Author Archives: Steve

Guild Wars 2- My Legendary quest begins.

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Steve

My mesmer has 72% world completion. I’ll begin a casual trip to crafting the Legendary Greatsword Twilight. I thought about crafting an ascended greatsword, but the option to change stats is something I’d like to have. The visuals are cool … Continue reading →

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The Keezer is Complete

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Steve

I went with the stainless steel tower.  The brass mushroom was way too big.  Finish plywood is birch, simple pine for the surrounds, whole thing is on casters.  Black appliance paint to change from white. Closeup of the woodwork, dark … Continue reading →

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Driving to work today

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Steve

Stopped at a stoplight behind this car.

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Brewed my first beer

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Steve

Everything went very smoothly, thanks to the lessons I learned from Dave. 1. Boil 4 gal water 2. Add Malt Syrup and Hops 3. Boil 60 min 4. Cool “wort” with icewater immersion chiller 5. Drain into bucket 6. Wait … Continue reading →

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MicroMatic is the best

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Steve

After getting our secondary regs with bent up gauge faces, we called MicroMatic. They simply dropped new gauges to us at no charge, and were apologetic it would take two days for us to get them. www.micromatic.com is the best.

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Got my Brewing Kettle in today

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Steve

New polarware economy 30qt. brew kettle from www.homebrewstuff.com.  $119.95, cheap shipping.  Comes with holes cut out for included thermometer and spigot with on/off.  All of the stuff is high quality stainless.  I think it’s a great deal. Inside:

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Clydesdale Triathlon Training – Crank Length

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Steve

Just rode faster than the previous 4 rides with my new 177.5mm dura ace cranks. The crank length was recommended to me by the fit calculator on competitive cyclist. Having recently tried 165mm, 172.5mm, and 177.5mm, I believe your crank … Continue reading →

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2nd Beer Tower

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Steve

This is the copper beer tower I just won on Ebay. I’ll be comparing it against the stainless steel t-type i already won, and sell off the loser.

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Carbonating Fruit Juice

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Steve

So I’m still waiting on my kettle for brewing beer. To stay busy, and to test out my keezer, I filled the corny keg with juice. After 2 days of 42deg F chilling with 30psi of co2, I served myself … Continue reading →

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