Race Day: October 11, 2014 – 8:30am I jumped in the Whistlestop Half Marathon after much, much deliberation. My priority race is the Wild Duluth 50k, which is only a week after Whistlestop, so the risk of injury or slow recovery is pretty high. Not to mention, it was $90 to register late. I wanted […]
Read MoreCider Collection Day: Sunday, October ? Pitched Yeast: October 16 Bottle Day: Original Gravity: 1.050 Final Gravity: Ingredients: A shit-ton of apples 5 teaspoons yeast nutrient 2.5 teaspoons pectic enzyme One packet of Safale-04 American Ale Yeast Instructions: 1. Arrive at Kris’s Cider Fest. Eat a lot of hot dogs. 2. Press a lot of […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 9/25/14 Bottle Day: 10/16/14 Original Gravity: 1.087 Final Gravity: 1.019 Estimated ABV: 8.93% Ingredients: 1 LB Chinook Hop Pellets 12 LBS Gold Malt Extract Syrup 1 Packet 1056 Wyeast American Ale Yeast 1 Tbsp Irish Moss 5 oz. priming sugar Instructions: Bottle Day — 9/25/14 1. Break yeast packet starter. 2. Boil 4 […]
Read MoreRace Day: August 10, 2014 After two sweet races in a row, I was so ready to keep it going at the Green Lake Tri. This one is a perennial classic for me, and I love the flat and fast course, so I was amped. Ryan, Nick and I booked a hotel and went down […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 8/04/14 Bottle Day: 8/26/14 Original Gravity: 1.072 Final Gravity: 1.003 Estimated ABV: 9.06% Ingredients: 5 lbs pure, raw and unprocessed honey 3.15 lbs light malt extract syrup 1 lb extra light dry malt extract 1 gallon organic, unfiltered, pasteurized apple juice 3 oz Mt. Hood hop pellets Yeast Brew Day — 8/04/14 1. […]
Read MoreRace Day: August 2, 2014 – 8:30am After an outstanding race in Chisago a week before, I was more excited than ever to defend my Brewhouse Short Course title. I had won the race three times in a row and going for number four. Although there is always the chance of a ringer coming in […]
Read MoreRace Day: July 27, 2014 – 7:30am The Chisago Lakes Triathlon has historically been my highest priority race of the year. The previous three years I have strived to get to 4:30 for the half ironman distance. I don’t know why I had that time in my mind for so long, but I never really […]
Read MoreRace Day: Friday, June 18, 2014 – 6:30pm The Park Point 5-Miler is a cool race that I had done once before. It is a pancake flat out-and-back course where you can really let ‘er rip and race like a 5k. It’s always really competitive, too, so it is fun to see how you stack […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 7/17/14 Transfer Day: 7/23/14 Bottle Day: 8/3/14 Ingredients: 1 lb malted wheat grain 3 lbs Breiss Bavarian dry wheat extract 3.3 lbs Mallard Malts liquid wheat extract 1 oz German Perle 1 oz German Smaragd 1 oz German Mandarina Bavaria 1 package Wyeast German Wheat 1 tbsp Irish Moss (for clarity) 3 lbs. […]
Read MoreRace Day: Saturday, June 21, 2014 – 7:45am Grandma’s Marathon… what a race! This was the sixth year in a row I had raced on this day, but my first marathon. The Garry Bjorkland Half Marathon is really where this all started, and it was only a matter of time before I jumped into a […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 5/03/14 Bottle Day: 5/26/14 Original Gravity: 1.058 Final Gravity: 1.000 ABV: 7.7% Ingredients: 5 lbs pure, raw and unprocessed natural honey. 3 lbs plain extra light dry malt extract 1 packet (11.5g) Safale US-05 dry ale yeast 3 oz. Mt Hood Hop pellets 2.5 tsp. yeast nutrient 1 tsp. Irish Moss (for clarity) […]
Read MoreBrew Day: 4/27/14 Transfer Day: 5/8/14 Bottle Day: 5/26/14 Original Gravity: 1.056 Final Gravity: 1.018 ABV: 5.1% Ingredients: 1 package 2278 Czech Pils Wyeast ~1 lb. of Pilsen grain 6 lbs Pilsen Malt Extract Syrup 1 lb. Pilsen Dry Malt Extract 1 oz Czech Saaz Hop Pellets (3.0% Alpha) 1 oz Czech Saaz Hop Pellets […]
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