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Yesterday was not a pleasant brew day. Things start out when my brew partner says he's going to be late. While it isn't that big of a deal since I do most of the work, he does bring beer and food, and provide an extra set of hands. I'm making the BYO Founders Breakfast Stout clone and am pretty excited to try this. A few of my friends have made it and really liked it.
I put the grains in the put to steep, and then the SWMBO called me from the laundry room. "Honey, some of the towels are wet, I think the ceiling has been leaking." It has been raining here a lot in Central Texas for the last month, making up for having no rain whatsoever from April to August. So I check, and the ceiling feels a little damp. I tell her we'll see what happens and call someone Monday. Back to brewing.
After about 10 minutes, I walk back to the laundry room and realize that the ceiling is dripping in another spot. And look outside and and see that water is overflowing from the gutters. I grab a waterproof jacket, my cowboy hat, and go out in the rain and get up on the roof. I sweep the water off the roof the best I can, secure a tarp over the part where it was leaking, and then grab a toolbox to try to fix the gutters. Nothing like kneeling on the roof, in standing water, leaning over the edge of the roof trying to nail some gutters down. At least cowboy hats do a good job keeping the rain off you.
All this while there's still grains in the pot.
Then later the pot boils over. I still haven't been able to get all the crap scrubbed off my stove.
Ugh
I put the grains in the put to steep, and then the SWMBO called me from the laundry room. "Honey, some of the towels are wet, I think the ceiling has been leaking." It has been raining here a lot in Central Texas for the last month, making up for having no rain whatsoever from April to August. So I check, and the ceiling feels a little damp. I tell her we'll see what happens and call someone Monday. Back to brewing.
After about 10 minutes, I walk back to the laundry room and realize that the ceiling is dripping in another spot. And look outside and and see that water is overflowing from the gutters. I grab a waterproof jacket, my cowboy hat, and go out in the rain and get up on the roof. I sweep the water off the roof the best I can, secure a tarp over the part where it was leaking, and then grab a toolbox to try to fix the gutters. Nothing like kneeling on the roof, in standing water, leaning over the edge of the roof trying to nail some gutters down. At least cowboy hats do a good job keeping the rain off you.
All this while there's still grains in the pot.
Then later the pot boils over. I still haven't been able to get all the crap scrubbed off my stove.
Ugh
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