Mr. Beer: Day 5

A: Less foam, darker yellow
S: Doesn't smell as strongly anymore.
T: Almost no sour flavor left. Not as sweet as I expected.

Really curious to see what this turns in to.

Mr. Beer: Day 2

A: Still a nice layer of foam on top
S: Slightly stronger sour smell today?
T: Less sour

Mr. Beer: Day 1

A: Looks yellow, cloudy, and even has a tiny bit of head / white foam on top!
S: Woah, smells like beer! I was expecting to smell something awful, but it smelled like thin beer, and even had a tiny hint of the honey.
T: First second: tastes like cheap beer that was left out in the sun. Seconds 2-30: Ungh, fairly bitter / sour. Seconds 30-: something interesting.

I've heard sour is fairly normal early, but extremely sour may mean it's infected. Don't think it's extreme, so I've got hope :-) Even though I was careful to clean and disinfect everything (can opener, whisk, etc.), some sources of foreign bacteria introduction might have been:
1) I brushed out the last of the yeast by hand
2) The local honey, probably unpasteurized?

Mr Beer: West Coast Pale Ale

Made my first batch of beer Sunday (2/26) night! Used a Mr. Beer kit: West Coast Pale Ale, and added ~1/4c local honey.

I plan on sampling it every 24 hours (via dispenser spout), to watch the fermentation progression.

Port: Taylor Fladgate LBV 2005

Incredible. Tasted this next to the Dow LBV 2005, and the TF was a hands-down winner.

What would you teach?

If someone asked you to stand up and address a small crowd for 15 minutes (to fill the time during technical difficulties, for example) what would you share?

Favorite iApps

1. ESV Bible - fun, easy to use, and free!
2. Baby Scratch - lets you rub tha' record! For the aspiring DJ's among us
3. Word Warp - great Boggle-like game
4. MapQuest - surprisingly good, including spoken turn-by-turn directions
5. GPSLite - great for tracking that remote hike
6. Speed Test - quick bandwidth test
7. GasBag - where's the cheapest gas around?
8. Flashlight - I use this to turn on the LED flash all the time - it's incredibly bright!!
9. Port Defender - fun "tower defense" game
10. FlipBoard - excellent way to consume Facebook content

Here are some apps that I've been addicted to in the past, but no mo':
1. Touch4 - Connect 4 against strangers or nearby friends!
2. Flood-it! - very addictive and fun
3. WildWest pinball - addictive!
4. Scrabble - Fun playing
5. Angry Birds - as seen in the Wall Street Journal!

Apple's innovation: 2000 vs 2010