Saturday, March 24, 2007

But It Doesn't Look Like Beer

With the good help of Dyn-o-mite and Micro-O I bottled the Rocco Stout today. It'll be ready for the long weekend... but that wasn't enough. I had to start the next batch right away. Thus, fjort raspberry was born.

I stuck to the recipe... -ish. Everything was by the book, except for I threw in a can of coconut milk and a kilo of honey. This was intended to jack up the alcohol a little, although our starting specific gravity suggests it might be just an average amount in the end.

I didn't expect the honey to affect the appearance (the coconut, maybe), but I can't help but wonder if this is really how it's supposed to look right now. It kind of looks like a purpler tomato juice. Nonetheless, I have very high hopes for this beer. It should be pretty light in the end, though it might not look it.

"I was working in the laaaab, late one night..."

This is lego for grownups.

7 Comments:

Blogger Beardo said...

"This is lego for grownups."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Classic!

Today is double bottling day on Cunard St. Feel free to drop by and get a pre-FoB sample.

2:04 PM  
Blogger 1233 said...

Did you download that new Brutal Knights album yet?

Its about 3947209572385923968239583 times better than the one you bought when you were in Montreal last time. Mixed and mastered by Jay Reatard. Oh yeah!

Did your girlfriend see one of the Black Lips 3985924858939 performances at SXSW?

1:28 PM  
Blogger the baron ash von foolishness said...

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6:53 PM  
Blogger the baron ash von foolishness said...

Brutal Knights: fantastic.

SXSW: N was unfortunately not a part of this show. She and three or four others in WE stayed home, with WE-lite playing instead. This would be the guitar, bass, (one)keys-only version with prerecorded beats. They're a rather large, fluid band.

BB were on a Vice comp with about 20 000 made as part of a SXSW swag package. I guess that was pretty cool.

The lego quote should be credited to either Dyn-o-mite or Briantology.

7:00 PM  
Blogger 1233 said...

who else was on the vice comp?

speaking of Vice, Make the Black Lips your new band that you take three days off work to drive 15 hours to see, buddy. THEY ARE THAT GOOD. Last nights show = top 5 of the best I've ever seen. They are doing shit right now that no band in rock 'n' roll can touch.

2:59 PM  
Blogger 1233 said...

who else was on the vice comp?

speaking of Vice, Make the Black Lips your new band that you take three days off work to drive 15 hours to see, buddy. THEY ARE THAT GOOD. Last nights show = top 5 of the best I've ever seen. They are doing shit right now that no band in rock 'n' roll can touch.

3:00 PM  
Blogger the baron ash von foolishness said...

That documentary you sent me was awesome. I may just plan that trip sometime. An excellent band.

1:56 PM  

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