Mike Gray Blog

Mike Gray Blog: Barbecue, Catholicism, and Other Interests

  • Thoughts on Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

    Thoughts on Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

    Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper So I have been stuck at home for almost three months as part of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order in Ohio. In this time, I have barely left my neighborhood. It has not been a vacation. Some days are all work. And some weekends were lost. I recall…

  • Brewing Express English Mild, Grain to Glass in Less Than a Week

    Brewing Express English Mild, Grain to Glass in Less Than a Week

    I am not going to lie, I selected the Express English Mild to brew because I have a new keg to try out and wanted to fill it as quickly as possible. According to the Experimental Homebrewing book, where I got the recipe, this brew could be done from brewing to kegging in as quickly…

  • Pandemic Brewing: A Stay-at-Home Order Friendly Pursuit

    Pandemic Brewing: A Stay-at-Home Order Friendly Pursuit

    I started home brewing because I liked beer. I kept home brewing because it agreed with my lifestyle as a married father of four. Unlike other popular man hobbies such as golf, fishing, or generally avoiding your family, home brewing is home brewing. It is all done at home and generally is not disruptive to…