Cake Pops

Another one of Cathy's captivatingly cute confectionery creations:

Photographically featured fancy foodstuff feat.

ALLITERATION IS BOSS.

Overcast with a Chance of Morning Brewing

Had a chilly and misty weekend. Felt like the sky was oh-so-gently pissing on Chicago for the past 48 hours. So what did I do? Well, I woke up early on Saturday and brewed of course (I seem to be brewing a lot more than I was anticipating this spring).

Took another stab at an American pale ale, the style of the first batch I ever made. I imagine I'll be drinking it in warmer weather, so I went for the following characteristics: light malt profile, dry finish, low alcohol, low esters, moderately high hop presence. I'm thirsty already.

Hmmm...looks like a good day to brew.

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Open hut, Chevalier Woods.

Party (Brew) Time

Cathy is girling it up in New York City. Among the random shit on my weekend docket is that I plan to get some brewing done, which will probably be my last batch until sometime in the summer. This time I've put together a recipe and milled the grains for a light, malty mild, which will hopefully be good for drinking in quantity. To quench my thirst.

Drinking: Hybrid pale ale, Belgian witbier, special bitter
Bottle Conditioning: American brown ale
Fermenting: Nothing
Planning: Mild, saison

Anyway, just me and the old dogs this weekend. Speaking of which, I haven't had a photo of Kya up here in a while, so boom there you go:

She seems to know Cathy is gone, because she's refusing to eat. Happens every time.

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Wash Town, USA