I like this time at night on HBT

[Dan]

You can call me G. . Don't look for the textbook, it's just that and not worth the cost to 99% of homebakers. The Reinhart books are all good, especially Every Day as it's geared towards recipes you can leave in the fridge for a day or two if life gets in the way of bread.

TnGabe, I didn't know you were a pro baker but sure am happy you are! I always look at bread akin to beer. Simple ingredients anybody can throw together., Mr Beer; a bread machine. We can all do that without much thought and the results are good.but that's not what you're talking about, me either except I'm on a non pro scale. Little more than beginner but not advanced

Would like to talk to you more about bread making and the love /art and expertise thT goes into making great bread. I've mentioned daniel leader a few times. For me he is Papillon. Might have got the name incorrect. RDWHAHB. - That guy.

 

[Dan]

I'm on Hawaii time. Very late back home. Goodnight-Goodmorning. Happy day's Ill be back on the mainland, Pacific time in a few days

 

[SharonaZamboni]

Check out my perfect tiling job it flows so well. Haha! Not

This is a half tub with shower

Cheers HBT! Talk to you all soon

That's a cute bathtub!

 

[LabRatBrewer]

That's a cute bathtub!

That's what I always pictured when a house was described as two and a half bath.

 

[snaps10]

Brewing up this year punkin pie barleywine and a neighbor I've not met yet shows up
"Whatcha doin?" In a toothless grin

"Brewing beer", I reply

"Wow! I like beer. Can I have some?"

"Sure". Pour him a taster glass of 4.1% 32ibu pale ale.

"Whoa! Rocket fuel. Too strong for me".

"That smells good in the keg. (Keggle) can I try that"

"Well, that's not going to be ready for about 6 months. Maybe a year"

"That long, huh? Can I have some then?"

"Sure. I'm pretty sure you're not going to like this though. What you had before was child's play compared to this"

"Oooohhhhh... Well, gotta go. You be careful drinking too much of that. I heard you'll go blind!"

 

[Dan]

Brewing up this year punkin pie barleywine and a neighbor I've not met yet shows up "Whatcha doin?" In a toothless grin "Brewing beer", I reply "Wow! I like beer. Can I have some?" "Sure". Pour him a taster glass of 4.1% 32ibu pale ale. "Whoa! Rocket fuel. Too strong for me". "That smells good in the keg. (Keggle) can I try that" "Well, that's not going to be ready for about 6 months. Maybe a year" "That long, huh? Can I have some then?" "Sure. I'm pretty sure you're not going to like this though. What you had before was child's play compared to this" "Oooohhhhh... Well, gotta go. You be careful drinking too much of that. I heard you'll go blind!"

Loved that story Snaps!

 

[Dan]

I'm supposed to finish clearing out the cottage today. Been here three hours and haven't done anything except play with the dogs and walk to Rainbows for a pork cutlet plate lunch. Man was it good! Maybe nap time now.

 

[Leadgolem]

The bacon donuts are done. I should have smoked twice as much bacon. 1 lb topped 11 donuts and 10 donut holes. The glaze was just real maple syrup and powdered sugar. It wanted to solidify in the pan, so I had to add water to it. I put a bit to much in, so the last few of the bacon donuts won't have the texture I wanted. The rest of the donuts are coated on both sides with maple glaze.

I then heated the glaze until all the water was cooked off, and it was about ready to solidify in the pan with the heat on. Poured that into a non-stick pan. It made some fairly nice maple candy. I didn't want to waste the glaze, I had a lot left.

EDIT: I would say that there probably isn't anything big left that could be done to improve these. The dough is a potato donut dough that's the family standby. I've got one that makes lighter donuts, but it's a touch unreliable. Sometimes the dough collapses. I suppose you could add extra flavors to the glaze, maple flavoring, bacon flavoring, vanilla, etc. I really think that's just fiddling though.

I'm satisfied with these. Very solidly good. I still don't understand what all the hype is about though. Good yes. Life changing? No.

 

[Stauffbier]

That looks really tasty LG!

 

[Stauffbier]

I made my pizza today. It came out fantastic, but now I'm paying for it with heart burn!

