Remember I mentioned that last week I started another mead batch. Well it was bubbling along really nicely, so I decided to have a look at how much sugar it had gotten through. It seems that it's gone from 1.092 to 1.041 - back of a yeast packet calculations put this at about 5% (plus change). Tasting the last one at that stage was vile, but this ( Read more... )

Despite the dodgy tag-line, I'm really getting into Audio Surf. It's like playing in a graphic visualiser. The really funny thing is, the music doesn't become an afterthought. For some reason, I was expecting that even though the level was based around the music, I'd forget about it in pursuit of the game. Not so. It seems to act as a way to focus ( Read more... )

And on the mead front: this recipe looks bloody lethal!

I will post more details and pics when I'm awake.

The shorts:

• Got to taste incomplete mead - things are looking up. (I have a picture)
• I have a coat - 'tis cool.
• I have one more week of freedom, and then work starts
• Webcams are useful for getting pictures for IDs
• Pre-employment Medical some time next week

After my fretful post last night, I wandered by the baby to find it gurgling away happily. That's ok, it means it's alive and kicking. When I woke up, I gave it a quick, vigorous shake to burb it, shifting excess gasses, and left it be. It's going to be like that for a while ( Read more... )

Well... I started my first mead batch today ( Read more... )