On 2018-05-16 14:18, jbeattie wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 1:19:43 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
>> On 2018-05-16 12:33, jbeattie wrote:
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>>> ... I've been doing that on my own for years -- with a solid
>>> rubber front tire. If you want it done right, you have to do it
>>> yourself. It's just like making beer. Did I mention I make
>>> beer? Did I mention mountain lions? Scared cows? God-fearing
>>> country-folk? Hors categorie gnar?
>>>
>>
>> Just brewed up another Pliny clone and for the first time a
>> Belgian Quadrupel. Got to watch that Belgian though, the
>> fermentation is going almost "nucular". It should clock in above 9%
>> but will need 12 weeks until done.
>>
>
> I doubt you can get the same hops or the proprietary yeast -- to the
> extent that matters.
>
It tastes remarkably close to the real thing. Tons of different hops and
it needs to be dry-hopped twice in secondary fermentation. It would
probably be possible to extract and grow the yeast from a store-bought
bottle. Problem is, you can hardly ever buy the stuff and that is the
main reason why I brew it. Soon I'll have 50+ bottles of it. They should
be left alone for a couple of months for aging but that requires a level
of self-discipline I have a hard time with.
I used yeast I extracted from a Koelsch that I brewed two weeks ago and
just racked off to secondary. So my Pliny clone is 1% German I guess.
> You should skip the Clorox fest and go watch the Tour of California.
> Stages 5-7 are in your neighborhood. The Friday stage starts in
> Folsom.
Hmm, I have to see because I actually get through that area on my road
bike. Though I find road bike races utterly boring. People wait and wait
and wait, then the peloton zips by, followed by a few stragglers, and
that was it.
https://www.folsom.ca.us/visitors/things_to_do/amgen_tour_of_california.asp
Maybe I can sneak into a celebration ride but with panniers, non-Lycra
clothes, MTB pedals and mud caked onto the bike frame they'd probably
kick me out.
You should go and touch Peter Sagan. "Nyes, the legs, if
> they work, maybe it good, but you know?" I want to learn to interview
> like Peter! Some of the best Europros who decided to skip the Giro
> are there You can go talk German to the Germans. Shoot the sh** with
> Marcel Kittel. Ask him for hair care tips.
>
There ain't much hair left on top to care for. And no, I am never
getting into the habit of shaving leg hair just to squeeze another 500
milliseconds out of a 4h ride.