I like this time at night on HBT

[jsguitar]

Hey back at cha. And thanks for noticing. It is all worked out in my head. I think we have all the parts. It's just hard to find time for the brewery this time of year. It will be done...soon...I hope

I understand the time thing....and the weather up there.

I look forward to seeing your progress.

 

[lschiavo]

He's not done making it overly complicated yet...

No. I like simple.

 

[lschiavo]

Howdy late nighters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVcrFTzZMs&noredirect=1

That is creepy. It looks like what my kids call minecraft...

 

[brewingmeister]

No. I like simple.

Your old hlt says differently..

 

[Dan]

Howdy late nighters: Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVcrFTzZMs&noredirect=1

Hey LRB!

Been missing you here lately on HBT.

Great to see you back LRB.

CHEERS!!!

 

[Dan]

Ischiavo, believe me if I lived close by I'd give you a hand with your new build. I can't weld and my electrics aren't what they used to be but would lend a hand anyway I can.

 

[lschiavo]

Your old hlt says differently..

Got me there. Plans have changed though. 1 vessel 55gal HLT 11kW is on the way.

Ischiavo, believe me if I lived close by I'd give you a hand with your new build. I can't weld and my electrics aren't what they used to be but would lend a hand anyway I can.

Dan, you are always welcome. We'll get this thing built in a couple months and I have plenty places you can shack up.

 

[Dan]

Got me there. Plans have changed though. 1 vessel 55gal HLT 11kW is on the way. Dan, you are always welcome. We'll get this thing built in a couple months and I have plenty places you can shack up.

You have no idea how tempting that sounds. Someday my friend we'll definitely meet and have a few (many) brews together.

 

[lschiavo]

You have no idea how tempting that sounds. Someday my friend we'll definitely meet and have a few (many) brews together.

Cmon up Dan. I think the worst is over. It should be in the 10's maybe 20's this week. Let's not talk about wind chill though. Maybe I should come visit you

 

[brewingmeister]

Got me there. Plans have changed though. 1 vessel 55gal HLT 11kW is on the way.

I am somewhat jealous...I nearly bought those vessels a few years ago. What kind of service do you have to have to power that system?

 

[Dan]

Cmon up Dan. I think the worst is over. It should be in the 10's maybe 20's this week. Let's not talk about wind chill though. Maybe I should come visit you

I remember growing up in Illinois or living in Antarctica, 30 degrees was a warm spell.

Now it gets below 50-60 and it's fireplace weather.

When I eventually get moved and settled in Hawaii, you have a place to stay and we can brew some beer together and complain about the heat!

Cheers brother!

 

[jsguitar]

Hey Dan,

Just wanted to say hi and tell you that I enjoy your posts! I don't always have the energy to engage due to life's circumstances but I always enjoy hearing what you and everyone else here have to say and I check in when I can.

Cheers to everyone here.

 

[lschiavo]

I am somewhat jealous...I nearly bought those vessels a few years ago. What kind of service do you have to have to power that system?

The drums are really nice and heavy duty. I'm going to feel a little guilty punching all those holes in them. I have 100A service to the shop. With everything running, it will be loaded pretty well.

 

[lschiavo]

I remember growing up in Illinois or living in Antarctica, 30 degrees was a warm spell.

Now it gets below 50-60 and it's fireplace weather.

When I eventually get moved and settled in Hawaii, you have a place to stay and we can brew some beer together and complain about the heat!

Cheers brother!

Yeah, 30s are great. These long cold spells get depressing. Always wind too. I guess that comes from being situated between two great lakes. I actually have a much harder time acclimating to the heat.

 

[passedpawn]

West Palm Beach is a very comfortable 77 right now, with clear blue skies. I just got back from New York - it was miserable there.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Uplifting tear jerker: http://www.upworthy.com/he-died-too...-to-make-sure-future-generations-of-kids-dont

 

[Dan]

Hey Dan,

Just wanted to say hi and tell you that I enjoy your posts! I don't always have the energy to engage due to life's circumstances but I always enjoy hearing what you and everyone else here have to say and I check in when I can.

