Reloading Software

Has anyone else found reloading your own bullets to be a therapeutic hobby. The science of turning pieces of metal and powder, into a precise choreography can be humbling and empowering at the same time. But what happens when you get into the forest or range and the result are...duds. Point Blank is a handy piece of software that helps alleviate those fears by offering computations on ballistics, tracking your reload data, and virtual target practice with your rounds.

**I am not an expert, so do your own research and obey local laws.**

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Expressions of Freedom at Greymalkin

Greymalkin Gallery will be hosting artwork highlighting expressions of Freedom for the month of July. The opening show will be held July 2 at the gallery and pieces will be shown all of July with no entry fee! If you are interesting in submitting or just checking out some of the work, swing by the website or the Gallery itself.

Greymalkin Gallery Expression of Freedom


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Homebrew Helper

The best way to keep of your recipes has traditionally been with pen and paper. While I still use this method during brewing I later transfer the information to this handy little program called Qbrew. This application is freeware and while it doesn't have some of the extra features associated with commercial software, it does a great job and you can't beat the price!

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Recipe of the Day!

I know you have been anxiously awaiting the first real recipe for your homebrew kit that you started. This is a pale ale that has a hoppy floral bite and refreshing finish for those hot summer days.

Franki's Pale Ale
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Brewer: North Idaho Ramblings
Style: American IPA
Batch: 5.00 galExtract

Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.060 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 64 IBU
Recipe Color: 33° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.015
Alcohol by Volume: 5.8%
Alcohol by Weight: 4.6%

Ingredients
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Amber D.M.E. 6.00 lb, Extract, Extract
Crystal 80L 1.00 lb, Grain, Steeped
Roasted barley 1.00 lb, Grain, Steeped

Centennial 0.75 oz, Whole, 5 minutes
Northern Brewer 2.00 oz, Whole, 60 minutes

Gypsum 2.00 unit, Additive, 2 Tsp. Gypsum added to boil
London Ale yeast 1.00 unit, Yeast, Liquid Yeast

Notes
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Recipe Notes:
*Toast malted barley (Great Western 2 Row) for 10 min. at 350 degrees.

*Add cracked crystal malt and toasted malt to 1.5 gal. cold water. Bring to 160 degrees and hold for 20 min.

*Strain and sparge grain with hot water.

*To boiling wort add:
Dry Malt Extract (DME), Northern Brewer Hops, and Gypsum. Boil for 60 min.

*Add Centennial hops last 5 min.

*Strain wort and sparge into 2 Gal. cold water and top off carboy.

*Allow wort to cool and pitch yeast, attach blowoff tube.

*After initial fermentation subsides (2-4 days) attach fermentation lock
and allow to fully ferment.

*Bottle with priming sugar for carbonation and Enjoy!


As with all posts comments are more than welcome. I like to know how these turn out for other people.

Return of the Barber Shop

It seems like anymore the barber shop is more of a novelty than a staple in a man's life. As I boy I went to the local barber shop to get my hair cut, but the atmosphere was the real attraction. I could find magazines about fishing and hunting, not teenage heartthrobs. There were mounts of deer, elk, ducks and bobcat instead of hairwash stations and there were men listening to the AM radio and talking about local affairs. If you are considering making the barbershop part of your routine again the website Art of Manliness makes a compelling argument.

http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/20/rediscovering-the-barbershop/