work really does get in the way...

[brewshki]

I am using Becker, luckily my firm pays for it. I have passed FAR and BEC and am studying for REG.

I'm working 8s right now which is nice but come January, it will be mandatory 11s.

Someone else mentioned tax season, so I thought I would include here that I am in audit. I started on October 3rd.

BEC has the most drastic changes in 2017, so it was important to get that out of the way. Busy season is going to come before I take all 4, but I'm definitely going to take them all by March because they are paid for and just to see if i can get done before the changes.

 

[brewshki]

on a more beer related note, the beer is 6 days old and looks like it is done fermenting. Im debating if I want to try and keg it tonight or tomorrow or let it go another week for my traditional 2 week fermentation.

 

[dallasdb]

BEC has the most drastic changes in 2017, so it was important to get that out of the way. Busy season is going to come before I take all 4, but I'm definitely going to take them all by March because they are paid for and just to see if i can get done before the changes.

Take it one lecture at a time. In the beginning I'd only study when I had a few hours to really sit down and get into it. It was taking FOREVER to get through the content. Then I started 1-2 hours a night and more on the weekends. Spent many months going to work, coming home and studying, falling asleep (sometimes while studying) and repeated that until I got through it.

I rescheduled a few times, sometimes just to give me an extra week or two and it was worth it.
I also took time off the two days before every exam and skimmed the content of each section, did 20-50 question quizzes only on that section. It helped master the content of each section.
I never spent time practicing the research questions where they give you a situation and ask you to look up the relevant guidance. The research questions were generally pretty easy to find using the advanced search.

Also, utilize the actual practice exam the AICPA gives you. It's only a few questions and task based simulations but it is a good confidence builder before an exam. Good luck!

 

[brewshki]

Two cool things!

I kegged the beer on Sunday and it is almost completely carbonated tonight. It is delicious. That also means I went grain to glass in just about a week. That is the first time I have ever done that, and it is pretty cool.

This is my first experience with an under 4% beer and it is definitely interesting. It is definitely flavorful, but I do understand why people have issues with the mouthfeel. Even Marris Otter and a 154 degree mash left this a little thin. I do not dislike it, but I am needing to get used to it. I am very willing to drink the keg and maybe look into some techniques to up the mouthfeel next time.

It is just slightly cholatey and smells exactly like grain which I love.

The even better news is that I caught the bug again! It is very exciting. I'm yearning to make a Pilsner or a Vienna Lager next, but SWMBO really wants a Christmas beer... Christmas beer it is.

Does anyone have any good Christmas beer suggestions? I'm thinking I want to stay away from the winter warmer option as it may be a little late to give a big beer time to mature for Christmas. However, I am up for ideas.

Thanks!

Brewshki