I like this time at night on HBT

[BobbiLynn]

Looked through my mystery groceries and no bacon. I can maybe leave a note of my own for next time: Dear mystery grocery deliverer: Bacon, please!

We have seen wild hogs in the woods here from time to time. I will make a spear and go find one!!!

 

[snaps10]

Looked through my mystery groceries and no bacon. I can maybe leave a note of my own for next time: Dear mystery grocery deliverer: Bacon, please!

We have seen wild hogs in the woods here from time to time. I will make a spear and go find one!!!

Can you get bacon from Opposum?

 

[BobbiLynn]

Can you get bacon from Opposum?

I will have to look that up. Maybe if I cut his belly fat into strips and fry it. The opossum I will get back to trapping is a fat one. This weekend will be a good time. Going to try to disguise the trap with foliage then a trail of canned dog food leading to the trigger. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Cygnus_X1]

But then again...there was this little gem I enjoyed last weekend. You're right, it's heaven and seems pretty cool so far

Sorry I can't ID it close enough, does it say "Ligero"?
Looks great.
Time to tip a hat to my bride.
She buys the very fine cigars I have in my humidor.

She is a lady from the old school of thought, and treats me far too well.

No way would I spend that much on myself.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Sorry I can't ID it close enough, does it say "Ligero"?
Looks great.
Time to tip a hat to my bride.
She buys the very fine cigars I have in my humidor.

She is a lady from the old school of thought, and treats me far too well.

No way would I spend that much on myself.

Your wife sounds awesome, tell her I love her... well, actually don't because that would be weird.

So, anyone think the beer will turn out good? I added enough stuff that it doesn't taste watered down at all. Got 5.25 gallons. I don't do readings, just taste some wort and see if it's right. It's got 2-row(about 6.5 pounds), grits, rice, 1/2 large box of corn flakes, 1/2 pound honey, and my freshly washed yeast. Oh, and some northern brewer bittering hops added in intervals. Sounds yummy? Right?

Proper supplies will be here in a week. But for now, I brewed up something!! The wort was nice and thick. Interesting flavor, plenty sweet. Corn flakes sort of gave it an orangy glow.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Airlock is already bubbling... time for more music? Sorry, couldn't find one without commercial at start, but commercial short.

 

[Cygnus_X1]

Airlock is already bubbling... time for more music? Sorry, couldn't find one without commercial at start, but commercial short.

Kool.
I'm really just starting out on brewing and just sticking to the brew shops Liquid Hobby recipes until I get the "process" down.
So far it has actually been easier than the Mr. Beers I started off with many moons ago.
Glad the water is running, and nothing like seeing the airlock bubbling.

Kool and the gang.
I'm going to self indulge but it may stir a memory of those times by others.
I'm a rocker...1977 or so it was all REO, Styx, late night FM, the beginning of Van Halen, and the capping point of all that stuff.
DISCO SUCKED, it was official, it was a religion among us rockers.
We burned their records.
We hated the synth keyboard pop smell of things to come.
A few of us even hated KISS, and wanted TRUE rock, no makeup.
Well.
As a guitarist and a musician I grew backwards right to where I started anyways...Motown!
As I learned more sophisticated tunes to play (Rush, Yes, King Crimson, and digging deeper) I started to learn that it wasn't DISCO that sucked, it was the music biz.

So it all comes around.
Van Halen chose Kool to tour with.
In "my time" that would have been impossible to comprehend.
I like it, and I know why.
It's really what got me started in the first place.

Besides hugging that Chet Atkins album like a teddy bear when I was about 4 years old.
Or those Sun Johnny Cash records...

 

[Cygnus_X1]

Bad sound quality on purpose, but this was one of my first memories of seeing him on TV.
After the fact of course.
I was born in '63.

[ame]http://youtu.be/wEV58ztuihs[/ame]

 

[Varmintman]

But then again...there was this little gem I enjoyed last weekend. You're right, it's heaven and seems pretty cool so far

Man that looks sweet. I am going to have a 5 star Dominican tonight I think:rockin:

 

[passedpawn]

Bad sound quality on purpose, but this was one of my first memories of seeing him on TV.

JC was the real deal. Who else can you say that about? This is one of my favorite songs.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Johnny Cash as real as it gets. Love him.

 

[passedpawn]

I also love Live's version of this same. Ed Kowalczyk is the ****.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

JC was awesome - they don't come along often. Just tossing back some IPAs, putting a lasagna together for dinner tomorrow and now taking a break before finishing my vanilla bean ice cream. I love cooking on a snowy night! Here's one for the folks up in New England - hopefully warm thoughts will help...

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I realize as the night progresses and I drink more IPAs, imperial IPAs, stouts and whatnot that my typing ability on my iPad drops precipitously. And then

 

[GunnyB]

I realize as the night progresses and I drink more IPAs, imperial IPAs, stouts and whatnot that my typing ability on my iPad drops precipitously. And then Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DtbPOXFk00&sns=em

You claim to be working those sheets in the wind yet come up with using the word "precipitously" in a sentence? After drinking too much, I begin to write in foreign languages. Almost got carried away tonight while bottling various concoctions and of course sampling it all. Rice wine, concentrate wine, grape mead, plus four or six homebrewed brown ales. Going to take a nap now...hasta la bye bye

 

[Leadgolem]

...I live debt free aside from my mortgage...

Me too. I bought my truck outright as well. I don't have anything fancy, but it is all completely mine.

