What are you doing instead of brewing this weekend?

[PADave]

Since all my fermenters are full, and I couldn't brew, I added some new equipment. In the process of going to 5 gallon batches, from one gallon, so today I built myself a wort chiller. We have well water, so I like to watch how much water I use. Got a fountain pump to recirculate from a bucket of ice water. Initial tests looks like it should work good.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Last weekend now but got to race at Barber Motorsports Park...against Skip Barber no less!

The 24 Hours of LeMons race had a event there and Skip finally got his museum guys in order and they fielded a Nissan 200 SX with 240 drive train. One of my drivers even PASSED the founder of organized high speed driver training in American...in a 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport Minivan with 6' folding wings. Granted, he was immediately re-passed and Skip is like 75 now, but still.

Some pictures on our facebook pge but the best coverage comes out a week or more later on Roadkill and a month later on the 24 hours of LeMons wrap up video.

https://www.facebook.com/BadDecisionsRacing

 

[badlee]

Drinking and eating with my dad,who is on holiday from England.

 

[Codfishhead]

Wait, bag-in-a-box is new in CT? You sir, may have a goldmine in your state and its name is cornelius.

It's not new here. All you need to do is go into the crap areas to bars you wouldn't drink in. They all still use the kegs.

I'm going to a Biker bar tonight in BPT that is holding a few kegs for me.

 

[BaylessBrewer]

Installing crown moulding in the guest bathroom and buying all the other materials to update the flooring and finishes in there as well.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Converting the race van from the horrible 4T60E automatic to a manual transmission out of a 2001 Cavalier, axles from a 4-cylinder automatic Fiero and the flywheel from a Buick 3800-powered Firebird/Camaro.

What can possibly go wrong?

 

[Tactical-Brewer]

Working unfortunately

 

[tracyk]

Starting on the complete remodeling of my kitchen. Taking it down to the studs, so I can add a few more electrical lines and move the water lines. Building new cabinets, all the lower cabinets will be drawers that pull out and have the Blumotion soft closing. LED under cabinet lighting with remote control dimmer. Then new tile flooring.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Building new cabinets, all the lower cabinets will be drawers that pull out and have the Blumotion soft closing. LED under cabinet lighting with remote control dimmer. Then new tile flooring.

You will love the all-drawers. I had a hard time convincing the (now ex-) wife that it was the only way to go but in the end she admitted I was right.

Cheapest way to get blu-motion (or equivalent) hardware for most folks is buying Ikea cabinet boxes with no drawer fronts or doors. This is assuming you can make it fit you dimensions. I did and even found a nice (of course discontinued now) traditional shaker door/drawer in a dark cherry. My kitchen is tiny for such a big house but still ended up with lots of usable space.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Wanted to brew, but Im coaching in a hockey tournament this weekend. The hotel won't let me brew. Bastids!!! Lots of drinking though, so there's that. You know hockey parents..

 

[Pantherjon]

Went to Orlando to go see a concert

 

[TX_Brewing]

Packing for a business trip.....

 

[slym2none]

I was supposed to be brewing right now, but my buddy said he's coming by to pick me up so we can go out for some drinks. Over an hour ago.



I literally had the strike water heating when he messages me telling me he was coming by to scoop me up. Bah!

So, I am sitting around, waiting. That's what I am doing instead of brewing.

 

[TX_Brewing]

I was supposed to be brewing right now, but my buddy said he's coming by to pick me up so we can go out for some drinks. Over an hour ago.



I literally had the strike water heating when he messages me telling me he was coming by to scoop me up. Bah!

So, I am sitting around, waiting. That's what I am doing instead of brewing.

Your friend sucks..... he should be bringing over beer to hang while you brew...

Sorry feeling a bit surley tonight.

 

[drainbamage]

I was supposed to be brewing right now, but my buddy said he's coming by to pick me up so we can go out for some drinks. Over an hour ago.



I literally had the strike water heating when he messages me telling me he was coming by to scoop me up. Bah!

So, I am sitting around, waiting. That's what I am doing instead of brewing.

So, tell that bastid you're brewing and he needs to bring the beer to you.

Your friend sucks..... he should be bringing over beer to hang while you brew...

Er yeah, this.

 

[JTM88]

All my carboys and buckets are full, nothing is ready to be bottled so I figured I'd spend the weekend enjoying my brews it at my parents ranch. Time to grill some fajitas!

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[unionrdr]

Nice view. Now if their was just somethin' tasty to shoot at! More cleaning in the brewery so I can dirty it all up again soon. Ugh...me no like...

 

[schematix]

Adding storage space under the basement stairs. 2-3 owners ago finished the basement and made this area closed in dead space. I opened it up. Today's task was framing it to make it ready for drywall next weekend.

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These are the best friggin screws ever! Self drilling, rust proof and torx head. With an impact drill these can easily split a 2x4 in half if you aren't careful.
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[Double_D]

Making bacon because I'm almost out and all my kegs will be full once I get done dry hopping my black ipa.

 

[CA_Mouse]

Toured Bootleggers Brewery and The Bruery on the same day!

 

[dano]

Skied all day at 64 degrees, before it's gone...

 

[corkybstewart]

My wife and I have 3 days of desert rockhunting coming up!

 

[DU99]

Mowing the lawn before i go away

 

[ChelisHubby]

Doing some fishing Sunday!

 

[gometz]

Going to Austin for my first anniversary. Dinner at the restaurant where we had our first date and our rehearsal dinner, then drinks with friends.

 

[dstockwell]

Yard work or brew, decisions, decisions.. Maybe I can squeak in both.

 

[Rhetorik]

Bottling half my batch on Saturday morning (the other half is being racked onto mangos), then the rest of the weekend is comprised of watching curling at the Brier.

 

[firerat]

Putting on my kilt and going to the local Ren fest for Celtic weekend.

 

[emcfarden]

Probably building my mash tun, and maybe some shelving for the garage.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Probably smoking some corned beef, then slicing it to get ready for St Paddy's day.

 

[AkTom]

Just kicking back in Kona.

 

[LostBoyScout]

Riding my bike!

 

[abbysdad2006]

Going To daughter's gymnastics meet.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Get 5 pounds of cabbage shredded for sourkraut.

 

[smurfjuice]

Working on one of my sleds as the snow is gone ... :beard:

 

[Broken_Spoke]

Building the collar for the keezer and plumbing the new brew system.

 

[JTM88]

Going to Austin to see Gabriel Iglesias with my Fiance, brother and his wife.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Hopefully having the remainder of work done on the heating/airconditioning replacement I have been getting done. Seems to be great timing as things are looking like I will have to wait until next fall to try out the newly installed gas heat upgrade over the old 20+ year old heat pump I had previously as temperatures have been in the upper 70's and we dont look to be getting another freeze for a while.

Then once the garage is empty enough of all that equipment I am going to reorganize it and my brewing crap so that maybe I can get a brewday in next weekend or if I somehow manage to adjust to this afternoon shift work and can wake up early enough a midweek day brew.

 

[sleepspeaking]

There will be bees

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[Qhrumphf]

Taking my BJCP written exam. And continuing to cram before that. I'm most of the way there. Between cramming all night tomorrow night and most of Saturday morning, I think I'll be good. At least good enough to get the meager score I need to hit National. But I'm try to get the score for Master right out of the gate (but not holding my breath) and then just worry about getting points.