The Quad Squad (Belgian Quadrupel)

Since we've been getting better at the all-grain brewing style I've been wanting to try a stronger all-grain beer.. and found a recipe from the Mad Fermentationist that looked perfect. This should be a great beer for Christmas. I had to modify slightly based on what I had from the local homebrew store. Here is […]

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Beer Review – Fraoch Heather Ale

Fraoch Heather Ale from Williams Brothers Brewing, Stirling, Scotland Bottle age unknown, best before date shown as February 2010 (this month…). Drank at 68F Purchased from Steve's Liquor, Madison WI

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New Bathroom

Well, I now have a nice new bathroom. Here are some photos – click to view them larger (the bathroom is rather small, but you get the idea)

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Tea and Cake..

I’ve just returned from a work visit to Harrogate, helping out with a new lighting installation at Harrogare International Conference Center. Best of all, while I was there I visited Bettys Tea Shop, with its excellent cakes. The Yorkshire Fat Rascals are great!

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New Website

So at long last I have given in and created my own website. Here I plan to share general musings on this, that and probably the other. This is my first bit of CSS based web design – the engine behind this is WordPress, the images are from a variety of sources, and all the […]

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