I like this time at night on HBT

[BobbiLynn]

You're braver than me. I don't think I could stomach a beer with oregano in it.

You could always dry it, and store it in a jar for cooking. I grow lots of herbs and dry them in my dehydrator. Dried homegrown oregano is great in homemade tomato sauce. Even better if the tomatoes are homegrown too.

So, I got my hop rhizomes finally yesterday. I planted 8 varieties this year.

My rhizomes are already popping their heads out of the ground. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow. Decided to grow some hops this year, got them from HalifaxHops and very impressed, and great price.

I have a very diverse pallette. I imagine that I'll enjoy it, love oregano, love beer, they might pair together prefectly. Gonna do 2- 2.5 gallon batches tomorrow, one inside and one outside on the propane, brewing 2.5 on propane should be super quick even for a full boil.

This all goes back to that topic, "when is it not beer". If I add sweet tomato juice to the oregano batch in secondary, maybe a little fresh yeast to get things moving... I'm going to use the oregano as you would use hops, add at intervals during the boil. Dry hopping I'm afraid would cause harsh flavors, age oregano beer, I bet in the end no one would be able to guess the ingredients, it would be so "there" and yet so subtle.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I've been drinking whiskey but my rhizomes are still popping the ground, just checked. Can't remember the last time I drank liquor, can't remember much at all actually.

 

[Stauffbier]

I've been drinking whiskey but my rhizomes are still popping the ground, just checked. Can't remember the last time I drank liquor, can't remember much at all actually.

Take it easy on that whiskey! Goes down easy, but comes up rough! haha..

I have three hop plants from last year that have already grown about 2-2.5 feet. The new rhizomes just got planted yesterday. I'm frustrated with Arrowhead Hops, because they shipped later than I would have liked. I guess people up north just don't realize that spring is about a month earlier in the desert southwest as compared to the rest of the country. They should have gone in the ground about 3-4 weeks ago in my location. Hopefully they can get established before the harsh, dry heat sets in....

 

[LabRatBrewer]

I have three hop plants from last year that have already grown about 2-2.5 feet. The new rhizomes just got planted yesterday. I'm frustrated with Arrowhead Hops, because they shipped later than I would have liked. I guess people up north just don't realize that spring is about a month earlier in the desert southwest as compared to the rest of the country. They should have gone in the ground about 3-4 weeks ago in my location. Hopefully they can get established before the harsh, dry heat sets in....

All my hops are up, most about 1-2feet (except the English ones that never thrive for me). I have one Cascade with an 8-10 foot runner. I thought maybe I should clip that one.

 

[Dan]

Evening all!

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Evening all!

Evening Dan

 

[passedpawn]

Hey ladies and germs, it's Saturday night!

 

[Leadgolem]

Wearing sunglasses at night, are we?

I do that with glare reducing fishing glasses a lot. I have really light sensitive eyes, so the headlights bother me otherwise.

I trimmed my potted oregano today and wondering what I'm going to do with all this oregano. Over 1/2 pound filling up a gallon size container in the fridge. The oregano is very bitter when you just bite into, could possibly replace hops or some of each? Tomorrow is brew day and will be interesting to see what happens.

Actually, that doesn't sound half bad. Something like a gruit I would think.

Hey ladies and germs, it's Saturday night!

Yup, only working 8 hours tomorrow and the boss won't be there. I think I'll drink a little.

 

[Stauffbier]

All my hops are up, most about 1-2feet (except the English ones that never thrive for me). I have one Cascade with an 8-10 foot runner. I thought maybe I should clip that one.

My Cascade is also my best grower. Don't clip it! Let that baby climb as high as you can!

Evening all!

What's up Bubba?!

Hey ladies and germs, it's Saturday night!

Howdy! Saturday night's alright for....... drinking!

Yup, only working 8 hours tomorrow and the boss won't be there. I think I'll drink a little.

I'll drink another if you do!

 

[Dan]

Thanks guys. This really is the best thread on HBT.
Looks like the little bundle of smells and squishy stuff is aiming for November 9-12, depending on who we are talking to and when their birthday is.

Not too sure what I'll brew for when he (hopeful thinking) comes. It'll probably be up to his mom, since she puts up with me enjoying beers while she abstains. She'll get her cup out with her two lines (one for beer and one for wine) marked in it after the first trimester passes. Since she chooses, it'll probably be a super hoppy double IPA.

Instead of naming the baby after an IPA, I guess we'll name an IPA after the baby. Funny thing, we have fun names for all of our beers, except for our IPA. Gotta come up with something, nows as good a time as any.

I really like the Sprinter, but we're going to make sure this is our last baby. The smallest Sprinter seats 10, with approx 4' behind the back seat. It's a beast. I did argue that then we wouldn't need a truck, I got the "We don't have a truck now" response. SWMBO is too smart for me. We have unlimited access to truck between the farm and the rest of our family, so that need is filled.

Snaps! Congrats to you and your family. Dang man, we only live 15 miles away. Hope to meet up with you and have a brew day before I move.

 

[Dan]

Hey Mike! Great to see you here tonight.

 

[Stauffbier]

Hey Mike! Great to see you here tonight.

Thanks Dan! Good to be here!

I can't seem to stop pouring beer out of my new keezer. My friends warned me that kegging would lead to more drinking, and they were right! I like the fact that I can pour a few ounces as opposed to an entire 12 ounces like when pouring from a bottle.

 

[Leadgolem]

...I'll drink another if you do!

I only got home an hour ago, so I'm still on number 1.