 

[Leadgolem]

Mike, it's a great thing to do. Please read a book called 'Bread Alone" by Daniel Leader. ...

I'd suggest Peter Reinart's Artisan Bread's Every Day as a good place to get started fitting baking into normal life. ...

Added both of these to my wishlist. Maybe I'll get one for Christmas.

TnGabe, I didn't know you were a pro baker but sure am happy you are!...

Me too, where do you think I got the focaccia recipe.

That looks really tasty LG!

They are good. Tasty, but a bit odd. I think that these are something you might have once in a while, but not for breakfast every morning.

They pretty much came out like I expected, family donut dough recipe always comes out well. The glaze is better then I expected. I was a little worried that with all the sugar I added to it to thicken the real maple syrup it wouldn't have much taste. It's actually just fine, good flavor balance. It doesn't overpower the smoked bacon, just compliments it.

I'm actually more interested in the maple candies. Those are a nice surprise. I wasn't sure how well they would come out since I was shooting from the hip with those. As candies, I would say it would be better to reduce the powdered sugar so the maple flavor was a bit more intense. That, and add a bit of salt. Other then that, they are actually very nice with no other flavorings.

 

[Dan]

Added both of these to my wishlist. Maybe I'll get one for Christmas. Me too, where do you think I got the focaccia recipe. They are good. Tasty, but a bit odd. I think that these are something you might have once in a while, but not for breakfast every morning. They pretty much came out like I expected, family donut dough recipe always comes out well. The glaze is better then I expected. I was a little worried that with all the sugar I added to it to thicken the real maple syrup it wouldn't have much taste. It's actually just fine, good flavor balance. It doesn't overpower the smoked bacon, just compliments it. I'm actually more interested in the maple candies. Those are a nice surprise. I wasn't sure how well they would come out since I was shooting from the hip with those. As candies, I would say it would be better to reduce the powdered sugar so the maple flavor was a bit more intense. That, and add a bit of salt. Other then that, they are actually very nice with no other flavorings.

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LG. If my phone let me A big huge well done and thank you. Cheers little brother!

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Finally had a bottling session. My Merlot is in the bottle. 30 bottles and a nice glass. It's a nice wine - already beats the pants off of most of the commercial Merlots I've had. I'm very happy I did this batch.

All prepped and ready to brew on Thursday! :rockin: Fermenter is clean, water is treated, ingredients are weighed.

 

[Leadgolem]

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LG. If my phone let me A big huge well done and thank you. Cheers little brother!

Why thank you brother. I do think they came out well.

On an entirely unrelated subject, I've been thinking more about what has happened to people because of what social media companies have done with their personal data. I'm leaning toward the opinion that it's much less that the companies are evil, and more that people are just stupid.

That, and a friend of mine thinks she can get me a date if I setup a facebook account with pictures etc... Honestly, it's been a long time and I'm tired of being alone. If giving up some of my privacy is the cost for changing that, I think I'm ready to pay that price.... I know this is a public forum, I don't care. I've not said anything I'd be ashamed of publicly.

 

[Dan]

Did I play this before?

 

[Dan]

My dad liked that song. For whatever reason , I like it too

 

[Dan]

Why thank you brother. I do think they came out well. On an entirely unrelated subject, I've been thinking more about what has happened to people because of what social media companies have done with their personal data. I'm leaning toward the opinion that it's much less that the companies are evil, and more that people are just stupid. That, and a friend of mine thinks she can get me a date if I setup a facebook account with pictures etc... Honestly, it's been a long time and I'm tired of being alone. If giving up some of my privacy is the cost for changing that, I think I'm ready to pay that price.... I know this is a public forum, I don't care. I've not said anything I'd be ashamed of publicly.

LG,
The world, our public lives

 

[passedpawn]

Finally had a bottling session. My Merlot is in the bottle. 30 bottles and a nice glass. It's a nice wine - already beats the pants off of most of the commercial Merlots I've had. I'm very happy I did this batch.

All prepped and ready to brew on Thursday! :rockin: Fermenter is clean, water is treated, ingredients are weighed.

So, do wines need to sit in a bottle for a while?

