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Not beer related but i just booked all the camp sites for my trip to the badlands/devils tower/Custer with my dad later this year!

Starting judging at a local comp.

bad news: Went to get my CO2 tank filled. It needs recertification. So I had to leave it there. No tap beer this weekend i guess went to a plumbing showroom to see if they sell commercial faucets. The fancy kind with the sprayer and all. $800, yeah, no thanks. i just picked up roughly 3.5 gallons of dog poop in anticipation of the 9” of snow thats on the way this weekend. good news: black stones are on sale at wal mart. $175 for the 28” three burner model with a hard cover! Thats a steal my new lodge 12” Preseasoned carbon steel pan arrived today. I did a quick seasoning, fried an egg and it skated across the pan easily. BLTs on the menu tonight!

Well, for the first time I renewed my AHA membership into a three year subscription. I got a free book, a sticker and a carabiner coffee mug. Not to mention the savings in money. Starting the day off well if you ask me

Where do you go when youre a Wisconsin native who hasn’t eating in over a day?

Me: look it wife, I ordered everything on this app for groceries this week. Wife: thats cool, where at? me: woodmans (the furthest store away with the most gigantic beer selection) wife: oh I see whats happening here me: (Smiling) what do you mean???

Finally getting to the point where South Dakota is emailing events that fall during the time ill be there. 22 days and counting. @Bonsai & Brew, here we come!

Fixing Less than Ideal Beer

Heres the extract beer i brewed last night. There is hip hop involved. Be warned Split Batch Hoppy Pale (E)

Great weekend! I was very proud that I have been able to create some really good beer. We went camping this weekend and I brought 3 of my brews along to enjoy while relaxing at the river. My brother in law asked if he could try one. Of course he could! After a bottle of Octoberfest and a bottle of American light, he decided that these were the best beers he'd ever tried! He asked if I would brew him a case! That made my whole weekend! It's great when you brew a batch that turns out really good. But then when someone asks you to make some for them, that really makes you feel good!

My wife informed me tonight that the bowling alley a few blocks away was renovated and they have grain belt on tap!!! Are you kidding me? My dad and I will be hitting that up asap

No fancy equipment needed

Couple brews coming up!

Not for the easily offended: the flu 2019 timeline 1230 pm yesterday: running to the bathroom (What the hell did I eat?) 1245 & 100: running to the bathroom. Now I know what it is. I texted the wife right away. Stay away, I have the flu get home from work around 130, more toilet time and I decided I needed a shower before I crawl in bed for the rest of the day. Cant do it, the shower made me dizzy. I retreated back to bed in just my skibbies until I realized i was freezing. 330: theres a knife in my stomach. Any attempts at standing result in a 30 second timer until eruption. Now the walls have been breached and its a balancing act between sharing toilet time with my head and my southern region. Gallons, freaking gallons of pure clear water are pouring out of me. 540: same as 330 but now i dont have anything else to give. Dry heaving is the new norm however I still managed to splash over the oversized chip bowl and onto my arm. 7:00: calming down, i think I actually slept for a bit there. Sips of water are actually staying down. Puking has stopped 1:00 am: my body has nothing left to give up. Its been 17 hours since ive eaten. 9:00 today: like nothing ever happened. I feel great. I smell like shit but I feel great. Still haven’t eaten, its been 25 hours but my God do I feel so much better!