Recent content by Ductapeman

Hi, thanks for all the kind words-- sorry it took so long to get back, got drafted on short notice to watch the great-grandkids (girls 2 and almost 4, and a boy on the way). Yes, it was the temp control of the fermentation I was concerned about. I had been thinking of wrapping the carboy in some...

Any that I pick seem to be used for pies by the Females of the Tribe. Mind you, I'm not complaining. Not much of a wine guy anyway.

Hi, gang, sorry this is long but I don't get much chance to talk about some of this-- Seven or eight years ago I got interested in brewing, took an all-grain course at the local supplier's and had a great time-- bought a pile of crap, two carboys (one poly, one glass which I later gave away)...

Many years ago (1972?) a group of us young juvenile delinquents got the same idea, and beat on it for a couple years till one of us who had actually finished college got a bright idea: Since hops and cannabis are genetic cousins, he took one plant of each and grafted the top of the hops plant...

Okay, I'm still a certified greenhorn when it comes to brewing, but I've been drinking beer for a number of decades now, and I really like this stuff. So last week I find out that Widmer's only makes it from January through April . . . . With all the discussion, has anyone attempted a clone yet...

--get ready, 'cause I'm gonna be asking loads of questions! Got bit by the bug a couple of weeks ago-- attended a class in full-grain brewing last weekend, then bought a pile of gear, but the weather has not cooperated-- it's been raining, and I don't think I want a bunch of tree algae in my...