Recent content by JohnFrum1978

Thanks for responding. The mark on the paper in the hydrometer is reading 1.080.

The battle continues. So, I picked up some litmus paper and some calcium carbonate. The mead's ph tested at 3.2. Gravity is still at 1.08. I added a few teaspoons of the calcium carbonate to raise the ph, but found it wasn't budging. So, I called the homebrew shop to ask about how much...

Started a sack mead over the summer. I used 20 lbs of clover honey, some yeast nutrient, and a package of red star champaign yeast in a 5 gallon batch. Original gravity was 1.14. I got it fermenting and left it alone for a few months. When I racked it last month it tested at 8%. Everything...

Watching Rambo 4. I can't get over what an absolute ***** that blonde missionary chick is. I mean, against his better judgement, Rambo took her and her missionary friends up a pirate infested river into Burma, the absolute worst hellhole on the face of the earth. Then, when things went bad...

Haven't seen the movie. I'll check it out. But the "dreaded" redbox? I love the redbox. It worked great when I worked on tugboats. Rent it in maine, watch it on the ride down, then return it in Boston. And $1 a day can hardly be beat unless you have a Netflix subscription. For me, since I...

Thanks for the advice on putting the dent in the middle. Gonna try it next time. But cooking them medium is a great way to pick up a case of e coli. Steaks are different because the bacteria can't penetrate the surface into the flesh. You can cook them rare as you want as long as the...

So, grilling season is in full swing. I'm looking to perfect my hamburger technique. Specifically, mine always shrink up into nearly a ball as they cook. No matter how thin and hard I press them to get that nice little disk, they always recede back toward spherical. Is there a trick?

This toilet paper is like John Wayne. It's rough, it's tough, and it won't take **** off'a noone.

Quick, I've got money riding on this and I can't find anything on Google. Which branch of the military was Captain Caveman in? :eek:

I don't have the energy to sign up for a parenting forum, so I'll ask you guys. My kid's a hair over 2. "A Day out with Thomas" is coming nearby next month. My kid loves Thomas the Tank Engine more than anything in life right now. He's dancing to the theme song on a video playing as I type...

Nobody would have known about it if you hadn't posted it here. If a crime was indeed committed I'd have had a hard time figuring out who the victim was. The second rule of fight club is that you do not talk about fight club.

Anyone who says anything other than pork hasn't thought things through. A world without pork is a world without sausage. Even if you make it from another animal you still need to add pork fat. My logic is infallible. Other than acknowledgment of my wisdom, this discussion can be concluded.

I got this recipe in the recipes section on Andrew Zimmern's bizarre foods website. This marinade is absolutely amazing on venison. It works well on beef and is alright on chicken. It's one of my go to marinades any time I'm thinking ahead for grilling. The ingredients are: 2 peeled and...

Picked it up at WalMart based on this recommendation. Crispin Glover needs to cut back on dropping the acid.

The other night I went out with a few friends from work. Conversation turned to home brewing. A guy who came along asked if I did all grain. I answered that I just did extract for now and he asked if I'd be interested in buying an all grain equipment setup. The story was that he and some...