After adding the Coopers Ale Yeast to my dying beer last night, I was totally stoked (who uses the word “stoked” anymore?) to find it bubbling away this morning, and by this evening there’s a strong, active fermentation churning away. Coopers rules!
Author: Jon
Fun at Timbers
Fun evening at Timbers South with the other bloggers. Let’s see, who else showed up… Jake, Dane, Jesse and his wife, and Barney. Simone, who suggested Timbers in the first place, never made it. Some takeaways: Jake is a pool shark, man, he ran the table. Never shoot stick with him. Ever. (Well, okay, so… Continue reading Fun at Timbers
Another local blogger social
Yes, announcing another exciting Local Blogger Social! Wednesday, August 11th, we’ll all be meeting at Timbers South in Bend, starting at 6pm. Timbers South is located at 61131 S. Highway 97. See you there!
Failed beer?
This weekend I made up a batch of Toad Spit Stout, the first beer I’ve made in probably three years. All went well, I had everything sanitized carefully (sanitation is priority one in brewing), ingredients laid out, everything was textbook perfect. The yeast I pitched was Wyeast #1084, Irish Ale yeast, what seemed like a… Continue reading Failed beer?
Bulletin article is out!
It hit the stands today—the Bend Bulletin article on bloggers that I and others were interviewed for. It’s a pretty good article, and I like the layout. Of course, I’m probably biased because my picture’s in it, and my earlier posts about the interview are the lead to the story… Anyway, it’s the front page… Continue reading Bulletin article is out!
Doctorow on DRM
So, I’m a little behind on this: Cory Doctorow‘s Microsoft Research DRM talk that he presented on June 17 and subsequently made available online for free. Very good. Though I do differ from this opinion he gives on ebooks: Today we hear ebook publishers tell each other and anyone who’ll listen that the barrier to… Continue reading Doctorow on DRM
Street Chicken
So here’s something odd. While driving to work this morning, I noticed a chicken wandering around in someone’s driveway. It was on 8th Street, near the 8th and Revere intersection, and here was this Rhode Island red hen nonchalantly strutting across the driveway, as if this were normal routine. Can’t say as I’ve ever seen… Continue reading Street Chicken
Fool’s World Map
Via Boing Boing tonight comes the Fool’s World Map. Brilliant. This is a project visualizing the world map which many fools in the world imagine. If you can see this map comfortably, you are definitely a fool. One day, a Texan asked me a question when I lived in U.S… The question was… Continue reading Fool’s World Map
Bits and pieces
Odds and end, bits and pieces tonight. Looks like the Bulletin article won’t be appearing Friday (tomorrow). Nobody knows when for sure. I’ll post here when I find out. Interestingly, the guy who interviewed us for the story on blogs now has a blog: Drunk with Ink. Cool! Tonight on a whim I set up… Continue reading Bits and pieces
Interview photos
Following up on my interview for the Bulletin last week, today I went over to the Bulletin building to have my photo taken for the article. Actually, it was myself, Jake, and Chris from monkeyinabox all there for photos. Very interesting. The photographer took a bunch of pictures of each of us, then put us… Continue reading Interview photos