http://www.notlost.org/taxonomy/term/6/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.notlost.org/node/84 <p><div class ="giImageBlock g2image_float_left"><div class="one-image"> <a href="http://notlost.org/gallery/v/chris/misc/DSC00063.JPG.html"> <img src="http://notlost.org/gallery2/gallery/dnld/7223-2/DSC00063.JPG?g2_GALLERYSID=f0c04b69e05d472c641a540ac2133fd3" width="125" height="125" id="IFid4" class="ImageFrame_none" alt="Pint at Pub"/> </a> </div> </div>Why brew my own beer?&nbsp; Especially when there are so many good beers available where I live? As with many hobbies, there are as many reasons for doing it as there are doers. For me, homebrewing provides several pleasures, first and foremost - beer! <img src="/modules/smileys/packs/example/smile.png" title="Smiling" alt="Smiling" /></p> <br class="giImageBlock-clear-both" /><p><a href="http://www.notlost.org/node/84">read more</a></p> http://www.notlost.org/node/84#comments Beer Homebrewing Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:01:59 -0700 chris 84 at http://www.notlost.org http://www.notlost.org/node/69 <p><div class ="giImageBlock g2image_float_left"><div class="one-image"> <a href="http://notlost.org/gallery/v/chris/gatherings/bday07/IMG_0617.JPG.html"> <img src="http://notlost.org/gallery2/gallery/dnld/6651-6/IMG_0617.JPG?g2_GALLERYSID=f0c04b69e05d472c641a540ac2133fd3" width="125" height="125" id="IFid3" class="ImageFrame_none" alt="John, Elise and Dan" longdesc="Co-workers enjoying some homebrew, the last of the Sunny Day IPA!"/> </a> </div> </div>This past Thursday was my birthday.<br /> Rather than having anything big and formal or I invited a bunch of<br /> friends over after work for beer and pizza and whisky.&nbsp; It worked out<br /> great and a fun time was had by all. Pixar folks and non-pixar folks<br /> alike.&nbsp; We managed to kick the keg of Sunny Day IPA (it was only 1/2<br /> full to start with) and put a good dent in the other beers.&nbsp; I recieved<br /> some wonderful gifts, including hand-made cards from the kids next<br /> door, and now my alcohol collection is even larger than before!</p> <br class="giImageBlock-clear-both" /><p><a href="http://www.notlost.org/node/69">read more</a></p> http://www.notlost.org/node/69#comments Beer Friends Home Whisk(e)y Anthony Ardy Aubie Bella Bethany Jane Dan A. Dan H. Ed Elise Jason H Jason W. John Julie Laurie Leah Marv Sarah Wendy drink food party Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:14:39 -0800 chris 69 at http://www.notlost.org http://www.notlost.org/node/68 <p>Eventually I plan to put up a page with photos and details of the<br /> process I go through when I brew at home. But for now, since I have two<br /> beers fermenting at the same time, here&#39;s how they look:</p> <p><div class ="giImageBlock g2image_centered"><div class="one-image"> <a href="http://notlost.org/gallery/v/chris/photography/fooddrink/IMG_0642.JPG.html"> <img src="http://notlost.org/gallery2/gallery/dnld/6687-6/IMG_0642.JPG?g2_GALLERYSID=f0c04b69e05d472c641a540ac2133fd3" width="125" height="125" id="IFid2" class="ImageFrame_none" alt="Two Batches" longdesc="Here are two beers fermenting at once! On the left, in the 6.5gal fermenter, is the latest incarnation of my Dry Stout, brewed 2 days ago and bubbling along happily. It should be ready to keg in about a week and a half, and ready to drink soon after that. The carboy on the right was brewed today (19Feb07) and is a Barleywine. It'll be ready to drink next Thanksgiving or Christmas. All the wierd looking light colored stuff in the lower part is called &quot;trub&quot; (pronounced &quot;troob&quot;). Its the protein from the grains that were coagulated during boiling, and are starting to settle out. They'll compact themselves on the bottom of the fermenter and the beer will be siphoned off the top. Most beer doesn't have that much trub, but most beer also doesn't have that much malt in it - barleywines have MUCH more than normal, and they are much heavier and higher alcohol."/> </a> </div> </div></p> <br class="giImageBlock-clear-both" /><p><a href="http://www.notlost.org/node/68">read more</a></p> http://www.notlost.org/node/68#comments Beer Home Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:42:00 -0800 chris 68 at http://www.notlost.org