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The other day I used my craft beer trained sense of smell to find a fried IC in one of our devices.

So if someone asks me in a future job interview, what I learned from my hobby that is applicable to my work, I'll answer "Homebrewing taught me olfactory troubleshooting" 😆

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The other day I used my craft beer trained sense of smell to find a fried IC in one of our devices.

So if someone asks me in a future job interview, what I learned from my hobby that is applicable to my work, I'll answer "Homebrewing taught me olfactory troubleshooting" 😆

#homebrewing

The other day I used my craft beer trained sense of smell to find a fried IC in one of our devices.

So if someone asks me in a future job interview, what I learned from my hobby that is applicable to my work, I'll answer "Homebrewing taught me olfactory troubleshooting" 😆

#homebrewing

The other day I used my craft beer trained sense of smell to find a fried IC in one of our devices.

So if someone asks me in a future job interview, what I learned from my hobby that is applicable to my work, I'll answer "Homebrewing taught me olfactory troubleshooting" 😆

#homebrewing

The other day I used my craft beer trained sense of smell to find a fried IC in one of our devices.

So if someone asks me in a future job interview, what I learned from my hobby that is applicable to my work, I'll answer "Homebrewing taught me olfactory troubleshooting" 😆

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4.5ish gallons of oatmeal stout wort at an OG of 1.059 - I'll add a bit more water to dilute it down to my target of 1.056, but that's about where I was aiming!

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4.5ish gallons of oatmeal stout wort at an OG of 1.059 - I'll add a bit more water to dilute it down to my target of 1.056, but that's about where I was aiming!

#homebrewing #beer

4.5ish gallons of oatmeal stout wort at an OG of 1.059 - I'll add a bit more water to dilute it down to my target of 1.056, but that's about where I was aiming!

#homebrewing #beer

Brew day yet again - today's recipe is "Breakfast in Bed", an oatmeal stout (BJCP 16B). I figure it's definitely getting to the time of year for darker beers for one, and also that I'm not trying any more lagers until my basement is cold enough to deal with temperature spikes (or I can ferment in the garage).

Here goes nothing!

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So apparently my next beer's going to be an oatmeal stout...

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Man, I'm psyched to make that Hüll Melon hopped Pilsner... :blobcat_bongo:

Only two more weeks...

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The hop harvest is in and I completely forgot to take pictures... 😅

BUT

The wizard of the plants says that if I want more hop varieties planted, I should do that before the winter, so I'll probably spend the next few days pondering which two hops I'll pick from Ariana, Callista and Hallertau Blanc. 🤔

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Squeezing the blackberry wine today.

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So anyway, @trekkie3k and me are pondering what to brew for the winter that will be ready to drink until Christmas 🤔 So far we are at at Weizenbock, but that might be such an obvious winter beer it's a little uncreative 😅 #homebrewing

What I can tell you, is that it's quite boozy. Calculation said 5.5 ABV. Either I'm a lightweight today or this is a conservative estimate. @trekkie3k feels fine though, so it might be just me.

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Got "Get the Golem" bottled today - two cases of an international dark lager that'll hopefully be drinkable in a week and a half or so... we'll see.

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So, that "Bavarian IPA" we brewed 21 weeks ago. For reasons™ we opened the first bottle today. And I must say, it's very different from last year, when we gave it 7 weeks. The bitterness is really front and center now and the fruity hop aromas moved into the background. Very interesting result

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The heat has hit my garden apple harvest this year. I usually get at least 10 litres of juice, but this year there was no more than 3.

I think an early lunch is in order before having a cycle with the trailer around some local foraging spots.

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Bitter Norwegian pale ale 6%

Using 1ml of hop extract at 60 minutes produced way more than the 10 IBUs I was told it would. This beer is quite bitter. I mitigated it a bit by adding calcium chloride to the finished beer, but it's still fairly bitter. I am a bit concerned for the 10 gallons of lager that got 4 ml of the exact (it's still fermenting).

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Brewing day! Making an english IPA ("What Ales You") while I have a chance, but we'll see what else interrupts while I'm doing so.

The bad part sometimes of homebrewing - I discovered that I clearly hadn't sorted grains right for the two brews I bought, since I mis-sorted a pound of Munich into the bin for the IPA... when it was intended for the international dark lager. Oops. Maybe that's why I missed my OG by a couple of points...

It'll still be find. RDWHAHB.

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Latest Adventure in Homebrewing:

The Big DIPA SMaSH - On paper it was planned to be a ~10.5% IPA, but the OG (original gravity) was slightly low - 1.086 instead of 1.105

After 36 hours, fermentation activity is starting to slow & it should level out at around a final gravity of 1.016 for an ABV of ~9.5% with an IBU of ~180.

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The Hefeweizen after 10 days in the bottle. It actually tastes like cloves and bananas. The one clear bottle I have is bubbling slightly so it's still carbonating some but this tastes good.

Pilsen light DME used was 755 grams and Bavarian Wheat DME was 3017 grams for more than 8.5 gallons or 32 liters. 1oz / 28g Fuggle and 0.6oz / 17g Czech Saaz hops. SafAle WB-06 yeast.

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Bottled the moscato wine today. It's been 32 days total and 9 days since I put the final addition in it. A little bit over 21 liters in bottles plus some other. It looks good, taste good, came out about 11% ABV.

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The jumping spider I didn't vacuum up yesterday is guarding the observation bottle of hefeweizen. I don't think I wiped it off so there's probably some edibles there for it.

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Bottled the Bavarian Hefeweizen / Weißbier yesterday. 89 12oz / 255ml and two 16 oz / 475ml bottles filled. I put my filling hose on the Speidel spigot and it worked good. I used a flashlight to see that the trub was below outlet. 3 grams of sugar per brown bottle and 4 in the two pints. I measured it dry this time which was a lot easier than a syringe and syrup.

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Brew day! A Bavarian Hefeweizen extract making 8 gallons.

First up, a little #sewing to make a big beer koozie for the new Speidel 30 liter.

Next, normal extract beer things divided in half and again for most of the boil.

Then limited space siphoning of the first half.

Finally, the second half boiling and a late snack for lunch washed down with a beer since it seemed appropriate.

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Hello!

Guess I should do a proper #Intro post, only 6 years late. I’m an American emigrant who lives in #Dublin with my family (cute cat, pictured, included). My day job is in #digitalassetmanagement (#DAM), and I’m a former #archivist, rare book #librarian and #archaeologist.

I’m a co-host of the Beer Ladies Podcast, a #BJCP beer judge, and I write occasionally on #beerhistory and do some #homebrewing. I also #run, lift weights and am very much a member of the #Peloton cult…