Lateral thinking from Ringer Spy Jakcie, who wrote to say “I was looking around today for costumes that could be used for LOTR costumes. I found one that could work pretty well for Galadriel, so I thought I’d tell you about it in case any of your readers are also looking for Halloween costumes. You’d still need a blond wig and maybe some kind of elven crown, but I figured that this would be an easy start for a lot of people.” Thanks, Jackie
Month: October 2001
For all you home brewers, ArcherSam shares his recipe for the beer from the Green Dragon, or so he reckons. Ah, but is it a regular 1420? I’m expecting feedback from y’all in the next 2 weeks….[More]
For all you home brewers out there, ArcherSam has this recipe to share with you:
Hi, for those home brewers out there I put together a simple little Bywater special brown ale served quite often at the Green Dragon inn (and often quaffed by Sam Gamgee). It consists of:
6lbs pale malt extract
12 oz. crystal malt
4 oz. chocolate malt
1-1/2 oz. roasted barley
1 oz. Styrian Goldings boiling hops
1/2 oz. Cascade aroma hops
2/3 cup corn sugar for bottle priming
1to 2 pks. Nottingham ale yeast
[Heat?] Crushed grains in 1-1/2 gallons water to 150 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove grains and add malt extract. Bring water to boil, add boiling hops for 60 minutes. Add aroma hops last 2 minutes of boil. Remove from heat and add to primary fermenter with water to 5 gallons. Add yeast at 80 degrees or so. Ferment for a few days and rack to a secondary fermenter for another 7 to 10 days. Bottle with 2/3 cup corn sugar.
For home brewers this should be a simple but tasty recipe. I have often shared a pint at the Green Dragon with many a hobbit.
Cheers!
Archersam
Samw@kctc.net
Great news from Vespertillian: “I just upgraded to AOL 7.0 on my computer, and when I connected to the internet for the first time, I was given the chance to enter a contest to win 1 of 7 trips to see the premiere of FotR!!”
Bill Amend’s comicstrip has another look at LOTR fans [More]
Ringer Spy Bob sends along some interesting info on the future of Burger King’s LOTR plans, including sweepstakes, merchadise, and more! Take a look! [More]