Author Archives: danmalleck

About danmalleck

Medical historian and jack-of-all-trades curmudgeon. I tend to ramble about politics, social incivility, and a self-centred culture more interested in buying the next cool ringtone or device than actively engaging in the sorts of discussions and issues that matter. The more opportunity we have to buy more stuff, the less concern there is, it seems, in politics, social justice and let's face it, basic human decency, unless those things actually can save us money or get us more things to show how awesome we are through displaying our material wealth. And I like to brew beer, make cheese, and put food in jars.

Rennet reboot

Posted on May 20, 2014 by danmalleck

It has been too long since I wrote on this blog.  There are reasons. I’ve not been brewing or making cheese in a while.  It’s complicated, but mostly due to time and space management issues. A while ago I tried to … Continue reading →

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A quick gushing update

Posted on May 23, 2013 by danmalleck

…not gushing because I have an infected bottle. Not gushing because the beer in my carboy is blowing out the top.  Gushing because: I LOVE BREWING. Recently I’ve been really busy.  Really really busy.  And little time to brew.  I … Continue reading →

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Bringin it back

Posted on April 22, 2013 by danmalleck

This has been a busy year for me. I’ve been doing a lot of travelling for work and research that takes me away from the house. As a result, my brewing activity has been very limited, I’ve made no cheese, … Continue reading →

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A moment of what’s in my pot bliss…

Posted on March 15, 2012 by danmalleck

Here is my own beer and my cream cheese, which I was enjoying while brewing last week. I was very happy. Oh, and the beer I brewed turned out really well, too!

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New toys… er… tools

Posted on March 11, 2012 by danmalleck

So I’ve been wanting to rebuild my wort chiller for a while.  If you don’t know, at the end of the brew it’s important to chill the wort quickly so that, among other things, opportunistic infections and other things that … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 26, 2012 by danmalleck

This is not really a new years resolution.  I just thought, since this is the first post of 2012, I’d make it see topical and suggesting I’m into self improvement, however temporary.  Given my headache and the Robbie Burns Day … Continue reading →

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The big stout save

Posted on October 30, 2011 by danmalleck

I brewed an oatmeal stout last weekend. I’ve had a lot of trouble brewing stouts. In fact, I’d say I’ve never gotten it right. This was no different, but this time I may have pulled it off in an eleventh … Continue reading →

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Hoppin’ on intertiaboy’s wave

Posted on October 23, 2011 by danmalleck

A while ago my friend inertiaboy (Twitter: @inertiaboy) sent me a very nice present: 700gm of hops.  This is a lot of hops, all grown on the very robust vines crawling up the side of his big suburban home outside … Continue reading →

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Whew!

Posted on September 18, 2011 by danmalleck

Just a quick update, and maybe later I’ll have the wherewithall to post pictures. And then figure out where the term “wherewithall” came from. A quick backgrounder, though. this is the end of the first full week of classes. Beginning … Continue reading →

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Deep discounted inspiration

Posted on September 3, 2011 by danmalleck

Planning to can peaches, I went to the Canadian Tire to get some lids for my jars.  They cost me about $65. A few days later I went there to get a few keys cut.  They cost me $50. Why … Continue reading →

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