Who is brewing on the MLK holiday?

[zman]

People actually get MLK day off?!?!?

They replaced our Floating holiday with MLK day off. This is nice for me since I can get a brew day in. Fri night going to see the Wailers . Saturday, Volunteering at the Wynkoop Brewery by pouring at the Parade of Darks. Sunday, Starting the long awaited Sake project

 

[motobrewer]

Right, so that means pretty much only federal employees or teachers get the day off. I don't know a single person who has the day off in the working world.

I work at Johnson Controls. We have the day off.

Now you know one.

About two years ago, we switched from having Good Friday off, to having MLK day off. Now, I obviously don't have any philosophical problem with that, it's just retarded having January 18th off, when we just came off a big vaca. Now we don't have another day off until may 31.

plus, i wanna go to Road Atlanta good friday weekend. Now I have to use another vaca day...

 

[AnonyBrew]

Right, so that means pretty much only federal employees or teachers get the day off. I don't know a single person who has the day off in the working world.

As I stated in the OP, SWMBO gets the day off....she works for a bank in the "working world".

 

[cheesecake]

Thinking of brewing a 2.5 gallon batch of 1554 clone....then i can bottle eds haus pale ale

 

[tom777]

floating holiday for me. I will be working, but perhaps I could still brew in the evening. Actually I'm hoping to get a batch brewed before then too. I need to take advantage of the warmer temps this week as the last couple weeks have been COLD.

 

[philrose]

wish I was, going skiing. sigh.

/really bad skier.

 

[cheezydemon3]

So now that we've established that the vast minority has the day off, no, I will not be brewing that day.

WOW. Way to try and piss in all the lazy non working people's cheerios.

Your continued bitching might be construed as thinking that it shouldn't really be a holiday?(in your mind)

 

[beerocd]

So now that we've established that the vast minority has the day off

dunno, just thought this was funny!

 

[Jimmies]

WOW. Way to try and piss in all the lazy non working people's cheerios.

Your continued bitching might be construed as thinking that it shouldn't really be a holiday?(in your mind)

I think you misconstrue what I said as bitching. I'm not. My whole career has been in B to B, so I get a lot of exposure to a lot of different verticals. For the most part, it seems only public sector folks have it off. If I really wanted the day I could burn a floating holiday, but since most people in other industries are working it's in my financial best interest to work as well.

 

[andysim]

What to do on MLK day?

Brew beer? Mow the lawn? Play golf? Work on my tan?

Since I live in Indiana, the last three are out of the question.

I'm not going to brew beer since I am working like the other 99% of the private sector.

Maybe I could call in sick and play video games like all of the school age kids who are "celebrating" MLK day.

I'm sure MLK would be proud.

 

[motobrewer]

man, this thread took a wrong turn, fast.

if you're not off MLK day, why are you looking/posting here?

the OP was just trying to put out a friendly question as to what's brewin' MLK day.

If you have some issues with MLK day, call your congressman.

 

[cytokine]

To get the thread somewhat back on track...

My GF will be in town over the MLK weekend.

She has brewed with extract before but has never seen an AG brew day so I'm going to enlighten her.

We'll be brewing Jamil's Czar's Revenge but on Friday.

No brewing on Monday though as I have to take her to the airport so she can head home .

 

[cheezydemon3]

I think you misconstrue what I said as bitching. I'm not. My whole career has been in B to B, so I get a lot of exposure to a lot of different verticals. For the most part, it seems only public sector folks have it off. If I really wanted the day I could burn a floating holiday, but since most people in other industries are working it's in my financial best interest to work as well.

Right on! I withdraw my insinuation that you were bitter about it. Let's forget it.

 

[BigWhitey_FrostBox]

I'm off, and I'll be brewing either a Russian Imperial Stout, or a Citra blonde, or both To top it off I also have Tuesday off, too. In Texas we have a little know state holiday known as Confederate Heroes Day. Where I work it is classified as a skeleton crew day, meaning we have to have at least one person working in each area. Confederate Heroes Day isn't always on the same day, but it is always around MLK day. Last year it was the same day as MLK day, hilarious!

 

[Pivot]

for us Canadians who don't know better, what exactly is MLK day?

 

[BigWhitey_FrostBox]

for us Canadians who don't know better, what exactly is MLK day?

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day

 

[beerocd]

My GF will be in town over the MLK weekend.

So that's what you'll be doing? :rockin:

 

[shawnbou]

I'm off and brewing a Summit IPA. This will be my first foray into dry hopping. Woohoo!

 

[cytokine]

Don't worry. There will be games... there will be games.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day

Thus my query as to whether schwarzbier was a joke.


I may end up brewing one now though, lol.

Revvy's endorsement is intrigueing.(sp?)

 

[BlueSunshine]

I'm off for MLK day. My next was batch was supposed to be a Watermelon Wheat, so I guess I should pick a different day to brew that. :cross:

 

[beerocd]

I'm off for MLK day. My next was batch was supposed to be a Watermelon Wheat, so I guess I should pick a different day to brew that. :cross:

You think MLK would object? :fro:

 

[leapdog]

i am brewing an american brown and plan on aging it on oak chips soaked in pinot noir... try to replicate aging in an actual wine barrel. brewing sunday though.. have to work monday.

 

[claphamsa]

Brewing a stout on saturday, a helles and a pils on sunday, and getting a palate of grain delivered to my house monday

 

[eppo]

I have to work on monday. My ingredients get here today, making a starter tomorrow, and brewing an American Red Ale Saturday night.
Have to watch my 1 year old boy that night, so i'm going to sit him in the highchair and have him watch me brew! he has to learn sometime!

 

[VonMessa]

I wish I got MLK day off...

You and me both...............

 

[motobrewer]

F*********K!

hopsdirect order won't be here until tuesday (1/19). man, i ordered it on the 7th....

well, there goes my brewing plans....

 

[VonMessa]

F*********K!

hopsdirect order won't be here until monday (1/19). man, i ordered it on the 7th....

well, there goes my brewing plans....

Seriously?

I could send hops from here (Philly) to Wisconsin next day air (not sure if they send anything Overnight), but 12 days?!?!?!

Brewing plans are NEVER ruined, just altered. Improvise

 

[motobrewer]

i refuse to spend $3/ounce on hops at the LHBS when I spent $6.75 for a pound that's on its way.

I ordered on the 7th. they didn't ship until yesterday for some reason.

maybe backorder, I did have some hersbrucker....still sucks. and my email to them went unanswered.

 

[VonMessa]

i refuse to spend $3/ounce on hops at the LHBS when I spent $6.75 for a pound that's on its way.

I ordered on the 7th. they didn't ship until yesterday for some reason.

maybe backorder, I did have some hersbrucker....still sucks. and my email to them went unanswered.

Well. It makes a convincing argument for (someone who MAY have used them) to NOT rely on themfor my hop needs.