Recent content by Darwin18

Absolutely. I just picked up my ingredients for a Czech Lager and American Light Lager to brew next week. Hopefully should be ready to drink sometime in April/May and by then the weather should be perfect.

I think it was really accidental. He never went near the Keezer again. He was a dumb, very fat cat but not at all malicious.

This happened to me several years ago. I had an Imperial Russian Stout on tap that was carbing and was almost ready for serving. I heard an odd splashing sound from our living room and saw a dark brown stream flowing down the driveway from my front door. My dumb cat had a habit on laying on...

Wicked Weed still hurts even a few years later. That said, there are better breweries in Asheville. If you haven't been to Burial, I highly recommend it!

I'm a huge fan of fruit beers, but when I'm planning one I'm focusing on the beer first. The fruit component of that beer is meant to compliment the beer style not be the entire focal point. My goal is to brew a great beer that has fruit as an ingredient - I'm not trying to make a fruit bomb...

I used to really not pay too much attention my water profile when I was on the municipal supply. My neighborhood is on a community well and the water is terrible. It's really pushed me into buying bottled water (deed park - 5 gals) and then building a water profile to match the style that I...

I've used spruce tips from Spruce on Tap (https://spruceontap.com/) many times and with excellent results. I usually utilize these in a pale ale (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/the-spruce-is-loose-american-pale-ale.520553/) and it's done well in several competitions. It's...

You probably made the smart move not to buy this failing business. There could be a lot of different reasons why the business is failing but why you want to be tied to that? You could always buy up his inventory and equipment (if it's of sufficient quality), but I'd go with a fresh start...

Come on man. After two kids, you should know better than anyone else that a new baby eliminates most of your free time (and disposable income).

A bit of an update on this beer: I brewed this one for 2018 and it took a 2nd place ribbon at the 2nd Annual Port City Plunder (Wilmington, NC). The spruce tips were much more intense this go around and it came out a bit too sprucy for my tastes. I'm still working through water issues at my...

In my opinion, one of the best ways to get unbiased feedback on the quality of your beer is to enter it into local BJCP competitions. Here's a link to all the BJCP sanctioned competitions: https://www.bjcp.org/apps/comp_schedule/competition_schedule.php Before you enter anything, review the...

Nurse Jackie is very solid so far. I didn't expect to like it and I went through a couple seasons already this weekend.

I think you're acting very reasonable and I'm sorry that you're going through something like this. Be firm and don't let her dance away from the truth.

Hochuli is clearly a sign the NFL, nay the world, is biased against the Pats. Where's the damn flags?!

She's lying to you. You already know that. There isn't much more that needs to be said about that. Confront her about it and deal with the repercussions or ignore it and be a doormat.