tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post6355343798290099506..comments2023-11-05T05:27:08.741-06:00Comments on My Microscopic Life: The Adventures of Super Yeast: First BatchThe Microblogologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259187351177996677noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-27632037647170094712008-10-07T17:19:00.000-05:002008-10-07T17:19:00.000-05:00Sweet, I got minion points! Did you notice the 10...Sweet, I got minion points! Did you notice the 10 footnotes? I thought of you as I compulsively looked to add the last one to make it even.<BR/><BR/>Think Dad is tinkering with it and working on getting it up as high as it can go. He wants me to see if I can find someone here who can tell us how to find out what the %ethanol is in the resulting beer. Daddy tends to like to show off his home brew, as I've said, perhaps a play-date for the kids and a sampling for the adults...The Microblogologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259187351177996677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-17761690601865186122008-10-07T13:49:00.000-05:002008-10-07T13:49:00.000-05:00Minion points awarded!MGD is the same old junk wit...Minion points awarded!<BR/><BR/>MGD is the same old junk with better marketing.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious enough to try out the 50-proof stuff-- I agree with Jim that this is an untapped market!<BR/><BR/>Your dad sounds awesome.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-57937243795116206552008-10-05T18:11:00.000-05:002008-10-05T18:11:00.000-05:00He is quite the character Weaselmomma, I of course...He is quite the character Weaselmomma, I of course adore him. And he lives in the Chicagoland area and loves to show off his home brew...The Microblogologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259187351177996677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-52269366989352411332008-10-05T07:12:00.000-05:002008-10-05T07:12:00.000-05:00I so want want to sit and drink beer with your Dad...I so want want to sit and drink beer with your Dad. He sounds like a hoot.WeaselMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695797746467444304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-85456291474766758662008-10-03T17:37:00.000-05:002008-10-03T17:37:00.000-05:00Jim - I was on the phone with him last night and l...Jim - I was on the phone with him last night and linked him. He read most of it to me and I was totally cracking up the whole time! Cheryl was joking about him starting his own blog, after having his ego stroked on mine. I don't know if that will happen but I plan to bug him to guest post on mine occasionally either way! <BR/><BR/>I am not sure if they are 50 proof or not but there are beers similar to Dad's regular home brew for sure that are becoming popular, think Daddy said especially on the west coast.The Microblogologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259187351177996677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-82242755972472133482008-10-02T20:12:00.000-05:002008-10-02T20:12:00.000-05:00That was awesome! Your pops is one hell of an ente...That was awesome! Your pops is one hell of an entertaining writer too. The brewing adventures could constitute their own blog. 50 proof beer would ROCK. Don't know if you feel like beer or shots? Go for the 50 proof brew! That is an untapped market.BusyDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952002627143960250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-84264952019617578572008-10-02T01:21:00.000-05:002008-10-02T01:21:00.000-05:00Jason - Great now your wife is going to put me on ...Jason - Great now your wife is going to put me on a hit list too (unless she likes it, Mom is definitely not a fan)! If you want to get in touch with my dad about the subject he would likely be into the idea. He loves to talk about brewing, he got my uncle playing with the brew kit my cousins got him, spreading the home brewed love I guess, lol.<BR/><BR/>Goat Momma - I am so glad this post helped cheer you up! It would be so funny if our dads were BFFs! It is also funny that I never used terms like BFF until I became a blog addict. Hmmm, I think my dad is more popular than I am... I'll have to make him write more posts for me! Oh and I totally understand getting behind on the blog reading, I am SO behind myself, what the hell is up with "real life" getting in the way of blog life?! I hope your real life calms down soon! I am amused by the fact that my grandpa told me I need to have a social life and make contacts while in college, wonder if this is what he had in mind...The Microblogologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259187351177996677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-58961045464878549282008-10-01T22:34:00.000-05:002008-10-01T22:34:00.000-05:00Sorry it took me so long to read this. Have had a...Sorry it took me so long to read this. Have had a crappy week with school and political ideologies run amok, so I was saving this post to read to cheer me up. Now I'm going to "Star" it in my Google Reader so I can find it as often as I want. This was AWESOME. And your Dad and my Dad sound like they could talk each other's ears off.<BR/>BTW, if I'd known you could get me Super Yeast, I'd have befriended you a LOT sooner... Kidding. Seriously, though, that was hysterical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-47196356971057367912008-10-01T14:21:00.000-05:002008-10-01T14:21:00.000-05:00I've never tried to concoct a homemade brew. I'm t...I've never tried to concoct a homemade brew. I'm thinking it's about time.Jason Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344040175168572355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-2538497111111058322008-10-01T00:59:00.000-05:002008-10-01T00:59:00.000-05:00I think store bought beer is 3-5% (the sources var...I think store bought beer is 3-5% (the sources vary a bit) so 6-10 proof. Regular home brew given enough sugar is 10-15% (20-30 proof) if I remember right, it is more along the lines of the concentration in non-distilled wine. The industrial yeast goes up to about 24% (48 proof) depending on the volume and sugar content, though that number might not be accurate for brewing beer since it is a different broth. <BR/><BR/>Daddy did not make 50 proof this round, he would have needed to use more sugar. If I run into one of the engineering grad students who work with it I plan to ask them how much sugar it would take to bring it up to the ~50 proof but not have much left over. I'll likely have to do some math, they likely know stuff in liters and grams and Dad works in gallons and pounds. If your dad is as brew crazy as mine I sympathize with you and suggest we start a support group.<BR/><BR/>Does this mean Daddy is invited to your next drunken redneck block party?The Microblogologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259187351177996677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990891714620582552.post-12163020361140235482008-10-01T00:03:00.000-05:002008-10-01T00:03:00.000-05:00I read the "50 proof" part and couldn't keep the s...I read the "50 proof" part and couldn't keep the swear words back. Holy *#@$. 50 proof. Isn't that like 3 to 5 times what regular beer is?!?<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna have to tell my dad (he brews his own beer, too). WOW.lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384297546464659823noreply@blogger.com