Aaron was doing a deluxe tuneup this morning on an older Rocky Mountain Bike when he came across these Interloc brakes that neither of us had seen before.  Cool cable routing.  

This was a long day of brewing.  I think around 9 hours total.

Beer recipe
Beer #	82
Date	Jan 5, 2017
Description	This is a recipe that I came across for Pliney the Elder.  It was written by Vinnie, the guy who owns Russian River Brewery, so it should be close to his.  Lots and lots of hops.
Yeast	CA Ale Yeast with yeast starter
Grain Bill	Quantity	Grain
	26.5 lbs	American 2-row
	1.5 lbs	Crystal 45 malt
	1.5 lbs	Carapils
	2 lbs	Corn Sugar
Hop Schedule	Quantity	Hop		Schedule
	7 oz	Columbus		1h 30m
	1.5 oz	Columbus		45m
	2 oz	Simcoe		30m
	2 oz	Centennial		0w
	5 oz	Simcoe		0w
	2 oz	Columbus		Dry Hop (12 to 14 days)
	2 oz	Centennial		Dry Hop (12 to 14 days)
	2 oz	Simcoe		Dry Hop (12 to 14 days)
	1 oz	Columbus		Dry Hop (5 days to go)
	1 oz	Simcoe		Dry Hop (5 days to go)
Alcohol %	OG	FG	%
	1.070
Notes	Went pretty smoothly.  Lot of hops, so by the end of the boil I had a nice green soup going.

Beer recipe
Beer #	83
Date	Jan 5, 2017
Description	Imperial Stout..
Yeast	CA Ale Yeast
Grain Bill	Quantity	Grain
	28 lbs	American 2 row
	3 lbs	Flaked Rye
	1.5 lbs	English Black patent malt (620 l)
	1.5 lbs	Chocolate malt (500 l)
	1.5 lbs	Black Roasted barley (500 l)
	2 lbs	Dry Malt Extract
Hop Schedule	Quantity	Hop		Schedule
	1 oz	Chinook		Mashout
	2 oz	Chinook		60 min
	3 oz	Chinook		15 min
	2 oz	Chinook		5 min
Alcohol %	OG	FG	%
	1.072
Notes	I made this same recipe about a year and half ago.  I had the exact same problems last time as this time.  I really clogged up the mashtun, so I had to dig some grain out and put it in a different mashtun.  Quite a mess.  Thankfully this was taking place before the boil, so I didn’t have to worry about the hygiene of everything.  This was the second beer of a two beer loooooonnnnnggggg day.  I did a IPA with a 90 minute boil first so it ended up being about 9 hours total.

Today we went out over to Annadel for a bike ride and hike.  Claire went out and hiked for 5 miles while I went for a ride with Jim, Alan, and Scott.  These guys have been coming in the shop for a while, and they go out almost every Sunday and ride and then go over to Russian River Brewery for a beer or two and some pizza.  It was a great ride.  Up to the top of Marsh and over to Ridge Trail before heading back down.    We had to join them for the beer and pizza afterwards.