Getting $ (like my weekely allowance) from ATMs and looking at the serial #'s. If they are low, high, ladders (1234567890), repeating, binary (not just 1s and 0s), million, 7 same in a row, palindromic, etc then keep em.
I learned that this has a pretty good ROI
Already got one!
Was explaining this to GF’s step dad. He took out his bills for me to look thru them. He had this one for years for liars poker. He gave it to me.
Ones I am on the hunt for:
###1973### (for bday)
Pi, e, golden ratio 5+ digits
true binary (any 1s + 0’s)
Maybe you can estimate the number of bills by looking at the serial numbers. If you are accurate, you will defeat the Americans on the battlefield. I call this…
…the American Dollar Problem.
Crap - I had one that started 3144… Close! Now I think I spent it - I believe the $5 airport smart water got it.
Found myself a birthday note.
Now that you all know my bday, I expect dms upon dms of bday wishes!
lol. I should also get my MAAA and FSA dates.
True binomials are the biggest $ ones that I’ve seen.
Lots of leading or trailing 0s
All the same #s
420 69 800 somehow
Bday ones are between 6x- 12x the face value. I found mine and my youngest daughter’s bday. Hers on a $2 bill (second child too)
Making a Cream Ale for National Homebrew Competition
Fermentables:
Pilsner 70.0%
Flaked Maize 15.0%
Cracked Corn 5.0%
Brewers Crystals 10.0%
Hops:
Tettnang 0.60 oz for 90 minute boil, 0.40 oz for 15 minute boil.
Yeast:
SafAle K-97
4.0 gallons in the fermenter
3.0 gallons in the secondary
2.5 gallons in bottles
Sending mine to Indianapolis between March 5th and 15th.
I would entertain sending 2 bottle samples to anyone who wants to give a try at rating it. I’ll send you the scoresheet and category notes.
I see very few cream ales in my neck of the woods. Thankfully, we have one old school, German-inspired, brewery that always has one on tap. Good luck with yours!
It’s my style. I have a 3.5% ABV recipe. And I’ll do most at 5.0% ABV. The 5.0 % ABV I’ll add fruits and spices too. My favorite is a mango habanero. I also have a coconut one on tap rn. I am also trying a paw paw one soon.
Speaking of hobbies, despite all the fishing I do, and my business basically being a hobby, I can still here the life contingencies textbook calling my name.
Maybe I should find some other course/educational certificate and start doing that as time allows. I guess the question is, what would I do.
Happy Belated Birthday!!!
THANKYOU!
I am sending 3 homebrews to the 2025 National Homebrew Competition.
1.) Belgian Blonde 5.2% ABV - Buh-Bye-Honey Blonde (5 homebrewers in my club will be sending their beers there too). I missed my #'s in this one. I was going for 7.0% ABV and more transparent (It is cloudy)
2.) Specialty Fruit & Spice 7.5% ABV - Napoleon Complex (Served in short glasses) Porter w/ Tart Cherry and Vanilla Bean
3.) Cream Ale 5.0% ABV - The A-Maize-ing Series
Funny thing: My Belgian Blonde tastes more like the A-Maize-Ing Cream Ale I wanted to clone (New Glarus Spotted Cow). I fermented at 10 degrees lower temp than I should have (60-62 degrees F) for the Belgian Blonde than I should have. I got 4th of 5 in my homebrewer club competition.
It is easy to send two bottles to anyone who wants to try any of these! I’ll do it for a like too!
I like a good Belgian, and cream ale is good too. Sign me up for your beer-of-the-month club!
