Banjo-guy retur
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:54 am
Hi all. I've been away and have sold off a lot of my brewing gear. It's amazing how much stuff I've acquired over the years! I was diagnosed with gout last year. One of the first items to eliminate from your diet is beer when you have gout.
At first I was really diligent with my diet, I stopped consuming all alcohol and tried to severely cut back in red meat consumption. I've gradually loosened up and basically drink an occasional beer. We never ate too much red meat so that dietary restriction was pretty easy to maintain.
One of the first signs of gout in many people is a red, swollen and sometimes very painful big toe joint. It can making walking really hard, I thought I had fractured something in my foot. The doctor took one look at my red toe and said " You have gout" The symptoms seem fairly easy to control with diet by increasing my water consumption ( in my case the symptoms have been reduced with dietary restrictions )
I'm getting the brewing bug again and will make a 5 gallon batch of oatmeal stout in the Mash and Boil. I need to remember how to brew. It's a little surprising how much I've forgotten in the last year. I figure a stout will keep for a longer time than an IPA. I could drink it gradually and give a lot away.
That's my story.
PS. For those interested. I've taken up a new hobby of building all tube, point to point guitar amplifiers. I've made a Dumble, Marshall and Fender amp. They all sound great and I haven't electrocuted myself yet!
At first I was really diligent with my diet, I stopped consuming all alcohol and tried to severely cut back in red meat consumption. I've gradually loosened up and basically drink an occasional beer. We never ate too much red meat so that dietary restriction was pretty easy to maintain.
One of the first signs of gout in many people is a red, swollen and sometimes very painful big toe joint. It can making walking really hard, I thought I had fractured something in my foot. The doctor took one look at my red toe and said " You have gout" The symptoms seem fairly easy to control with diet by increasing my water consumption ( in my case the symptoms have been reduced with dietary restrictions )
I'm getting the brewing bug again and will make a 5 gallon batch of oatmeal stout in the Mash and Boil. I need to remember how to brew. It's a little surprising how much I've forgotten in the last year. I figure a stout will keep for a longer time than an IPA. I could drink it gradually and give a lot away.
That's my story.
PS. For those interested. I've taken up a new hobby of building all tube, point to point guitar amplifiers. I've made a Dumble, Marshall and Fender amp. They all sound great and I haven't electrocuted myself yet!