Hey guys, long time no see? First blog since Christmas so I'll kick things off with some pictures from that. Quill came down to spend Christmas with me and my family. We had a great time, here she is Christmas morning with a kitty!
I'll give her the pleasure of posting about what she got, I will say after she opened it she gave me the tightest hug I've ever had from her.
And here's my haul this year! Turned out pretty good!
1. My awesome gift from Quill, an IPA beer brewing kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop. I just got around to starting the brewing today, more on that later!
2. Clothes from the family, great, dark pair of jeans, some cozy mittens and socks!
3. Can't believe my family got me this! Acer laptop that I'm posting from right now and a back pack to go with it. I love this thing! So used to having just a desktop, being able to sit on the internet in my living room is great!
4. T-shirts from family, I shoot people and a minecraft Crafters Union shirt!
*Not pictured, two awesome cookbooks and a pipe stand from Quill, an awesome Meershaum pipe from my roommate, and a new wallet and matches from my parents.
Anyway, back to that beer brewing kit. I broke that thing out today and spent the better part of the afternoon getting it going. Never brewed before but I think I'll be doing it quite a bit from now on. Here's some pics!
Boiling the mash, smelled like the best oatmeal you've ever had!
The hops and the yeast. Love the packaging, I'm a sucker for good design.
Circulating the wort through the mash for the second time, notice my ghetto method of holding the mesh strainer in place.
In the end, I think it went pretty well. The house smells like great beer and I've got a gallon of IPA fermenting under my sink now. Can't wait to try it in a month or so, hope it turns out well! I'll definitely be ordering some more of their mixes to try.
All in all, Christmas was fantastic. Hope everyone else's went just as well.
I'll give her the pleasure of posting about what she got, I will say after she opened it she gave me the tightest hug I've ever had from her.
And here's my haul this year! Turned out pretty good!
1. My awesome gift from Quill, an IPA beer brewing kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop. I just got around to starting the brewing today, more on that later!
2. Clothes from the family, great, dark pair of jeans, some cozy mittens and socks!
3. Can't believe my family got me this! Acer laptop that I'm posting from right now and a back pack to go with it. I love this thing! So used to having just a desktop, being able to sit on the internet in my living room is great!
4. T-shirts from family, I shoot people and a minecraft Crafters Union shirt!
*Not pictured, two awesome cookbooks and a pipe stand from Quill, an awesome Meershaum pipe from my roommate, and a new wallet and matches from my parents.
Anyway, back to that beer brewing kit. I broke that thing out today and spent the better part of the afternoon getting it going. Never brewed before but I think I'll be doing it quite a bit from now on. Here's some pics!
Boiling the mash, smelled like the best oatmeal you've ever had!
The hops and the yeast. Love the packaging, I'm a sucker for good design.
Circulating the wort through the mash for the second time, notice my ghetto method of holding the mesh strainer in place.
In the end, I think it went pretty well. The house smells like great beer and I've got a gallon of IPA fermenting under my sink now. Can't wait to try it in a month or so, hope it turns out well! I'll definitely be ordering some more of their mixes to try.
All in all, Christmas was fantastic. Hope everyone else's went just as well.
pogoe:
Cute pic! 
bowling green eh? I pass thru there on my drives to tennessee. Maybe next time I can stop by and meet you and quill
bowling green eh? I pass thru there on my drives to tennessee. Maybe next time I can stop by and meet you and quill
ohmygodsquad:
Feel free, lord knows it'd do us good to see some new faces in this town.