One hobby that I’ve steadily picked up over the past year or so is that of homebrewing. To date I’ve made a pale ale, an oatmeal stout, an amber ale and a raspberry wheat. At the moment, I’ve got a Belgian brewing in my studio. Today I brewed my first Pumpkin Spice ale, and here’s how I did it.
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Not knowing which would serve me better, I made a spreadsheet to help me decide what to do. Click the thumbnail to see a larger screenshot. 
To use the spreadsheet, edit the values in the blue tables. The result tables (orange) and graphs will adust instantly, automatically and accordingly! Any questions, comments or requests–just ask!
Since posting my cover of Elliott Smith’s Tomorrow Tomorrow on YouTube a few months ago, I’ve received several requests for help from enthusiastic guitarists looking to learn the song themselves. Rather than address everybody in a brief reply, I thought I would make a thorough post explaining how I learned to play the more difficult parts of the song. If this post doesn’t cut it, let me know! I’ll be happy to field any further questions that you may have (post them as comments to this blog entry so that I see them when I go to make edits).
Please note that this is a work in progress!
Last Update: April 30, 2007
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A few people have recently asked me how I tag the live concerts that I record and download. That is, how I label the artist, track titles and other relevant metadata. Here’s an overview of the tags that I use and how I format them:
