Recent content by ka9qlq

About a year after I got here God answered my prayers by having an administrator hire on that was an ex Methodist preacher who was a ham! So he let me put my GP-15 try-band on a 20' pole (state regs sat other administrators can't change permission) I have a FT-8900 quad-band and a usb relay box...

Not gonna happen where I live. A 2 ltr is my max here. Alvin

Yes Red Star I got at Wal-mart. I am thinking hard on the EZ caps. To bad you're so far of. We could meet @ the hamfest the 31st Alvin

Good thing I did check my black cherry grape today or I would'ah had'ah pop bottle! Whew! Any I got 10oz of wine (hooch?) strained through a paper towel (yah we're all MIT here) to rack. Where do I rack it? Now I've moved from to Whoops wine to water, juice, (store bought) yeast wine adventure...

Pop bottle A PET bottle you put yeast, sugar, and juice in then cap and hope you don't forget to check on before it goes POP!!! :drunk: Alvin :drunk:

Well I couldn't wait any longer I had to try my hooch I dubbeb Pomepain. Now I'm not a drinker so I really don't have anything to compare but it ain't bad. You can taste the pomegranate a friend said it was a little strong. It is much better then the rum I tried strait. I taste the alcohol burn...

Man this makes me want to get a 2 or 3 liter pop bottle and cherry juice. I just wish I could facebook it but to many staff on my fb. Dang my curiosity........ Alvin

Thanks Never hear of using a paper towel, interesting. I've been reading and it all is confusing. That's why I joined here. I live in a nursing home and keep my room around 80F. I'd love to actually get some juice and make a Gal of something or honey mead, but I'm sure what I'm doing now...

I had some pomegranate seeds popped out in a plastic snap lid bowl and took to long to eat them all. One day someone asked why there was an air pocket in it. "That's not air honey" I laughed. "That's CO2, a byproduct of a chemical reaction. There's another byproduct too." I grind. Ok forget...