 

[Dan]

Why thank you brother. I do think they came out well. On an entirely unrelated subject, I've been thinking more about what has happened to people because of what social media companies have done with their personal data. I'm leaning toward the opinion that it's much less that the companies are evil, and more that people are just stupid. That, and a friend of mine thinks she can get me a date if I setup a facebook account with pictures etc... Honestly, it's been a long time and I'm tired of being alone. If giving up some of my privacy is the cost for changing that, I think I'm ready to pay that price.... I know this is a public forum, I don't care. I've not said anything I'dtruly my friend. be ashamed of publicly.

LG,

Seems as though life would've a lot more private if it were 20 years ago, but we ain't living there.

Go ahead and find a date on some website. It's okay.

 

[Leadgolem]

So, do wines need to sit in a bottle for a while?

If you mean age, yes. They also frequently suffer from bottle shock. So, a week in the bottle to settle down is good idea. The same is true of cider too actually.

 

[Dan]

Why thank you brother. I do think they came out well. On an entirely unrelated subject, I've been thinking more about what has happened to people because of what social media companies have done with their personal data. I'm leaning toward the opinion that it's much less that the companies are evil, and more that people are just stupid. That, and a friend of mine thinks she can get me a date if I setup a facebook account with pictures etc... Honestly, it's been a long time and I'm tired of being alone. If giving up some of my privacy is the cost for changing that, I think I'm ready to pay that price.... I know this is a public forum, I don't care. I've not said anything I'd be ashamed of publicly.

Let me try this again I replied earlier but don't think it went through

LG! It doesn't matter how you meet the girl. Only matters if you meet the one you find fun and love with

Cheers brother

 

[Leadgolem]

Let me try this again I replied earlier but don't think it went through

LG! It doesn't matter how you meet the girl. Only matters if you meet the one you find fun and love with

Cheers brother

True, but I haven't been meeting any. That's the problem. We are about to cross into territory I'm not willing for the world to see. If you really want to talk about my love life, or lack there or, PM me sometime.

 

[lschiavo]

True, but I haven't been meeting any. That's the problem. We are about to cross into territory I'm not willing for the world to see. If you really want to talk about my love life, or lack there or, PM me sometime.

Does this push your buttons LG?

 

[lschiavo]

Here is what I did today not like anyone really cares but the snow is a bit early.

My brew partner is ordering our 40 gallon conical from stout tanks by the end of the week

 

[opus345]

Random observance...chinook have the biggest cones of any hop I've used.

I love a beer with big cones!

 

[brewingmeister]

I love a beer with big cones!

No doubt, cause they're delicious.

 

[opus345]

Put me down for a few dozen.

It would be cool if LG....I mean Death, went around the neighborhood with an order sheet for the BacoNuts on Halloween.

 

[Dan]

Time for me to say goodnight
I look forward to talking in the the day light
To those I know here on HBT
I love you folks
Now time for TV.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Why thank you brother. I do think they came out well.

On an entirely unrelated subject, I've been thinking more about what has happened to people because of what social media companies have done with their personal data. I'm leaning toward the opinion that it's much less that the companies are evil, and more that people are just stupid.

That, and a friend of mine thinks she can get me a date if I setup a facebook account with pictures etc... Honestly, it's been a long time and I'm tired of being alone. If giving up some of my privacy is the cost for changing that, I think I'm ready to pay that price.... I know this is a public forum, I don't care. I've not said anything I'd be ashamed of publicly.

LG, don't be ashamed of who you are. The secret of true happiness is to be comfortable within yourself. As far as someone to share your journey, I hope you find someone with whom you can grow with. I have never been one for riches, or anything to do with "bling factors" the only true blessing I have is my wife and family. I wish you all the best.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

True, but I haven't been meeting any. That's the problem. We are about to cross into territory I'm not willing for the world to see. If you really want to talk about my love life, or lack there or, PM me sometime.

A few innocent photos on facebook isn't really overexposure. It's more like walking around in public where everyone can see you. I've found photos on fb to be very helpful when either trying to find old acquaintances, or when someone sends a friend request. Many people have the same name, but not the same face.