Sugar and Home Brewing

This guy's got it right.  I'd add, however, that he has only touched on the basics.  There are many other forms of sugar available to the brewer than just the ones he mentioned.  Maple syrup, honey, and fruit juices are all popular choices, and they contain the sugars he mentions.  There also unfermentable sugars like lactose, which add body and mouthfeel to your beer when used in proper amounts.  I've only got a few minutes, but I'll expand more on this next time!

Conversations With an Idiot

Ok, I know this blog is supposed to be about beer and brewing, but I just had to share this.  It shouldn't need a full blog posting, because it's not an epic smackdown or anything.  But I still think it's amusing and I want to share.

The following is a composite of screenshots I put together detailing a short conversation I had over Facebook with someone who clearly didn't agree with me.  About anything.  The conversation started under a post by my local Maine State Representative about Maine's Governor Paul LePage.  This guy sounded pretty intelligent at first, and I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until I read his private message to me--then I decided it was my civic duty to rip him a new one.  You know--for the good of all humanity!  I wasn't too brutal or long-winded.  To date, he has never responded.

I tried just posting this on FB, but the image, when fit to a screen, made the words too small to read comfortably.  I decided to take the gentlemanly route and obscure his name and face.  To protect the innocent.  Or something.