This is the boss who reminded me it's against the rules to come in drunk, but not hung over. I wouldn't work this hard for anybody else I've worked for. He's a great boss.

 

[Dan]

Yep, MIke. That's the only real problem with beer on tap. Good thing is you can have sip or two. Bad part is it is so convenient to drink mucho beers. I think the good out weighs the bad.

 

[Stauffbier]

I only got home an hour ago, so I'm still on number 1.


This is the boss who reminded me it's against the rules to come in drunk, but not hung over. I wouldn't work this hard for anybody else I've worked for. He's a great boss.

Sounds like you have a good boss.

My employees won't show up if they drink too much. Maybe that's for the best, because when they come in hung over they don't produce very well. I expect a lot from them when it comes to performance, since I worked my a$$ off to get where I am. But that's what anyone would expect a business owner to say... Right?!

Yep, MIke. That's the only real problem with beer on tap. Good thing is you can have sip or two. Bad part is it is so convenient to drink mucho beers. I think the good out weighs the bad.

Moderation, is a new lesson to learn with kegs!

 

[Dan]

Muddy Waters was born McKinley Morganfield on April 4, 1915, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a rural town on the Mississippi River.

 

[Stauffbier]

Love me some blues Dan! Great song!

 

[Dan]

Thanks Mike. Ya aint heard nothing yet


Next video is Black and White...

 

[Dan]

Louie Armstrong everybody. "What a Wonderful World" sung for us by a very wonderful man.

 

[Leadgolem]

Sounds like you have a good boss.

My employees won't show up if they drink too much. Maybe that's for the best, because when they come in hung over they don't produce very well. I expect a lot from them when it comes to performance, since I worked my a$$ off to get where I am. But that's what anyone would expect a business owner to say... Right?!

I like pretzels, yup. Yummy and salty. Munch munch... I went into work with the flu a couple weeks ago, I hit 112% of the companies productivity expectation for that time.

Moderation, is a new lesson to learn with kegs!

Mod E rat ion...Is that some new kind of forum monitoring software?

 

[BobbiLynn]

Hubby and I had a nice long conversation after some whiskey drinks and other things. I already can't remember what we talked about. But I do know he wants me to take the trip to PA with the kids. Well, grown now, but take them on a trip. Bonding time and all that. Hubby will go if possible, but even he knows that is not likely. No condition to travel with a hectic schedule anytime soon. Maybe a year from now, or a couple years if things turn around for him.

Oh, it's 2 AM here, long day. Got up around 5:30(yesterday now?) and planted 3/4 acre of sorghum, split up some oregano plants to sell as individuals. Brewing tomorrow and my back hurts.

 

[Dan]

One more and I gotta go to bed.

I put this song up probably to many times here on HBT. But I love it...that's just how I am.

 

[Stauffbier]

I like pretzels, yup. Yummy and salty. Munch munch... I went into work with the flu a couple weeks ago, I hit 112% of the companies productivity expectation for that time.
Mod E rat ion...Is that some new kind of forum monitoring software?

I was the same way when I came up in the field. I worked when I was sick. I partied till 3 and got up at 6 and went in and busted arse. Hell, I still do sometimes! Well..... not till 3AM, but hung over none the less. haha..
The mentality is different with the younger gen these days.

As far as moderation goes... I'm still learning how to grasp the concept. Not doing so well, but it's a work in progress!

 

[Leadgolem]

 

[Dan]

Mike, man we got to have a few brews together and brew a batch of beer sometime.

 

[Stauffbier]

Mike, man we got to have a few brews together and brew a batch of beer sometime.

Someday we shall! Save me a spot on the islands my friend!

 

[Dan]

Someday we shall! Save me a spot on the islands my friend!

Good as done Mike!

 

[Leadgolem]

Fine then, I'll make my own island.

It turns out that dipping a giant marshmallow in wine is ineffective. Did I mention I'm on wine glass 4 now?

I was the same way when I came up in the field. I worked when I was sick. I partied till 3 and got up at 6 and went in and busted arse. Hell, I still do sometimes! Well..... not till 3AM, but hung over none the less. haha..
The mentality is different with the younger gen these days.

As far as moderation goes... I'm still learning how to grasp the concept. Not doing so well, but it's a work in progress!

I'm not quite that bad. I just can't do something half way. I either do something or I don't, even if I dislike it. That's kept me way ahead of the companies expectations. I honestly don't really care what the official expectation is, I care if I've been able to improve over my last performance. I don't stop doing that when I max out the company performance bracket, I stop doing that when I can't find any other way to improve.

What has gotten me to shatter a lot of the expectation curves is having a boss that cares though. For instance, he can't give me a day off for my Mothers birthday. So, we arranged to swap my days off for that week so I can still make it a special day for her. That's a royal PITA to get our resource department to approve. Most bosses won't even try. He did it anyway. I had an emergency last year where I had to literally just yell to my coworkers that I had to go, and run out of the building. He managed to get me sick time for it. I don't know how he managed that. He lets me make judgement calls and, as long as the reason I've got for doing something is good, he'll defend me if he needs to.

What he gets from me is zero BS. I don't take sick time unless I don't have any real choice. I don't whine about the work he gives me. I don't make excuses. I don't try to cover up problems, or make it look like things aren't as messed up as they are. I do take care of anything I can on my own. I do get the work that needs to be taken care of done, if at all possible.

Maybe I'm just getting sentimental with to many drinks, but there isn't much I wouldn't do for that man.

 

[BobbiLynn]

LG, that story reminds me of a talk I had with my son about getting his first job. Be a good worker, and you will be rewarded in the end.

 

[Leadgolem]