http://www.nobodylistens.net Hello? Is anybody out there? Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:58:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We hosted a BBQ on August 16th.  It was a good time.   Good food, slip and slides, fireworks and friends.  What more could you ask for? More pictures after the break and you can view all of the pictures here. PS.  Coronitas sneak up on you. Building Sand Castles The kids built a ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/08/25/bbq-now-with-more-fireworks/ I finally got around to bottling the wit a long time ago.  Drank it and it turned out pretty good.  I think leaving it in the secondary made it uncharacteristically clear. I brewed another batch, I think about 2 months ago.  I've lost track.  It is a clone of Fat Tire.  ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/08/25/beer-update/ Well, I'm trying out some new themes until I can find one I really like.  This one, Freshy, isn't too bad. I hope to start posting again more regularly. http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/08/25/themes-and-postings-or-lack-there-of/ So, it's been a while since I brewed the wit (April 11th) and I still haven't bottled it.  I did rack to secondary so hopefully it is OK since it isn't sitting on the yeast, but I have to imagine leaving it for this long might produce some off flavors (or ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/05/29/batch-2-wit-beer-delay/ We sold our pool through craigslist on May 16 to a nice couple from the Eastern Shore.  They did most of the work.  I felt bad, but I had to watch the kids since Megan was at the beach for the weekend.   I have no regret getting rid of it. ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/05/29/pool-gone/ Well, it's been a while since I've posted so I have some catching up to do. We celebrated our 9th anniversary on May 1, 2008.  We celebrated by having a picnic with the kids on the beach at East Beach in Norfolk.  Some PB Sandwiches, some chocolate chip cookies, some chips. ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/05/28/our-anniversary/ Finally got around to bottling my first batch of Pale Ale.  I soaked my bottles in OxyClean to remove them and clean them Friday night thinking I would get to bottle on Saturday night.  One thing led to another and I wasn't able to get to it until Monday. I can see ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/04/21/batch-1-pale-ale-bottled/ Thought it was a good time to revisit easter with some photos I uploaded to flickr. Wonder if the Easter Bunny can pay our dental bills? Elliot's famous "CHEESE!" with smurf-blue teeth. Gracie was serious about her Chocolate bunny. We visited Nannie's and Poppies. Chole (and Uncle George & Aunt Shelly) was there! Boys ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/04/18/easter/    I decided to make something my wife might enjoy a bit more than the pale ale.  Homebrew USA had a Wit recipe that I decided to try.  I was pretty excited to get the next batch underway because I was going to do my primary in glass (Thanks, JP ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/04/11/batch-2-wit-beer-brew-night/ So I racked to secondary.  The kid in me won out (sorry John!).     I prepped all my gear and got to siphoning.  The whole process went pretty smoothly.  I did notice a Star San Snake appear out of the top of the carboy, but as I have read numerous times, "Don't ... http://www.nobodylistens.net/2008/04/04/racked-to-secondary/