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• Posted in thread: Cool or Unusual bottle openers on 03-24-2013 at 09:40 PM
  The coolest ever! Handmade by a gentleman who loves good beer.

• Posted in thread: Cigar City - Hunahpu day 2013 on 03-05-2013 at 10:01 PM
  Beer tokens are available for pre-sale at the brewery. Buy early and save yourself waiting in
  one line.

• Posted in thread: 1/2 barrel keg as fermenter on 02-22-2013 at 12:03 AM
  If you have a propane burner you can put some water in it and boil away. That will sanitize it
  real nice. I'm an electric brewer so I put a gallon of star-san in it, cap it with a 2" tri
  clover cap, a...

• Posted in thread: Visiting VA Beach - Looking for breweries or bottle shops on 02-19-2013 at 12:13 PM
  I'm driving to VA Beach from FLA to visit family next month. I would like to Stock up on some
  brews that are not available to me at home. Where can I find a good bottle shop or local
  breweries?

• Posted in thread: Who's injured themselves brewing on 02-04-2013 at 10:44 PM
  Whilst stirring the near boiling wort, with protective gloves on, somehow managed to get hot
  wort inside the glove! Still don't know how. It healed up nicely but left a scar about the size
  of an egg o...

• Posted in thread: HomeBrewTalk 2013 Big Giveaway! on 02-04-2013 at 08:21 PM
  I'm in.

• Posted in thread: Cigar City - Hunahpu day 2013 on 02-03-2013 at 10:46 PM
  Did a brewery tour at CCB today. We got to try this year's Hunahpu straight out of the zwickel
  valve. Quite yummy!

• Posted in thread: The Best Florida Beer Championships on 01-31-2013 at 12:04 AM
  I've entered four. A dry stout, a blonde ale, an ESB, and an APA. This is my first competition
  so I am just hoping for some good feedback.

• Posted in thread: Local recommendations on 01-24-2013 at 10:40 PM
  Total Wine near the Mall at Millenia has a huge selection of craft and import beer. Try
  anything by Cigar City Brewing, a very good local out of Tampa.

• Posted in thread: Need help with stainless soldering on 01-23-2013 at 08:59 AM
  Is your flux the liquid or the paste? I had similar trouble using Stay clean paste flux. It
  looks like your getting the kettle too hot, and the flux burns. Once that happens you have to
  start over.