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I think we are going to call this Zombie Jesus
Brewed April 11th.  The day before Easter 

1 oz Simcoe pellets
1 oz Warrior pellets
3 oz amarillo hop plug packages
1 oz glacier leaf hops
1 lb caramel 60L LBreiss (caramel/crystal speciality grains)
1 lb pale ale malt
2 Breiss Gold Unhopped Liquid Malt Extract
1 Bress Amber Unhopped Liquid Malt Extract
1 Northwest Ale Activator Wyeast SVY1332 4.25 oz

Steps:

1. Clean everything
2. Steep speciality grains in 150-160 water for 30 min
3. Strain into turkey pot
4. Bring to boil, add extract and warrior pellets
5. Add 1 amarillo hop plug after 15 min of boil and then again every 15 min for 3 hop plugs in total
6. Avoid pigeon’s crapping in your boiling wort if at all possible.
7. 5 min before finish add ½ oz simcoe pellets and glacier hops as well as ½ tsp irish moss
8. Add cold water, until wort is at the 5 gallon mark and strain through hopback into the fermenter.
9. Pitch yeast
10. Shake carboy vigorously attempting to free it from the bucket it is now stuck in
11. Give up on the prospect of dislodging the carboy from the bucket and move both into a dark corner.

May 28, first Taste. I’m so proud…

It’s opening day for the Cubs. Their season is just starting and looking good but I’m already in need of a rally. After a few weeks of good new, the pendulum has swung back the other way, hard.

Personal work problems, which recently popped up, were completely overshadowed by big time organization problems: water-pipe-breaking, hospital-flooding sized problems.

At home, I’ve started the biggest home improve project I’ve ever done. I’ve ripped out about a dozen square feet of tile floor from the master bathroom. Water had completely rotted out wood sitting between the buildings original title and the current floor. I’ve only removed about a quarter of the floor and it is becoming more and more solid. The bathroom gets more intimidating every time I set foot in there.

The stress everywhere else has spilled into school as well. I choked on the first test. I’m also way behind on the reading but I’m determined to get on track with the test this week. I’ve taken time off work for it. Hopefully, one day is enough.