Monthly Archives: May 2009

Hot’lanta!

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Runaway Jim

Susan and I visited my cousin in the Atlanta area for an extended Memorial Day weekend. It was a ton of fun, but here are some of the highlights and thoughts on some of the urban issues down there. The … Continue reading →

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Phish ‘94 Bluegrass Sessions – Updated Torrent

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Runaway Jim

There were some issues with the original torrent linked in my previous post. Please try this new torrent for the Phish 1994 Bluegrass Sessions. I’ll keep both going on my machine (again, when I’m home, computer gets shut off when … Continue reading →

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Phish Bluegrass Sessions

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Runaway Jim

I had to post this because I think everyone who likes Phish should watch it. The Reverend Jeff Mosier had taken some home movies of Phish backstage and on stage in 1994 when he was contracted by the band to … Continue reading →

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Hope Ales

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Runaway Jim

I just learned of a new brewery starting up here in Rhode Island. It’s called Hope Ales. Apparently, they came from the west coast to open up a brewery in New England. Let me just say that I am excited … Continue reading →

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Batch #2: It’s Ready!

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Runaway Jim

Finally, I we tasted my second batch, the chocolate oatmeal stout. We first tried it last weekend. It was good then, but still needed to carbonate. Well, it’s now been in the bottles for 2 weeks. We cracked another bottle … Continue reading →

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Batch #3: Racked to Secondary

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Runaway Jim

I don’t know why I’m writing this after I wrote the other one, but I figured I should write something about it. I finally learned the proper way to use my auto-siphon. Instead of constantly pumping the beer out, I … Continue reading →

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Batch #4: Brewday

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Runaway Jim

So, what started out as a pretty uneventful brewday ended up with my biggest screw-up to date. I learned my lesson from the last batch’s boil-over and kept a careful eye on the pot. I ended up with a slight … Continue reading →

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