Day 10:

Verdict: Iced coffee was delicious! Gotta try the condensed milk, or at least make a simple syrup to put that little bit of sugar I like in

Later: BBQ!

Day 9:

I'm brewing some homemade iced coffee.

1/3 c fresh grounds
1 1/2 c cold water

Let steep for 12 hours or overnight at room temperature. Mix 1-to-1 with water in a cup full of ice, milk/cream as desired. I really wish there was an actual coffee roaster around here, but for the time being I'm pretty happy with the beans from Surf City Coffee Shop/How You Brewin/Genuardis. If this turns out well, I'll probably increase the batch and just have it there in the fridge for as long as I like.

Also if it turns out well, I'll buy some condensed milk and try out something like thai iced tea.

Day 8:

Ditto

Day 7:

Took the Easter weekend off, if you don't mind. Nothing much today, just another music blog post.

Day 6:

Apfelwein! Basically the German version of our hard cider, except not so cloyingly sweet. $20 in ingredients for 2 cases of 8.5% abv beverage!

Should be ready in 4 weeks

~Pat

Day 5:

More beer stuff. Been teaching myself photoshop and gimp to try and guss up some fancy labels. I mainly want to finish up the brewery seal and write up some flavor text describing the beer. Whenever I finish up a product I'm happy with I'll post it here, but I couldn't tell you when that'll be.

Also: Breaking Bad is the best show that ever existed, you should watch all of it.

For example:

Day 4:

Last night I threw together a spreadsheet for the nascent brewing company started by me, Don, and Johnson. The Girliebrängue Brewing Co.'s first product, RoboMonk, was bottled on March 25th, and is a Belgian-style dubbel with about 6.8% abv. We're still looking for label designs, so if anyone's willing to give it a shot, there's a 22 oz. bottle of our brew in it for you!