Monday, August 24, 2009

Bees Living inside a PA speaker




What happens when bees take up residence inside a PA speaker. 40kg of honey was removed from this box.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Local Taphouse Darlinghurst





Went out to the Local Taphouse in Darlinghurst, last night, if you're unfamiliar there are twenty! craft beers on tap at any one time, a place where you can feel comfortable geeking out on beer, in fact I think its mandatory. The food was great pub/beer food and cheap also. Favorite beers of the night were the Hargraves Hill ESB and the Rogue Shakespear Stout.





Brewing this today, will hopefully be ready for the comp deadlines in three weeks time.
Special Bitter
8-B Special/Best/Premium Bitter

Size: 25.8 L
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 139.04 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.042 (1.040 - 1.048)
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.008 - 1.012)
Color: 27.46 (9.85 - 31.52)
Alcohol: 4.11% (3.8% - 4.6%)
Bitterness: 31.8 (25.0 - 40.0)

Ingredients:
4.3 kg Maris Otter Pale
0.220 kg Aromatic Malt (Amber 50)
0.230 kg Crystal 130
0.110 kg Crystal 55
4 g Roasted Barley
15.0 g Target (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
14.0 g Challenger (6.1%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
14.0 g Northdown (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
14.0 g Challenger (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
14.0 g East Kent Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
1.0 ea WYeast 1968 London ESB Ale



Notes
66c mash temp 1hr

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Seth MacFarlanes You Tube Channel

Boy there is some funny stuff here escpecially if you are a fan of Family Guy and American Dad
http://www.youtube.com/seth

Beatles Remastered in MONO!


Beatles box set coming out soon, these remastered mono mixes will rock, got one on pre-order, can't wait.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Winter in Sydney




Skies have been clear and sunny lately

Monday, August 3, 2009

Yacht Rock

http://www.myspace.com/yacht_rock
Check this out, very funny stuff

A good start to August



Kicked off the weekend judging at a beer comp, did close to 40 English, special bitters, ESB's and IPA's, there were 3 standout beers, one of which really put my effort to shame so I came home and flushed that keg down the drain, ready to brew it again next weekend.Went to the supermarket to buy some food, there's a lot of people shopping on saturday night! Amy Winehouse singing "Valerie" was on the car radio on the way home, what a nice tune.


Cooked a lamb shoulder in red wine and porcini mushrooms, served it on polenta nice bit of cab sav to wash it down with, oatmeal stout for desert.Sunday was a perfect Sydney winters day, blue skies and 19C, a walk to the beach spot of gardening, food shopping, kegged a Belgian Pale Ale and a UK IPA, should be ready by next weekend. Finished the day cooking
barbecued salmon on a bed of caramelised leek, atop a potato galette with a cherry tomato, thyme & lemon sauce...tasty. Most appropriate dinner music Blossom Dearie .