One bad ass coffee mug.
A month ago I was on a quest for a bad ass coffee mug. Mainly, something I could carry on my mt. bike. I found this little gem from REI. This is worth every penny in my book. Just dump in the goods, add hot water, let steep, drink, repeat. I hunted around and found a few others (shitty but resourceful website) but this was most appealing. Other insulated bottles with nipples tend to keep drinks too hot. And theres nothing worse than scalding your mouth first thing in the morning. I find with this REI mug, I can unscrew the top thermos-style cap toss it in my pocket/bag and I don’t lose any coffee due to spillage thanks to the internal screen, 8 spoke drinkable lid, as well as any grounds that are floatin’ up top;) Fits well in my adjustable cage too! Best of all, if it works on my bike, it’ll work anywhere. Easy to clean. Highly recommended. If you decide to order one hunt for a discount code online first. I save 4-5$ on both the bottle and the cage…basically covers shipping. Enjoi!
Homebrew Batch 001 – Update
Bad news on my 1st homebrew — Its contaminated!!
How do I know? Sour taste!
Continuing from my last post:
Last week Tuesday(10/02/2007) I scrubbed all the bottles out uses a bottle brush and sanitizing solution and placed them onto the racking tree. On Wednesday (10/03/2007) I transferred the brew from the fermentation bucket to the bottling bucket, no problems there except next time I will purchase the automatic siphon!!
Now that I had everything in place it was time to bottle, this is where I noted my ROOKIE mistake. Even though I thoroughly cleaned the bottles the night before, I never resanitized them again before bottling.
So I had the unfortunate job to uncap all the bottles and dump them down the drain and rinse out all the bottles. Cleanliness is key with homebrewing and I missed one crucial step. So I will move onto Homebrew Batch 002 which will be a Red Ale. This time I will recheck all my steps before bottling.
Thanks again Gaylord for the words of encouragement, at least I was able to identify where I made the mistake and will make sure that never happens again.
NIN has given the finger to the record labels!!!
Trent Reznor and other members of NIN has officially given the finger to there record labels and are now dealing directly with the audience. I’m glad to see this happen. RIAA needs a good kick to the nuts. Here is the link for more reading.
