Recent content by LeapinLoungeLizard

HA! Have you seen my house? We've got a boat we're trying to sell. There's a great saying something along the lines of the two best days of a boat owners life are the day it's bought and the day it's sold. I agree that saving money is really not the primary reason to brew. I just have...

If you haven't gotten your trees in the ground yet, there's one more consideration - polinization. I didn't see anything mentioned, so perhaps you've got this covered, but most stone fruit trees (like plum) need polinization from another variety or another tree. All by their lonesome they will...

Already contacted a couple of the craigslist guys! Thanks so much. I don't know why I hadn't seriously considered BIAB before now. I think I'm going BIAB for the next brew!:mug:

You guys rock. I'm not setting foot in Walmart today (Black Friday 'n' all) but I'm heading over to their website now. MindenMan, I'm following. Good stuff. Continue at will!

Oven! (as she smacks forehead firmly with palm of hand) That's brilliant. I think I might have to look into the BIAB method. I can afford a couple more small kettles. Thanks!

Yeah, it amused me as well that the hubby took convincing. You guys may also appreciate this little story. A friend wanted to get into brewing, so I invited her over to help out with a recent brew. Families are friends, so they all came over and we had dinner. Guys were out back cooking and she...

My fave beer mis-comment so far goes back at least 15 years. I was living in rural Northern CA (Eureka). Roommate and I walked over to the nearby liquor store to grab a 6-pack, grabbed Anchor Steam. Checker charged about $2 more than we expected. Upon questioning why the price was so much higher...

... and finally move from lurker/info stalker to real participant. I'm new to brewing, having wanted to take the plunge for years, but I had a little challenge convincing my husband that the initial investment was justifiable. I finally ran the numbers on the cost of funding both our beer...

I am, by no means, experienced in brewing (4th batch fermenting now), but for my last batch my husband surprised me with all the makings for a wort chiller and I am IN LOVE. I'd been a little stuck on the right way to go about about building the "perfect" one after reading all the talk about how...