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Osama Bin Laden's where abouts were obtained from his hacked Play Station Network account.

Everytime that I've used Kaffir lime leaves for cooking curry, I always slice them into small strips. Maybe slicing them into strips (parallel to central stem) and then tossing them at flame out, dry hop, or whenever might release more of the flavor. Also, you could dry toast them in a pan...

Heh, brew a Keffir Lime Hefe with Kefir cultures in secondary.:ban: I guess you'd need some lactose though.:drunk:

I've baked bottles before. I did it on my first batch. I didn't trust the sanitizer that came with my kit. It was more of surface cleaner than a sanitizer. I didn't have any contaminations and it worked well. Just remember that it takes a while for the bottles to cool down. I don't remember what...

Sodium Nitrate is used as a preservative in certain foods. I see it most commonly in Deli meats or dry cured meats. It was probably used years ago (50-70 years?) before pasteurization and other sanitary industrial machinery because cheaper and more common. This is a total guess though since I...

Free homebrew!? Where do those teens get it from? Mine cost more than store bought from equipment and ingredients! I guess teens in AL with have to stick with bread yeast and apple juice instead of homebrewing... Seriously though, you know rural gas stations/grocery stores don't card for beer...

I should have clarified a bit more, haha. I clean and then sanitize separately with Star-San. I have the bucket soaking in sanitizer. Thanks for everyones' responses.

The spigot was not attached to the bucket and was stored in a separate location, so theres no mold on the spigot. Basically it was just bucket with the hole in the bottom that had mold on it. :drunk: I cleaned out the spigot out today anyways. It was bone try, and was visibly clean of any debris...

12832 + 5 Gallons AHBS Sierra Nevada Wheat clone =12837 edit: bad math

I haven't dove into all-grain yet and I am still refining my extract/mini-mash techniques, I have to agree. I thuroughly read CJOHB front to back before actually brewing, and I have to say, I was still a little confused on what was important and not so important to make good beer. I think...

Thanks for the replies! I'll let it soak more today and then scrub and soak in sanitizer. I added a bit of bleach because I wasn't sure how sanitary the sink was that I'm soaking it in. It's a laundry sink and hasn't been cleaned in a while. I'll make sure I rinse thuroughly to remove all...

Hey everyone, Long story short I had to store my brewing gear in a basement space while moving. I'm brewing today and discovered that there has been mold growing in my bottling bucket. I left a Zymergy issue in the bucket while moving and it began growing your run-of-the-mill household green...

Scruffy's Shanked or Be Shanked Toilette Sangria Not really a beer though... :)

I have a question related to this. Are champagne like bubbles any indication of anything after being bottled for two years? I only ask because I had one bottle that tasted like sparkling cider vinegar with the small tiny champagne like bubbles. Other bottles have tasted fine but had a similar...

I think BMC realized that a majority of their clientele is willing to spend $75 for a screen printed Ed Hardy/Affliction tshirt. You know, the same people that spend $50 for a super premium bottle of vodka and mix it with store brand grape soda. I guess they can't complain about a couple of...