Brew Day: 5/18/15 Transfer Day: Bottle Day: Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: Estimated ABV: Ingredients: 3.3 lbs Extra Light Malt Syrup 3 lbs Extra Light Dry Malt Extract 5 oz Citra Hops (~14% Alpha) Safale-05 yeast Brew Day–5/18/15 1. Wash all equipment and utensils. Get a sanitizer bath ready and sanitize all equipment. 2. Fill […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, May 17, 2015 – 8am This is the first mulitsport race of the season, and it would validate whether or not the training is paying off how I expect it to. Having never done a duathlon before, I was curious how run-bike-run format would treat my legs. It is hard to replicate […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 4/19/15 Transfer Day: 5/14/15 Bottle Day: 5/15/15 Original Gravity: 1.071 Final Gravity: 1.005 Estimated ABV: 9.5% Ingredients: 2 gallons of organic apple juice 2 ounces of Citra hops (13.2% alpha) 3 lbs light dry malt extract 5 lbs of pure clover/basswood honey 1 packet champagne yeast 1 tsp Irish Moss (for clarity) 2 […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 3/14/15 Bottle Day: 4/1/15 Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: 1.014 Estimated ABV: ~5.5% Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Dark Malt Extract Syrup 1 lb Extra Light Dry Malt Extract 3 lbs Maris Otter Light Malt Extract Syrup 3 oz UK First Gold 2 oz UK Target 2 oz UK Phoenix 1 tbsp Irish Moss […]
Read MoreRace Day: Saturday, April 11, 2015 – 9am Time to blast the cobwebs off. I had some really nervous and exciting energy around the Fitger’s 5k. Historically, this has been a race where I can see where I’m at in the early season. Also, historically I start training big in March and so, and I’ve […]
Read MoreRace Day: Saturday, February 28, 2015 – 10am Driving to Eau Claire, WI, I felt a different mood than most higher priority races. I didn’t feel nervous, I didn’t have a specific goal, and I wasn’t scared of complete failure. This was to be a fun race. And a fun race it was! After qualifying […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 2/15/15 Bottle Day: 3/1/15 Original Gravity: 1.056 Final Gravity: 1.018 Estimated ABV: 4.99% Ingredients: 1 Lb. English Chocolate Malt 1 Lb. Briess Caramel 80L Malt 3 Lbs. Plain Extra Light Dry Malt Extract 3 Lbs. Dark Malt Extract Syrup 1 oz UK Fuggle hop pellets (5.1% alpha) 1 oz US Williamette hop pellets […]
Read MoreRace Day: Sunday, January 18, 2015 — 11:06am This race was number three of the weekend. Historically, I’ve noticed that snowshoe running is very physically taxing and I had never raced before. After 15k of hard racing the day before at the Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run, I was a little curious to see how […]
Read MoreRace Day: Saturday, January 17, 2015 — 9am This weekend was shaping up to be a pretty good test of endurance. The lineup was Freeze Yer Gizzard 5k, then the 10k an hour later, a 10k snowshoe race the next day, and capping it off with a Beer Mile. Four races in two days, and […]
Read MoreHike date: Thursday, January 15 – Friday, January 16, 2015 Location: Superior Hiking Trail (Lismore Road Parking lot to White Pine Campsite) Distance: ~1 mile out and back I am very happy and pleased to go out into the winter for another winter overnight camping trip. I wanted to venture out last year, but didn’t have […]
Read MoreRace Day: January 3, 2015 – 7am “This is fun to me.” After Wild Duluth 50k, I was pretty amped up on long running races and the whole ultramarathon scene. Tony, General Manager at Duluth Running Co., planted the seed in my mind after talking about this Tuscobia race in the middle of winter. The […]
Read MoreHike date: Saturday, December 6 – Sunday, December 7, 2014 Location: Superior Hiking Trail (Normanna Road Parking Lot to Fox Farm Pond Campsite) Distance: 8.5 miles out and back “As I sit in my sleeping bag with 5 shirts on, Diamond shivers behind me where my head will ultimately lay for the night.” – trail […]
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