Shaman Hammer

Don’t get too excited – this is just a short post. Here I must pause to address a few concerns that Jackhammer is a little bit too Butch . Trust me, being macho is unintentional… I do like to do rugged, manly things like riding motorcycles, shooting guns, brewing beer… you get the idea. But did you know that Jackhammer has a softer side? That Jackhammer also likes to make arts and crafts? Here I share but one example. I wish I could claim that I was creative enough to think up this idea by myself, but my close friends would not be fooled anyway so I might as well come clean. I got this idea when I saw a similar item hanging in a bar in Boca Grande a few years ago. But here’s how I made it: Whenever I guzzle bottles of beer with twist-off bottle caps, I save them. This is a fish I made out of plywood, spray paint, and some of my leftover bottle caps. I cut the fish out of plywood with my saber saw, and then used spray paint to color it silver. I wanted to give the fish “bottle ...

Yes, it's true! Jackhammer brews beer! This is Part 1 of a three-part series. Part 1 will discuss Brewing Day , Part 2 will discuss Bottling Day , and Part 3 will feature pictures of Jackhammer chugging the finished product with a beer bong until he has passed out on the lawn.   Let's start with the most important thing... make sure everything is absolutely clean.   I cannot stress the importance of this if you want good tasting beer.   This photograph is an old one... Jackhammer no longer uses soap to clean his gear because the residue affects carbonation.   Who knew?   Now Jackhammer only uses Oxy-Clean to scrub the hell out of everything, followed by a good soak in a food-grade sanitizer called Star San.   After making double-sure everything is sterilized, it is time to measure the water and start the boil.   For this recipe, Jackhammer has chosen a liquid malt extract (LME).   Boiling the LME turns the water into wort.   M...