CRC Imperial Stout:

This morning I am wide awake!  Is it because there is caffeine in my beer?! Everyone is asleep while I continue drinking some CRC Imperial Stout.  CRC Imperial Stout is a beer I brewed...  I like to think this beer is unique because this batch did not include a beer kit.  What's more I added two extra ingredients to the recipe. The brew may taste a little bit sweet, but I believe there is room for improvements.

The feedback I received from people who have tasted my CRC Imperial Stout vary and the overall feedback is that this batch tastes great.  The greatest pleasure of brewing your own beer is seeing the reaction from your friends.  If my beer does not taste that great and my friends give the impression they do not enjoy my beer, I still get some pleasure because their reaction makes me more motivated to brew good beer.

I am a vivid fan of dark beer, especially dark ales, porter and stout beer (not what the general Canadian beer drinking population enjoys)...  now I have decided to experiment with brewing lager and light coloured ales.  It is my first time brewing lager which requires temperature between 0ºC to 15ºC compared to ale which require temperatures between 18ºC to 24ºC. I am hoping my first batch of lager beer turn out to be better than I expect and I hope to become skilled with brewing light coloured ales and lagers...

My goal is to brew great beer for my friends, I do not care about the cost, but the pleasure of seeing my friends enjoy my beer.

I have been starting to collect information and study the principles of all-grain brewing.  Hopefully by the middle of the summer I will have all the equipment to do my first all-grain batch.  I am hoping that I will get my hands onto a 30 or 55 gallon water drum soon so that I will be able to brew approximately 1,600 to 3,600 bottles of beer at one time (but of course I will brew only the recipes I have brewed and know will taste great).

To give you a rough estimate on the costs associated with brewing approximately 3,600 bottles of my CRC Imperial Stout it would come to approximately CAD$440.00, when broken up to 24 bottles per case, approximately CAD$18.33!  This recipe has malt extract, but imagine if I brewed it with all-grains, the cost may be reduced by 25%.  CRC Imperial Stout requires a lot more malt than regular beer so if you want regular beer and use prepared malt extract, the cost would be less than CAD$15.00 for 24 bottles.

Lately I find myself day dreaming about brewing great beer...  My aim is to satisfy all my friends taste buds, if you have some particular beer you want brewed, please challenge me and I will try my best to brew whatever you want!


I am off to bed (hopefully I can shut my eyes after drinking plenty of CRC Imperial Stout)!

P.S.

In case you wondered what CRC stands for, CRC stands for Chocolate Raspberry Coffee.

Deaf Truck Drivers: An update...

Was looking through www.deafread.com and there was a blog that had a post discussing truck drivers.  Apparently there are or were Deaf truck drivers in the United States.  Think it is ironic because they allowed a Canadian Deaf truck driver into the United States, and after he dropped his haul approximately 4 miles into the United States, when exiting the United States he was fined for driving in the United States!  Silly American customs for allowing him in, but fining him when he was leaving...

http://jackeyes.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/truck-drivers-discrimination-part-ii/

Another Vocabulary:

A while ago I fooled around making my own vocabulary, "Deaf-Impaired" and Buzzair reminded me of that post when he sent me that term:

Hearization - process of language socialization in an auditory-based manner; leads deaf kids to think that one day they could hear.

Canadian Sign Language Referendum Update:

Thought you guys would like an update on the referendum... by a person who lacks good English skills.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Deaf & Hard of Hearing Canada <gurmman@sympatico.ca>
Date: Mar 14, 2007 4:47 PM
Subject: FW: Vote CSL or ASL
To: ".Mirek D&HH Canada" < gurmman@sympatico.ca>

Hello D&HH Canada
Here informs about VOTE a YES and a NO to CSL.

277 a yes to CSL
22 a no to CSL

You have right vote from Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind, Deafness, Parent
of children and Hearing whatever to whom the persons know sign language.

Closed vote not yet, if 7 days no contacts by email me into closed vote and
will process to CAD and CCSD.

We goal only change ASL to CSL.
We have had all printed for evidence for a yes and a no and removed your
name.

YES CSL YES CSL YES

Thanks  Mirek Swiecicki      YES CSL YES
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Canada (D&HH Canada)
Ontario Deaf &Hard of Hearing (OD&HH)
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Canadian Sign Language Referendum?

I keep on getting these annoying emails from someone called Mirek called Ontario Deaf & Hard of Hearing.  That person obviously does not have an editor and makes so many annoying grammar errors.

However, I find it funny that this person is trying to get people to vote for retrieving the Canadian Sign Language in Canada.  My personal opinion is that there is nothing wrong with using ASL, after all Canada is part of North America.  ASL is not based on a country, if it was based on the United States, it would have been called USSL or USASL.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ontario Deaf & Hard of Hearing <gurmman@sympatico.ca >
Date: Mar 8, 2007 7:45 PM
Subject: Fw: number vote CSL and ASL
To: ".Mirek D&HH Canada" < gurmman@sympatico.ca>

Hello D&HH Canada and ODHH,

Here inform about VOTE a YES and a NO to CSL.

 

161 a yes to CSL

14 a no CSL

You have right vote from Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind, Deafness, Parent of children and Hearing whatever who know person know sign language.

 

Closed vote not yet, if 7 days no contact by email me into closed vote and will process to CAD.

