Since I started homebrewing about six months ago, I’ve stuck to copying other people’s recipe’s for the most part. I take alot of them from Papazian. I tried to do a dry-hopped Pale Ale about two months ago which was the first recipe that I came up with myself. I jokingly called it the Preacher’s Pale Ale. Sadly, due to an oversight on my part, the recipe did not turn out that well.
Last night, Kara and I tried my second attempt at an original Jon Cooper recipe. It was awesome. I was shooting for something similar to the Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter if you’ve ever had the pleasure. It didn’t turn out exactly the same, but it is really great in its own right. I think that to get the intense sweetness of what I was shooting for I would have to tweak the recipe a bit, but it is awesome as is. I’m pretty thrilled that I can make up a recipe for something that tastes this good.
Oh yeah, there’s also a Wheat Beer in the closet.
Two weekends ago, my wife and I went thrift store shopping. We hit up about 8 thrift stores or goodwill’s in our metro area primarily looking for good books. I was not disappointed. I think we spent less than twenty dollars and I was able to get all of the following:
I’m not a Bud man, but this is hilarious…
Walter Brueggemann spoke at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan last Sunday. Mars Hill is Rob Bell’s community and they have been bringing in all kinds of big names while he is taking a break from preaching. Brueggemann’s talk is entitled “
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