My Life as I See It

Things I Used As A Kid That Are No More

Jake — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:26:32 +0000

I visit quite a few forums and on one of the beer forums I visit, a guy started a thread and he titled it... "Things I Used As A Kid That Are No More" It was VERY interesting to see all the things that people started posting.. many of the things brought back a LOT of memories for me! I thought I would share the list here at the blog for my readers... As you can see, it turned in to a nostalgia type thing and not necessarily things you used, but just ...

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Things I Used As A Kid That Are No More

DJ Jake? Vestax Typhoon in Da House!

Jake — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:12:36 +0000

Well... as of this past weekend I'm one step closer to at least partially living a dream. What's that dream? To be a DJ! That's right... 44 year old man tryin to be a DJ haha. I may never be a full fledged DJ in a club, but you can bet I'll be having a blast in the Man Cave and hey, maybe some day down the road.. Jake may be DJ'ing parties or wedding receptions... who knows what the future holds! It's in my hands right? I'm going to try and ...

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DJ Jake? Vestax Typhoon in Da House!

SQ14 Burner and Installing a Weldless Ball Valve on The Keggle

Jake — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:58:28 +0000

Just wanted to give a quick update here on the blog about my latest ventures in home brewing. In my last post, The New All Grain Brewing Equipment for Home Brewing, I showed you the new mash tun and keg converted to keggle. Since that video I've also purchased a new Bayou Classic SQ14 55,000 btu burner to use along with the keggle for all grain brewing. In this first video I'm using the new burner with the converted keg to heat up my strike water so I can get a ...

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SQ14 Burner and Installing a Weldless Ball Valve on The Keggle

New All Grain Equipment for Home Brewing

Jake — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:38:46 +0000

Just an update on my move to making beer using the All Grain method. In my last post, Jake's First BIAB (Brew in a Bag), I talked a little bit about my move from extract kits, to the BIAB method or "Brew in a Bag". Actually BIAB is an All Grain brewing method, but I still want to go all out and move to a burner, keggle, mash tun etc etc. Is that equipment necessary or required to do All Grain? Nope, but I really have an interest in this ...

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New All Grain Equipment for Home Brewing

Jake’s First BIAB (Brew In A Bag)

Jake — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:13:58 +0000

What up folks! Just wanted to give an update on the home brewing and how it's going! If you look at the BEER CATEGORY here at the blog, you can see that I haven't really talked much about my progression when it comes to home brewing. Back in October of last year when Misty bought me a Mr Beer kit for my birthday, I never thought I would move away from the Mr Beer kits so quickly. I only did 2 batches using Mr Beer and I just wasn't impressed. ...

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Jake’s First BIAB (Brew In A Bag)

I Married My Best Friend!

Jake — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:46:45 +0000

I'm gonna try and not make this a book, but I do have quite a bit to say so grab a beer, a coke, a glass of milk or whatever it is you drink and read on haha.. Wow, I haven't blogged in months and now 2 in one day?? I've been meaning to write about some things but... well just READ THE POST BEFORE THIS ONE and you'll see why I haven't. Our Wedding It's such a wonderful feeling to be happy, to feel complete, to know you're with the right person ...

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I Married My Best Friend!

Death – Marriage – Honeymoon – Beer – Internet Marketing

Jake — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:20:50 +0000

It's pretty damn sad that I haven't written any post on my blog since April! I'm such a slacker! ha! Actually, there have been some good reasons and not so good reasons for me not blogging in such a long time... The Not So Good Reasons: Lazy! (when it comes to blogging) Loss of interest! For someone that has so much to say, and has an opinion about pretty much everything, and has so much going on in his life, you would think I would take time and share it with the world as ...

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Death – Marriage – Honeymoon – Beer – Internet Marketing

Beer – Wedding Update – Stanky Leg

Jake — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:25:21 +0000

What up folks... Finally getting some, or I guess I should say TAKING some time to write a blog post.. Sooo much going on in our world these days! Not just work but play as well... Other than the onslaught of pollen we've had, it has been absolutely GORGEOUS weather here in the NC foothills for a couple of weeks now! Home Brewing is Going GREAT! It's been just over 5 months since I started home brewing and I'll have to say it's one of the funnest hobbies I've been involved in. ...

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Beer – Wedding Update – Stanky Leg

Jake’s Kegerator in Action!

Jake — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:04:14 +0000

What up err body? Since I never did a video of the kegerator in action, I thought I'd toss one up for ya! I've got the drip tray installed and I've already went through a 5 gallon batch of Phat Tyre (Fat Tire). I've got 2 beers on tap at the moment and 3 five gallon kits that I need to make soon! I'll have to say I've learned a lot in the past couple of months about home brew! It's crazy how much can go into making your own beer ...

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Jake’s Kegerator in Action!

Is it a Man’s Job? Or is it a Woman’s Job?

Jake — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:35:38 +0000

Me and a few other guys had an intresting water cooler discussion the other day at work... It all came about when I brought up my upcoming marriage and how it was almost here! During the discussion I brought up how Misty and I want to have children. Of course right off the bat, one of the guys said "have fun changing those #%#%%^ diapers! HA! That's where the conversation got interesting... I've already raised a daughter and I've had my fair share of dirty diapers! Did I enjoy it? Of ...

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Is it a Man’s Job? Or is it a Woman’s Job?