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[footfootfoot]

Tested the pumpernickel V. 2 tonight. Very dry. Pronounced molasses taste, pleasant, but it overpowers everything else. A bit of malt comes through -- I added some darker roasts to add complexity but I think I still need to cut back on the molasses and crush the caraway. Maybe add it to to secondary ferment.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Oh dear, brewer's work is never done. What are you doing with the spent grain? Make bacon?

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Tested the pumpernickel V. 2 tonight. Very dry. Pronounced molasses taste, pleasant, but it overpowers everything else. A bit of malt comes through -- I added some darker roasts to add complexity but I think I still need to cut back on the molasses and crush the caraway. Maybe add it to to secondary ferment.

I like how this reads like Livingstone's field diary.

[glatt]

That chart of ABV reminds me of the time I went to the local Safeway and bought a 40 oz Hurricane to kill slugs in our garden. It was the cheapest and smallest quantity of beer I could find in the store. I had a couple other random things on the belt at checkout, and the cashier looked at the Hurricane and then slowly looked me up and down. I can only imagine what he was thinking. The guy looked just like Ahmadinejad.

I figure he was a devout muslim, and here he is checking out this middle aged white guy with his 40 oz malt liquor and eggs.

So where's Hurricane on that list?

[infinite monkey]

I was checking out at the grocery once, and got carded. The lady was saying I don't look near my age. I blushed and said "clean livin'" as the belt conveyed my case of beer and carton of cigarettes to the scanner.

Foot, I will only buy your beer if I can get it in Double Deuce format.

[footfootfoot]

I thought you were going to work for me at the brewery? I think we'll have a daily employee beer allowance.

The double deuce is my bottle of choice because if you pour without rhythm, it won't attract the worm. And there is less handling, making for quicker work at bottling, and who is anyone kidding? Who drinks 12 ounces of beer and calls it a day?

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh dear, brewer's work is never done. What are you doing with the spent grain? Make bacon?

Making chickens and eggs and the occasional rabbit. The other day I threw out about 5 gallons of spent corn mash and within a day there were my three neighborhood crows on the compost pile eating it. I was thinking about a Richard Brautigan story where his grandmother, who was a moonshiner during prohibition had dumped a wheelbarrow full of corn mash and the geese got into it, got drunk and passed out.

Originally Posted by glatt

That chart of ABV reminds me of the time I went to the local Safeway and bought a 40 oz Hurricane to kill slugs in our garden. It was the cheapest and smallest quantity of beer I could find in the store. I had a couple other random things on the belt at checkout, and the cashier looked at the Hurricane and then slowly looked me up and down. I can only imagine what he was thinking. The guy looked just like Ahmadinejad.
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I figure he was a devout muslim, and here he is checking out this middle aged white guy with his 40 oz malt liquor and eggs.

So where's Hurricane on that list?

I'd never heard of it until now. I'd go with the Olde English 800 values. OR check out this astonishing sub-culture:
http://40ouncebeer.com/40ouncebeer.html

The check out dude was reverse profiling you, Glatt.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I thought you were going to work for me at the brewery? I think we'll have a daily employee beer allowance.

The double deuce is my bottle of choice because if you pour without rhythm, it won't attract the worm. And there is less handling, making for quicker work at bottling, and who is anyone kidding? Who drinks 12 ounces of beer and calls it a day?

Yeah, I'll work at the brewery. I want to do that thing where you put a glove on a bottle as it passes on the assembly line and scratch your face in a bored manner while staring off into space just before your TV show starts.

I'll rock it!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Send it direct, rather than suffer being the filter.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by http://www.winning-homebrew.com/beer-calories.html

Beer Calories - Liquid Bread or Spare Tire?

Beer calories are infamous for their effects on your belly. Studies have shown that drinking beer is not the cause of "beer belly". The calories in beer are just like calories in other foods and drinks. The problem is that people often drink beer excessively and/or irresponsibly. Drinking beer often involves eating snacks or fried foods which contain lots of fat. And then there is the fact that beer alcohol consumption of any kind reduces the metabolization of other fats (those chips you ate with the beer).

How Alcohol Affects You
Most of the beer alcohol you consume is absorbed into your blood quickly and heads straight for your liver where is converted to acetaldehyde which is then converted to acetate. Acetate is then used as fuel for your body. That in and of itself isn't bad, it's the fact that the acetate is being used as fuel instead of your fat reserves that is part of the problem. There have been many studies done on alcohol's effect on your body's metabolism. One study showed that fat metabolism dropped by 73% for several hours after just two drinks and another study showed that a few drinks will reduce your fat loss for as long as four days.
So, not only does drinking beer put a stop to fat loss, guess what else is going on. Beer alcohol is also slashing your testosterone levels. Just one night of heavy drinking can increase your body's levels of a muscle-wasting hormone called cortisol and will increase the breakdown of testosterone for up to 24 hours. And these effects on your testosterone levels are made worse if you exercise before drinking. The effects of alcohol on testosterone may be one reason why people who drink a lot usually have less muscle and more belly fat.

Maltose and the "Beer Belly"
Many believe that the calories in beer that come from maltose are the main culprit for their beer belly. It is true, maltose is readily digested by your body and is quickly stored as fat. Several diet books have wrongly included beer as a primary source of dieting problems, claiming that beer's maltose has a glycemic index of 110, 10 more than glucose, and that therefore beer has a glycemic index of 110 and is bad for you. Claiming that beer calories are all from maltose is absurd. Beer is mostly water with some hop oils and a very small percentage of sugars, including maltose. Most research today reveals that the "beer belly" is caused by overeating and lack of muscle tone. It's just as easy for non-beer-drinkers who overeat and don't exercise to get a "beer gut" as it is for beer drinkers.

Can Beer Be Good For You?
Can beer actually be good for you? Well, it was made by the monks to supply needed nutrients during fasting and was called liquid bread. Beer is made from brewer's yeast which is known to be a rich source of nutrients. In fact, it is true that some beer can contain significant amounts of nutrients, including magnesium, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, biotin, and B vitamins. Be aware that some sources claim that filtering beer removes many of these nutrients.
Some research about beer alcohol says that moderate intake of low alcohol beer provides strong anti-cancer benefits and intake of beer in general will provide cardiovascular benefits as well. There is some research showing that it may be something in the beer besides the alcohol, but most research relates the benefits to the alcohol in beer.

Conclusion
What's the conclusion of all this information about calories in beer? If you don't exercise regularly, are genetically predisposed to be large (have big bones), or are getting on in years, you need to watch how much you drink (how many beer calories you ingest) and what you eat while you drink and for the next day or so afterward. Use common sense when drinking. If you drink in excess, you will have to reduce calorie intake for a while and exercise to negate the effects of the beer calories in the alcohol. It all comes down to moderation and focus. Keep your intake of beer calories moderate and focus on negating the effects with exercise and proper eating habits to stay slim.

[footfootfoot]

The Awesome barley Grinder:



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Not sure how the quality looks to you, but when it's sharp it's pretty groovy man, like the patterns and swirls,, man. This is the mash, keeping the crushed malt warm and wet to allow the enzymes to convert the starch into sugar!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Beats a stone axe by a good measure.:haha"

[wolf]

I thoroughly want to come over to your house for a lost weekend. You had me at "Chocolate Oatmeal Stout."

[footfootfoot]

I would totally be into a Cellar GTG a la Forks, but it would be Glasses

Also, is anyone interested in buying a slightly used stone axe?