Anyone else do their taxes yet? I just did mine today. My tax man is a genius. We needed it this year too now that my wife isn't working.

I did mine as soon as I had my paperwork. I got 2k back from federal already and should get another $400 from the state. That's what happens when you buy a house, and have your mother as a dependent.

Don't say that with CG in the room. Anyone who has made okra mead is only a hop skip and a jump away from a bacon mead. Maybe he has already thought about it.

I have to make the dill beer first. I'll add bacon mead to my list.

But then again...there was this little gem I enjoyed last weekend. You're right, it's heaven and seems pretty cool so far

Oh man would I love a cigar. If I had one though I'd be smoking again in nothing flat. It's been 15 months since I've had a smoke... of tobacco.

...We have seen wild hogs in the woods here from time to time. I will make a spear and go find one!!!

Make sure to make the right kind of spear. Wild pigs tend to like to turn after they have been speared and try to gore you... No, I don't know anything about hunting... Ignore me.

 

[Leadgolem]

 

[Dan]

Here's is a great BBC documentary on Johnny Cash's life. It's long (an hour) but if you're a fan take a look when you have time.

 

[Leadgolem]

Is is that time?

 

[Leadgolem]

Maybe it's this time instead.

 

[opus345]

I will have to look that up. Maybe if I cut his belly fat into strips and fry it. The opossum I will get back to trapping is a fat one. This weekend will be a good time. Going to try to disguise the trap with foliage then a trail of canned dog food leading to the trigger. Thanks for the reminder.

While I was reading your post BL, the cat started going crazy and when I looked out, a 10-12 lb opossum was on the back patio snacking on the junk in the bottom of the smoker's grease pan. Went after him with a long metal pole and this sucker would not back down and started showing the teeth and growling at me. Could have pulled out one of the 22s, but not too keen on plinking in the neighborhood. I may need to get a trap if s/he keeps coming back. Possum 1, Opus 0

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Maybe you should put some bacon in the trap BL. Cook it outside even, on your brew burner. When his mouth starts watering and he just can't take it anymore, you'll have the upper hand. If that doesn't work, you may just have to lay for him with a sniper rifle. ipe:

 

[snaps10]

I bought "my son" a high powered Benjamin Sheridan .22 air rifle. Adios backyard critters. Thing is about as loud as a .22 though. When we harvest certain unnamed (for legal purposes) river mammals we use subsonic .22 shorts just to keep the neighbors happy. Super quiet.

 

[Jukas]

Me too. I bought my truck outright as well. I don't have anything fancy, but it is all completely mine.

Actually, a vehicle is one of the few thing right now that wouldn't be a terrible idea to go into debt for.. Most of the major manufactures are offering 0 to 0.9% 60 month financing. At less than 1% I'd be willing to leverage their money and hang onto mine.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

I´m always early or too late to the party damn time zones and daytime jobs!

<========I´ve been working on my "brewery" logo and avatar what do you guys think?

 

[BobbiLynn]

I´m always early or too late to the party damn time zones and daytime jobs!

<========I´ve been working on my "brewery" logo and avatar what do you guys think?

I like it, great name and logo looks terrific. Brewed barefoot yesterday.

Opus, sorry to hear about your possum problem!! They are evil pests! Just glad you weren't attacked!

 

[ruralbrew]

I have been finding it hard to keep up with the thread here. By the time I get home from work in the morning the conversation has kind of passed me by. I didn't work last night for a change and could have hung out, but I needed to get some sleep. Headed to Madison in a bit to a baby shower for my oldest daughter. I wasn't actually invited but I know Emily will appreciate me making the trip to spend a little time with her.

D-Day is March 7th, but babies sometimes have their own timetable. So in about a month I will be a Grandpa! I'm pretty excited. I think when your first baby has her first baby it is sort of a life defining moment. Sort of a virtual passing of the torch to a new generation. So I had best get ready to hit the road. Three and a half hours down and back but seeing her smile will be worth it.

So I will leave you with this-

 

[BobbiLynn]

Maybe you should put some bacon in the trap BL. Cook it outside even, on your brew burner. When his mouth starts watering and he just can't take it anymore, you'll have the upper hand. If that doesn't work, you may just have to lay for him with a sniper rifle. ipe:

I really need to do something to get him once and for all. Now possums are running rampant not just in my yard but spreading to yards across this site more and more. My propane set up is on the same side of the house where he lives. Also have considered hiding in the bushes with the rifle, an all night stake out. Maybe even have bacon in my pockets. Hmmm... One day I will get him!

 

[GunnyB]

I really need to do something to get him once and for all. Now possums are running rampant not just in my yard but spreading to yards across this site more and more. My propane set up is on the same side of the house where he lives. Also have considered hiding in the bushes with the rifle, an all night stake out. Maybe even have bacon in my pockets. Hmmm... One day I will get him!

We all have to face our demons, yours just happens to be a possum. Mine was the mortgage company

 

[mcbaumannerb]

You claim to be working those sheets in the wind yet come up with using the word "precipitously" in a sentence? After drinking too much, I begin to write in foreign languages. Almost got carried away tonight while bottling various concoctions and of course sampling it all. Rice wine, concentrate wine, grape mead, plus four or six homebrewed brown ales. Going to take a nap now...hasta la bye bye

No, didn't say I was drunk, just after a few big beers my fingers no longer work the iPad "keyboard" so well...