Tom is a TV star

Tom Sand Kristensen and his long work week exposed Here is a link to the national Danish television brodcast that aired last night after the prime time news.

In this show an American Timothy Ferris (Author of the 4Hour work week) has studied Toms work week and deduced that he spends way too much time on emails and cell phone usage and can minimize his work days to less than 6 hrs...

Since the show was shot a few weeks ago I have noticed that Tom has been going home a little earlier and he doesnt respond to emails so much any more....

Celebrating 10,000 reviews on Ratebeer

Saturday the 8th of March we had a special guest come and brew a small batch with us at Gourmet Bryggeriet / Ølfabrikken.

Jens Ungstrup celebrating his 10,000th documented beer rating on the infamous beer rating site ratebeer.com, he is the first on ratebeer to reach so many ratings. As a brewer I have always respected Jens's ratings as they are thoughtful and honest. All 10,000 of them!

I have spent time with Jens seeing him on a rate rampage believe me he is very commited to seeking out new beer to rate, he is hardcore!

We promised to brew him a beer which strangely enough fell on Gourmet Bryggeriet's 1001th brew... so another milestone was passed that day as well. He asked for a smoked barley wine, thats what he got...

The beer ...

Grain bill:

330 kgs Pilsner malt

100 kg Weyermann Smoked malt

25 kg Castle malting's peated smoked malt

25 kg Thomas fawcett Crystal malt

Hops:

Bittering (60 mins of boiling) 2 kg Chinook hops

Flavor / Aroma (15 mins) Mt. Hood hops

Adjuncts:

50 kg Brown sugar in kettle full.

Yeast:

Wyeast London Ale

Orginal Gravity: 24 plato

Final gravity (Still fermenting today it was down to 9 plato)

in the fermenter we put 1000 liters of cold wort.

I will update the beer as it is finishing up.

This beer will be given to Jens to celebrate how he likes! I hope Im invited to the party...

Mike