BOLVERK – Tim's Lousy Blog

I’ve recently started brewing again after a 12 year hiatus. My first change in brewing styles was to eliminate bottling completely and strictly keg my beer. I started out by first building a refrigerator that could hold two corny kegs and mounting tap hardware. The kegerator was born, we threw a party to celebrate. I’ve brewed a couple of extract batches now, 9 to be exact, but I think it’s time for more. After a bunch of research on all-grain brewing I’ve just today picked up two Rubbermaid water coolers for conversion into a mash tun and hot liquor tank.

One of my favorite brews of all time is Anchor’s Liberty Ale. I’m working on a recipe to emulate it now then will be converting it to an all-grain recipe. Speaking of recipes I’ve also deployed BrewBlogger found on my site. There’s not a lot to see yet but I will be expanding my recipe database as I brew and rating brews as I taste them.

First post of the year and I’m here to complain.

Yep, just blew my summer. On a recent, bright and sunny summer day I took my mountain bike out for a ride and wiped out on a smallish jump. I wasn’t trying for big air but instead was trying to keep the bike on the ground. I admit I think I was going a bit too fast, unintentionally of course. The result was a grade 3 separation of the shoulder. I’m officially out of all sports, outings and driving for at least two months. Bright side is that it’s not bad enough to warrant surgery. I’ve spoken to two different surgeons and have been assured that I’ll experience full recovery, full range of motion and strength.

Looks like all of my weight training and martial arts will go to crap, I’ll be starting from the very beginning again. Crap!