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Test Post (Photography)

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:38:53 +0000

This is a test post for my photography category.

Commence Building

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:19:58 +0000

Well I have been kinda lazy with blogging about the construction of my house and a fair bit has been done. Luckily I have been taking some photos along the way which I will post.

Ok so lets begin, on the 18/10/2008 we went up to the block to take a look as we were advised a few days earlier that building should commence within a week and to our surprise the block had been levelled ready for just that!

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R-E ftw

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:39:44 +0000

Ok so I haven’t written in a while, I have been busy!! A couple of weeks ago I got my R-E license now I can ride my bike for real like!! Yay
Since getting my license I haven’t stopped riding , it is so much fun baby! I do however need to buy a summer jacket and a better (enclosed) helmet, mine is an open face with a visor which kinda sux when you are cruising down the freeway. oh yeah Paige also wants a new helmet too something pink..

I bought a bike!

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:55:02 +0000

So last week I went and got my Learners for my Class R-E License. Then on Monday I bought a Yamaha Virago. It is a cruiser style bike. The one thing that is really annoying is having this bike sitting in the garage and not being able to ride it *ARGH* it’s just not fair dammit.
Any way here is a picture of my new baby! Please excuse the quality as it was taken with my iphone.

Lemon Lime Pilsner

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:35:09 +0000

Yesterday I attempted to brew a Pilsner with an infusion of Lemon and Lime. Just before flame out I threw in a heap of Lemon peel (minus the white bitter bits) into the wort. Then when I syphoned it into the contain (no chill style) I threw in some more. Not sure how lime cordial would go, I threw that in also. I am guessing the sugar in that will probably ferment also.

I have just pitched the yeast (Wyeast 2042-Danish Lager) the Gravity Reading is 1041 so this is expect to ferment out to 1010, making it about a 4.2%ABV Brew. All that aside I sure hope I get a distinct lemon/lime taste!

*Fingers Crossed*

Prestart done! Now what?

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:13:11 +0000

Ok so about 1 week ago we completed prestart. Surprisingly it was rather stress free “phew”. So now that we have finance, accounts with power and gas companies or building license and prestart is over and done with, there isn’t much more for us to do but sit back and wait for the builders to get into gear and build the damn thing! So I guess it is time to play the waiting game….. *sigh*

Stouty Goodness

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:44:00 +0000

So tonight I just finished kegging my Choc Mint Joe Stout, It doesn’t smell too bad and the FG is 1015 which makes it about 4.6%ABV I will leave it to carbonate for a few days before I try it.

This weekend I plan to make another Golden Ale Wannabe but I think I might pick up the Hops a bit more at the end to try and get a fruitier tasting beer…. (Does that sound a bit queer? )

Here is a picture of the stout in the Hydrometer Test Tub (it is a bit blurry so blame the iPhone) however it should give you a rough idea on how dark this brew is.

Golden Ale Wannabe

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:21:27 +0000

I forgot to post this when I actually kegged and tried this brew for the first time.
Anyway here we go. On the 27/07/2008 I kegged what I have dubbed my “Golden Ale Wannabe” it is basically an attempt to try and produce similar characteristics to the James Squire Golden Ale. Well anyway a few days after I kegged it and cranked the co2 I tried some. Well to my surprise it tasted great, I would go as far as bloody fantastic even!

Here is a picture of a the ale (taken with my iphone) quality of the photo isn’t that great but the clarity of this beer is awesome.

Mmmm Tastey. I use BeerAlchemy on the mac for all my brews, it was well worth the money.

Extra Webpads

admin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:44:54 +0000

Well I haven’t written in a while, and a few things have happened. I have managed to get 2 more webdt375s which are great little touchscreen web pads. The only thing I need to do now is make up some POE injectors so that I can power these things without having a GPO near them. I am also looking at the ability to make a PCMCIA to CF ribbon cable so I can conceal the ethernet card behind the pad. I would go wifi but I want this to be a full wired solution so I don’t have to worry about signal strength, AP connectivity etc. I will post some pictures of the Webpads later, as one of my friends is currently borrowing one.

I also plan to get my hands on a gc-100 (http://www.globalcache.com/products/gc-index.html) so I can IR blast anything that can not be controlled via rs232 or ethernet.

Choc Mint Joe Stout

admin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:22:56 +0000

Ok,
So today I racked my stout into the secondary vessel. but before I did, I crushed up some fresh mint and brewed some “real” coffee, poured it into the vessel and then racked the beer over the top. When I brewed this style on the 13/07/2008 I added chocolate at the beginning of the Boil. Being a novice at all this I felt it was time to start experimenting. Well now it is racked with the last 2 additions so let the count down begin!!! I can’t wait to try it.