shellylh Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 The Reversal by Michael Connelly on kindle - I am ashamed to admit that I am a big Harry Bosch novel fan.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 just keep in mind that mead isn't really supposed to be sweet, as much of the sugar in the honey gets converted.I just wanted to thank you for posting this -- it actually makes a lot of sense, not just with mead, but with any supposedly "sweet" beer, and explains why chocolate beers are usually in the dark chocolate variety rather than milk chocolate end of the spectrum. The ones that are sweet, are usually sweet with malts (scotch ales, barleywines, sweet stouts, etc.), not sugar or honey necessarily, which is an entirely different kind of sweet, and one I don't mind so much at all. I mean, yeah, there is a lot of residual flavor from honey or milk, in ones that are made out of those, but...less so than drinking, say, milk, or tea with a lot of honey. I.E., not so much. Between this and ...I forget who, but someone explained why ommegang's chocolate indulgence was sour tasting to me in the early days of my trying beers...it's been very helpful understanding why beers taste the way they do, and helps me appreciate them more.
Beefy Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 I just wanted to thank you for posting this -- it actually makes a lot of sense, not just with mead, but with any supposedly "sweet" beer, and explains why chocolate beers are usually in the dark chocolate variety rather than milk chocolate end of the spectrum. The ones that are sweet, are usually sweet with malts (scotch ales, barleywines, sweet stouts, etc.), not sugar or honey necessarily, which is an entirely different kind of sweet, and one I don't mind so much at all. I mean, yeah, there is a lot of residual flavor from honey or milk, in ones that are made out of those, but...less so than drinking, say, milk, or tea with a lot of honey. I.E., not so much. I agree. But always remember the exception of the milk stout, to which lactose is added. Yeast can't turn this into alcohol and it does remain in the final product as a distinctly sweet flavour.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 And again, I learn something -- thanks!
Emooze Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 Redemption rye whiskey and the last bottle of Bitches Brew on the shelf.
Knuckledragger Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 I just bought Traktor Pro. Again. This time from B&H. Academic Superstore dicked me around for two effing weeks before finally admitting they won't have a copy of Traktor to ship until the end of the month (I need it for Sunday the 10th.) 6 minutes on the phone with B&H and I'll have a copy by Thursday. B&H rules, as per usual. Academic Superstore fellates rabid goats.
Voltron Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 Special Cask Store bottling of Pappy Van Winkle 19 yo bourbon (uses 15 yo label but was actually 19) Cask Store bottling of Sazerac 6 yo Vya Dry vermouth
manaox2 Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 And again, I learn something -- thanks! X2 beer edu is fun. sent via Droid X
agile_one Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 Nice grab on the pvw cask, Al. Hope there will be some left for Mayberry '11.
Voltron Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 Looking forward to trying out the Pappy. I will keep some around for MOA II for sure.
sschell Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 8-10 weeks to go. Expect a plinth building Q (from me) & A (hopefully from you) thread in the coming weeks.
Voltron Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 Very nice arm. I just saw one in action at the Oswald Mills Audio demo room in NYC recently. Is that where you bought the arm?
luvdunhill Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 You certainly don't mess around when it comes to test equipment. Also just bought one of these: Low cost GPIB-USB interface, Agilent 82357B compatible - eBay (item 170542849941 end time Oct-20-10 07:17:59 PDT) My evil plan is slowly coming together...
swt61 Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 My evil plan is slowly coming together... This plan?...
luvdunhill Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 This plan?... yes, in fact. That's Fitz on the left. How did you know?
sschell Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 Very nice arm. I just saw one in action at the Oswald Mills Audio demo room in NYC recently. Is that where you bought the arm? No, I know of/became interested in the Schick by reputation alone. Also, it's one of the few current-production arms I think matches well aesthetically with the TD-124. What turntable/related equipment did you hear the Schick with, if you don't mind me asking.
Voltron Posted October 7, 2010 Report Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) No, I know of/became interested in the Schick by reputation alone. Also, it's one of the few current-production arms I think matches well aesthetically with the TD-124. What turntable/related equipment did you hear the Schick with, if you don't mind me asking. The OMA Lenco idler, Schick arm, tweaked Ortofon cartridge, OMA RIAA phono preamp and OMA Parallax integrated amplifier, all playing through the OMA AC2 field coil loudspeakers. It was by far the best demo I have ever had even though the speakers were set up with a 3-foot round column between them. Table: RIAA: Amp: Speakers (this is the AC1 non-field coil version): Edited October 7, 2010 by Voltron
Dusty Chalk Posted October 7, 2010 Report Posted October 7, 2010 I definitely like the look of that speaker, if nothing else.
cetoole Posted October 7, 2010 Report Posted October 7, 2010 Wow, congrats Al. I agree, the speakers look great.
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