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Not quite like an out of body experience, but similar, in the sense that the inner vessel is separating from the outer vessel, but only for a short time. That is to say, I’m going on a trip.

I’ll be in Oregon for a week, leaving Friday morning, and getting back the following Friday. “Billy”:http://www.billyk.com has kindly taken up the charge of watering my plants and making sure my fish have food. For his efforts, I shall lavish him with beers.

Speaking of beers, the belgian strong that is brewing right now took off like a rocket, in a good way. At 48 hours after pitching the yeast, fermentation is already mostly done, going from a specific gravity of 1.080 to 1.046 in 48 hours. Not bad. This is pretty tough yeast, and fermentation is still quite active, so I’m hoping to hit 1.018 by the time I return from Oregon. We shall see. That would put the ABV(Alcohol By Volume) at about 8%, which is pretty stiff. The first tastes are too sweet and buttery (diacetyl), but its only been 48 hours, so I’m not worried. If things progress along these lines, this will be one kicking brew.

Anyway… Posts will be sporadic for the week, though I’ll still be responding to email.

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