Apr 11 2008
Smell-o-vision
Had a Brew Crew meeting last night. It was supposed to be at Hopworks but got moved. Hopworks is crazy busy right now and it seemed to me a bit foolish to jam 120+ OBC members in there to stink up the joint. The Prez made a last minute change back to our usual meeting place, Steinbarts. It’s a good thing we don’t have smell-o-vision on the Internets because nearly half the membership soiled their pants when they heard. It was a pretty low-key meeting. I would have skipped it if I didn’t need to pick up free ingredients for a couple batches this weekend.
I’m pretty glad we’re getting a little break from the wet. Wednesday was just about my tipping point. Soaked on the way in. Soaked on my noon lunchtime ride (complete with flat tire). Soaked on the way home. The hot tub heater pump gave up the ghost last week and it’s on it’s way back to CA for warranty repair, so I’ve got no love there either.
But things are looking up though:
I have a Forest Park lunchtime ride planned today, which should be delightful especially with the weather forecast. I’d like to get out to do FR 3. I’ll stop by Fat Tire on the way back in to pick up a middle chainring. I really hope that’s the source of the chain suck I’ve been having in muddy conditions.
I got my nitro regulator and tap in, getting me 2/3’s of the way towards having ales on nitro. A goal for the weekend is to find a tank. There’s an AirGas not too far from my place in SE. I’ll try there first.
Rach’s mom will likely take the kids for a night next weekend, possibly clearing me for Mudslinger that Sunday.
Plus, it’s supposed to be a nice weekend.
And lastly, thanks to YouTube, I’ve finally come across an old favorite commercial of mine: The Coffee Achievers!