I do pretty much as Trent says.  You want no bottles clanging together (bubble wrap), no movement (padding with newspaper or whatever), no leakage (bags).  Trent and I have shipped back and forth several times with no breakage so if you do it right you probably don't need the bags.  But, if something did break hopefully the bags keep the leakage at bay so no one gets nosy and opens up the box.  Make sure that your box is big enough so you have a few inches on every side.  Once packed, before taping shut the box I'll shake it a little just to make sure it is packed good.

As Trent says, UPS or Fedex.  US Postal service is illegal.

The nice thing about toasting malt is I get to smell up the house twice.  I don't know which smells better, toasting the malt or brewing the beer.

Heh, yeah well toasting malt smells pretty good.  On the left, one pound toasted at 300 degrees for 25 minutes.  On the right, a quarter pound toasted at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.

Catching up on some beers from the beer fairy.

First from Surly.  They are batting 1.000 so far.  Nice.

Having this now.  If there are pecans in there I don't taste them.  It's OK though.

Had this last night.

 

 

I thought it was a bit too hoppy for an amber. Not really well balanced.

Having this now, just to remind myself.  Dude, seriously?  It's delicious.

Maybe I'll have to try another one, but I didn't think it tasted much like an amber. Or at least not the kind of amber that I like.

It's a hoppy amber .... not like, say, Fat Tire.  But it is an amber.  Another example for you to try .... Can you get Troegs there?  Try the Hopback Amber.  Dude.

Nightcap time.  Go big or go home.  This one I have never tried.  I am a cheap F^&k and at 16 a 4 pack I have always passed.  But I was at a place that sells single units so I bought one.  There is a resemblance to Deviant Dales, but it is different.  It's real yummy, and I will be sipping on it for a while.,....

Oops. Overslept. At least I got in a long run yesterday too.