Cheers to everyone here.

Thanks jsguitar! That's always nice to hear. This place is pretty dang interesting, lot of great people here!

 

[BobbiLynn]

My banana tastes funny.

 

[Dan]

My banana tastes funny.

:

 

[lschiavo]

My banana tastes funny.

Are you sure it's a banana? Do you have any idea where it may have been? I hate bananas but I am trying to help.

 

[passedpawn]

For your late night listening soundrack, Lee Harvey and the Rubyettes! On their landmark album, Live from Hell.

 

[passedpawn]

BTW, 50th anniversary of JFK's assasination passed last month. Anyone interested in a supernatural angle to the whole affair should read Steven King's 11/22/63.

 

[BobbiLynn]

should read Steven King's 11/22/63.

Hey, thanks for the heads up on the book, I used to love everything SK wrote until about 10 years ago, now, some of his books I think are good, others not so much. I love a good Stephen King book.

I am trying to make a screen door today for my porch, it's screened in but doesn't have a door. I need to be able to keep the chickens off the porch. I cut the 1 by 4's the size I needed to make the frame, cut smaller pieces at angles to stabilize the corners, and a piece of wood horizontal mid way up. I am just going to staple the screen on with wood staples and staple gun. Screw the hinges in place and I should have a screen door. Wood glue is my friend while I figure out how to get this right. 2 pieces for the height, 3 pieces of 1 by 4 for the width in the middle of the 2 sides, then the screen, hinges, and pieces to secure the corners. This better work. So far it's heavier than I thought it would be and hope the hinges I found are large enough to hold it in place.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Made it through the last final exam today. A short stack of grading to be done by Friday, then I am more or less free until March 3. I'm glad this semester is over, but it is somewhat sad to have the characters in my class move on. A lot of good kids. I hope they do well.

I checked in on my lager - my equipment room is holding at 48F and the ferment is (slowly) cranking away. Looks pretty happy so far. It's strange to have a ferment actually going at that low of a temperature. This ought to be a nice clean brew. I'm not sure if I am going to do a d-rest or just let it sit in a nice long primary. Maybe a 4 week primary, 1 week d-rest, then lager in late January? From what I am reading a d-rest sounds like something to accelerate turnaround. I'm content to let this sit - I expect to be drinking this ice cold in the heart of the summer, so time is not an issue.

 

[brewingmeister]

March 3rd? That's a long break man.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

March 3rd? That's a long break man.

It's not complete freewheeling. I have a lot of prep work for the next semester and a lot of administrative crap to deal with. The schedule is just pretty loose. I have a lot of lab maintenance and project assembly to do.

And after teaching 18 credit-hours per semester, you need some down time. It's pretty intense being live for that long with that many students. You need some time for beer drinking and omphaloskepsis.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

This is kinda cool in case any late nighters missed the thread, OU is hosting a free online beer chemistry class: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/free-online-beer-chemistry-course-439877/

 

[elsphinc]

yep signed up fir this a few days ago. looking forward toit. almost as much as watching NZ rally back and kick irelands ar*s% while enjoying a weihenstephaner vitus ( i thiink i spelt that right)

 

[ChefRex]

It's not complete freewheeling. I have a lot of prep work for the next semester and a lot of administrative crap to deal with. The schedule is just pretty loose. I have a lot of lab maintenance and project assembly to do.

And after teaching 18 credit-hours per semester, you need some down time. It's pretty intense being live for that long with that many students. You need some time for beer drinking and omphaloskepsis.

A new word for my vernacular, thanks!

 

[Leadgolem]

It's not complete freewheeling. I have a lot of prep work for the next semester and a lot of administrative crap to deal with. The schedule is just pretty loose. I have a lot of lab maintenance and project assembly to do.

And after teaching 18 credit-hours per semester, you need some down time. It's pretty intense being live for that long with that many students. You need some time for beer drinking and omphaloskepsis.

Well, I hope you have a pretty belly button then.