Thanks your inform me about frustrate with ASL for many many many years (the persons said 30, 10, 5 years ago tried but not working).

 

Four (4) different sign languages in Canada. It includes ASL, LSQ, Inuit Sign Language (ISL), and Martime Sign Language (MSL).

Here again more clear, our point is:

We only goal ASL change to CSL any other Sign Language remain same.

 

All of you know who people were become Citizenships Canada are 4th languages and who were born in Canada are 2nd languages.

All of you would be very proud of FLAG CANADA WAVE WAVE WAVE.  

All of you have to obey Canada, not American because you are Canadian.

All of you know people from Canada go to USA for University, College, married, work, etc. for long years after come back home they carried their ASL to Canada then teach children ASL. So you have to HONOR  CANADA and follow CSL.

All of you know LSQ some accepted 2 sign language and honored flag Canada WOW, What about ASL???

We are surprised someone from America emailed me, they would like support CSL and they interest to learn CSL.

YES CSL YES CSL YES    

 

Thanks  Mirek Swiecicki      YES CSL YES

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Canada (D&HH Canada)

Ontario Deaf &Hard of Hearing (OD&HH)

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Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:47 AM

Subject: Fw: change to Canadian Sigh Language from ASL

Hello D&HH Canada and ODHH

 

ODHH twice emailed to OAD Ontario Association of the Deaf also Cc to CAD for permission vote for change to Canadian Sign Language (CSL) from ASL, OAD no response also emailed to ASL club.

The ODHH decide spread out to all D&HH Canada support to say YES vote CSL.

 

Y ES we can change to CSL from ASL, I did a lot interview with them in Ontario D&HH.

YES they wanted changed to CSL because someone did it in 30 years ago also in about 10 years ago.

YES you are Canada and Citizenship Canadian.

YES VOTE CANADIAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

YES you have right vote CSL because you are Canada and Canadian.

NO you are not American land in Canada.

WHERE is your proud of flag CANADA for CSL.

 

Think again the government of Canada doesn't like to see ASL because you are not American in land of Canada

when the government of Canada wants proud of Deaf Canada and Canadian CSL.

 

Just reply me email gurmman@sympatico.ca  for Vote YES or NO (we can remove your name if you wish)

We need your support for CSL also need proof to CAD.

Do not be hesitage me or them, simple typing yes or no and spread your friends Canada, not to USA.

Honor your flag Canada

 

Mirek Swiecicki

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Canada (D&HH Canada)

Ontario Deaf & Hard of Hearing (OD&HH)

 

Cc: CAD, OAD, IDHHC, GVAD, WIDHH, AAD, ACSD, SDHHS, DCM, SDHHNS, SNIS, S-EDHHS, PEIDHH, HAD, NWT&YUKON, ADSMQ, OASLI, CHHA, WFA

 

 

 

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Hello everyone,

From:TroubledOliwa (Original Message)

Sent: 13/02/2007 11:56 AM

I would like to know your option about change to CSL Canadian Sigh Language from ASL? We are not live in America and American. We are live in Canada and Canadian Sign Language.

 

I asked you because of my son Deaf 9 years old asked me 2 years ago:

"Why ASL we are not live in American where are our proud of Canada and Canadian?  Is American boss?"

I asked kid why not ask all Deaf Ontario.

 

Should we proud of Canada for change to CSL?

 

Mirek ODHH

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Hello everyone , think again, think again think again,

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

IS IN CANADA? - yesssssss,

IS YOU CITIZENSHIP CANADA? - yesssss

You are live in Canada and you are Citizenship Canadian, YES, OF COURSE you are Canadian Sign Language CSL.

 

YES VOTE to CSL we are Canada and citizenship Canadian. 

 

Reply to Mirek for VOTE YES or NO without your name. That is my job we cannot put on the list in your name, YES support to VOTE CSL because we need show to OAD and CAD.

 

Thanks  Mirek...............YES CSL YES

Sorry for the long void:

Wanted to apologize for not posting much lately. I have been so busy working 10 to 13 hours every day and have been out of town during the last few weekends.

To cap off what I have been up to, I went to Rochester approximately one month ago. Played in ODSA's ball hockey tournament. My team was the defending championship this year, however our team did not have the energy to retain the championship and went down with 1-4 record this year.

Last weekend I went to Milton to a surprise party Proudpetite planned for Ice Knight's 30th birthday. It was hosted at a place out of Milton and I think it was a farm. The people there made a miniature hockey rink so we skated and had a game of scrimmage hockey. It was good to play ice hockey again and this time bg0ur3 had his father's skates and they were a lot better than my crappy tight skates so I enjoyed skating better (except for my feet being too cold and numb from the cold weather).

Kudos to Proudpetite for doing a great job planning Ice Knights' birthday party!

Last week I got contacted by CHS for an interview, Toyota contacted me because I was selected to complete one of their tests and CSF finally hired Burrill and me as full time worker and we got a 31% increase in wage. Now I will have 31% more money to invest and use to pay my student loan. Of course, I do not hope to work at CSF for the rest of my life!

Today I also found time to brew more beer. It is my goal to brew at least two batches of beer each month. Wanna know what I brewed, just check my RSS on the top left column titled "Now Brewing".

Hopefully I will find time at least once a week to post something new.

Cheers!