...

Smoked for 10yrs. quit by going to a pipe first (knowing if get tired of hauling the paraphernalia around). Mainly quit noticing the $$ cost going up. I lived in North Carolina (almost no tobacco tax at the time), paying 40¢/pack. Went to the '82 Worlds Fair & had to restock at $1/pack. Did...

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I'd like ta know what they've got the tire pressure up to. athumb..

Same could be said for Whatleys.

Store equipment? I just assumed everybody brewed constantly. 🤪

UKSky... If there's ever another time, let me know. I'll make schedule changes... and share a new with you.

Merry Christmas from the Arizona desert, ya'll. Applesauce-raisin cake baked, Lessons'n'carols service attended, everyone bedded down. It's just Christmas Day (0015) here. Now for night-time recline so I can preach the Christmas Morning service then retreat home for a quiet celebration with...

Not yet, but my engine is feeling the spirits (it actually screws in, do the 'funnel' doesn't to.)

Although everyone has met our other 'dog', Maestro, I don't recall introducing Chai who joined the family about two months ago... Say 'hello', Chai.

As a USNavy man, I couldn't get over shipmates who talked about 'these foreigners' while standing in Portsmouth, or Naples, or Morocco, or Bahrain, or .... They always went to the bars with the American names. Texas Joes, or California Sundowners, or Manhatten Mikes. <-sheesh->

Chai. just came home with us tonight. Adopted from a gentleman who is moving to Rumania/Eastern Europe for a tech-contact. As long as the master of the house (Maestro the cat) approves, Chai is a welcome family member.

Yes.

Nope. Never will.

Is keep it. Eventually it could be a Dad-Son thing. @8 maybe 10?

Sorry. This Worf would prefer to quote Sgt Schultz...