My Duvel clone is in secondary right now, so I won't write about that until the time comes.
I started a passion fruit wine from concentrate last night. In a 5 gallon batch, I added 12 cans of passion fruit concentrate, 11 pounds of sugar, and the necessary chemicals. Today I added the yeast. My target is 25.5% alcohol. We'll see how that goes...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
All the Bikes I Want
So I want quite a few bikes, but I only buy the ones I feel I really need. The ones I have an application for.
Here are the ones I want:
Raleigh Clubman - probably the next bike I will purchase, unless I change my mind.
Clockwork Bike frame is what I would like to upgrade the Clubman to, unless I change my mind.
Surly Pugsly - a tank for going where tanks go. I would have to build this one from the fram up.
Surly Big Dummy - now offered in a complete bike? Count me in!
Brompton S2L-X - a folder that I can get on board with.
Greenspeed, or other similar recumbent trike.
Bob Ibex trailer - best trailer on the market?
Here is what I have now:
Giant Yukon - full suspension, I think that's the right model.
Raleigh XXIX - 29" single speed. The link shows a powder blue, but mine is red. Much cooler.
Bridgestone RB-3 - They haven't been made for almost 20 years but mine works great!
Custom fixed gear - made from a Trek frame. Fixed gears don't coast, when the wheels are moving, so are you. The link is for the wikkipedia page on fixed gears.
Bikes are fun.
Here are the ones I want:
Raleigh Clubman - probably the next bike I will purchase, unless I change my mind.
Clockwork Bike frame is what I would like to upgrade the Clubman to, unless I change my mind.
Surly Pugsly - a tank for going where tanks go. I would have to build this one from the fram up.
Surly Big Dummy - now offered in a complete bike? Count me in!
Brompton S2L-X - a folder that I can get on board with.
Greenspeed, or other similar recumbent trike.
Bob Ibex trailer - best trailer on the market?
Here is what I have now:
Giant Yukon - full suspension, I think that's the right model.
Raleigh XXIX - 29" single speed. The link shows a powder blue, but mine is red. Much cooler.
Bridgestone RB-3 - They haven't been made for almost 20 years but mine works great!
Custom fixed gear - made from a Trek frame. Fixed gears don't coast, when the wheels are moving, so are you. The link is for the wikkipedia page on fixed gears.
Bikes are fun.
The Beginning
I am creating this blog in order to write about 2 of my favorite hobbies: biking and brewing. I got into biking Summer of 2006 and began homebrewing in January 2009. I'm sure there will be posts for both on this site, but I will start with brewing.
My first batch of beer that I brewed was a Murphy's Irish Stout clone from Brew Your Own Magazine's "150 Best Clone Recipies" and it turned out very well. Contrary to popular thought, I started with an all grain recipe. If you are not sure about trying it, my advice is to go for it and jump in! I had the help of my buddy Cory Porkkonen who is an experienced brewer, so that made the process a little smoother.
Here is the recipe:
5 pounds 12 ounces 2-row pale ale malt
2 ounces crystal malt
3 ounces chocolate malt
10 ounces roasted barley
12 ounces cane sugar (added @ 15 minutes left of the boil)
8 AAU Target hops (added @ 60 minutes left of boil)
0.25 ounces East Kent Goldings (added @ 15 minutes left of the boil)
White Labs WLP007 yeast
2/3 cup of corn sugar/dextrose for priming
Step by step:
Heat 2.5 gallons of water to 161 F
Mash in pale malt and crystal malt first, then stir in dark grains
Mash at 150 F for 60 minutes
Boil 90 minutes
Ferment at 70 F
Bottle with dextrose
The result:
The beer turned out great and I think I like it even more than the real Murphy's. This clone had more of a bitter taste and more carbonation than the real thing. The carbonation is because Murphy's is actually pushed with a CO2, Nitrogen blend that makes for smaller bubbles and a smoother taste. I love this in Guinness, but I like the bottle conditioned taste of the Murphy's clone. I took some of this to the homebrewing club that I joined, Cloudy Town Brewers, and it went over very well.
My first batch of beer that I brewed was a Murphy's Irish Stout clone from Brew Your Own Magazine's "150 Best Clone Recipies" and it turned out very well. Contrary to popular thought, I started with an all grain recipe. If you are not sure about trying it, my advice is to go for it and jump in! I had the help of my buddy Cory Porkkonen who is an experienced brewer, so that made the process a little smoother.
Here is the recipe:
5 pounds 12 ounces 2-row pale ale malt
2 ounces crystal malt
3 ounces chocolate malt
10 ounces roasted barley
12 ounces cane sugar (added @ 15 minutes left of the boil)
8 AAU Target hops (added @ 60 minutes left of boil)
0.25 ounces East Kent Goldings (added @ 15 minutes left of the boil)
White Labs WLP007 yeast
2/3 cup of corn sugar/dextrose for priming
Step by step:
Heat 2.5 gallons of water to 161 F
Mash in pale malt and crystal malt first, then stir in dark grains
Mash at 150 F for 60 minutes
Boil 90 minutes
Ferment at 70 F
Bottle with dextrose
The result:
The beer turned out great and I think I like it even more than the real Murphy's. This clone had more of a bitter taste and more carbonation than the real thing. The carbonation is because Murphy's is actually pushed with a CO2, Nitrogen blend that makes for smaller bubbles and a smoother taste. I love this in Guinness, but I like the bottle conditioned taste of the Murphy's clone. I took some of this to the homebrewing club that I joined, Cloudy Town Brewers, and it went over very well.
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