Recent content by droopy77

2-6 depending on how hard a workday i had. generally i'd say i average 2-3 per night. oddly i drink more on worknights than i do on the weekends as then i'm out and about doing things requiring driving and can't have any homebrews. once i'm home from work during the week i become one with couch...

i have the williams buckets and love em! i get next to no trub thru it and it makes pulling a sample super easy

this spring a buddy of mine is digging me some rhizomes of his hops that were picked while walking around berlin. as these were originally wild naturally growing hops but have now been growing in southern maine for a few years does anyone have a guess as to what hops they might be similar to? i...

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just an update. i couldn't wait any longer and had to try one of my first batch tonight. after one week in bottles at 68-70 and one week in the cellar at 60 my APA carbed up nicely and tastes GREAT! I'm gonna go have another now:rockin:

my loving wife knew i was looking for it and i came home from work the other day and she had six large bottles of it waiting for me. i thought it was a very good beer but only as an occasional drink. i wouldn't want one everyday. i wonder how much its gonna cost me when i hear "you remember...

i feed my spent grains to the kids chickens, they go nuts for them. unfortunately it does not make beer flavored eggs lol

so my first batch ever has been in bottles for two weeks. i can't belive my will power at not opening them till they should be ready but in more constant reading on here have figured out i screwed up. when i was ready to bottle i just dumped the five ounces of priming sugar then racked the five...

i got a kit from williams brewing and am very happy with it. it came with an extract kit of your choice but i have quickly decided i enjoy mini-mash kits better. by this summer i'm sure i'll be on all grain ty

spent time in phuket years ago. it is sin city but soooooo much fun! was suprised to meet a guy that his entire job was to clean up road kill... of any kind. lots of people, lots of booze, lots of ....sociable women bringing you booze, all adds up to needing a road kill guy. a very enjoyable...

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had a few magic hat encores tonight for the first time. very good ipa. i hope my batch i have in the fermenter now turns out just like it.

just because they sell them does not mean they can be used anywhere. unvented propane appliances are illegal in a basement, bedroom, bathroom, or place of business. check the NFPA 54 codes, an insurance company does not have to pay out a penny if an accident or mishap occurs due to a code...

i would be interested. never homebrewed before but have had a mr beer in the cellar for years unused. decided i wanted to try it but not waste my time with the mr beer making bad beer so i have a real kit on its way and will try it soon.