Recent content by Hannable1975

I always put my priming sugar in first, and lay the rackingline in the bottom of the bucket to facilitate it " swirling" as it fill. Brownian Motion will take care of the rest. Just as a final precaution, I take a sanitized stainless spoon and ever so softly stir it. If you make waves, your...

looking good on the keezer so far..

Well, I guess if you wait long enough, anything will happen. Got hit last night by some outfit that sells passports over the internet - bye bye checking balance.....

This. I brew by the seat of my pants, kind of like making "leftover soup". When I do brew to style, I find it helps. Have fun. Last week I "cleaned out the closet" and made a beer I dubbed "JFB" - Just F***ing Beer. SO far the hydro samples are great. And as would have it, I took no notes...

My recent "bought" beer obsession has returned to Grolsch - I call them "Green gremlins"...

That was for a cookout I had a few weeks back - by the fall cook out I plan to have an 8 tap (!:ban:) keezer built...

I know, I know - Zombie thread resurrection - but I thought this quote was awesome....

This is how I get down ....

WInning Ale - It's my homage to the master...

I love the search feature - I needed this info! Thanks!

So, I decided that every time it gets used, It got an "X". And I added the initials of each person who brewed with me. The "SS" stands for Spring Summit - one of my parties, where we brewed a beer to be served at the Fall Summit. SD311 refers to a friend who died = I brewed a batch in...

Have 2 lbs of 2row in the oven right now - HOLY SMOKES this smells GREAT!

I typically order for AHS on Friday ( pay day, LOL ) and get it the next Friday - I like that flow. Wish I could take advantage of the $20 kits - I'd buy one of each if I could - but money got real damn tight around here last month - so I'm scratching out brews from my bulk bags right now. ( At...

FWIW, my wife loves the term. My knickname is The Hillbilly Philosopher, or The HP for short. Now when I mark a cup at a party HP she marks hers SWMBO. I love that woman. (Married 18 years )

^ This. I swear by them. By now I have bought probably 50 or more as gifts and for personal use.