Recent content by machfive

Never got to go. Kepping aircraft flying seemed to be more important to the command. Not that it bothered me at all. :D

'98 -'04 All of it at Ft. Campbell, KY (except for 7 months in Afghanistan and a year in Iraq) 15r APACHE MECHANIC / CREWCHIEF :rockin:

:off: yeah didnt go as i wanted it to but was i surprised? no. not after the rest of the season. but hey, as the guys in the office say, at leat they will get a good draft pick next year. ;)

I started a 5 gal batch Sunday = 1230:rockin:

I just bottled into some standard 12 and 22 oz bottles as they were allready to go. I think my next batch (EdWorts Apfelwein) will go into the grolsh bottles if i can trust my coworkers to bring them back:).

End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys

Sweet, just picked up 85 .5L grolsh bottles + equipment for $125. totally stoked.:mug:

we have had one for a little over a year now an every time family comes over we end up starting it up and having tons of fun. Granted, i have been burned on some games I thought were going to be cool, but all-in-all, we love it.

Heres how it started...mindless Craigslist browsing at work (it was a slow day). i found an ad that was selling a good bit of beer making equipment, but what caught my eye was the estimated 100 grolsh style bottles. he wanted $125 for everything so i jumped at it. Turns out it was only 85 .5L...

i'm making a Brewers Best Irish Stout. It had some Nottinghams yeast with it. I guess i will continue to drink some 1554 and Guiness Drought until it is time. I'm hoping that with this hobby i can get rid of my "instant gratification" mentality.

Sorry about not giving numbers...was being rushed by SWMBO. O.G. 1.042 F.G. 1.016 :off: This is a great site with tons of advice. thanks a milion.

Dont worry, this is not another "does this look infected' question. I brewed my first batch last week monday. Friday there was no more bubbles coming out of the airlock so i took a gravity reading. Same with Saturday and this morning. Since all 3 were the same, i am contemplating bottling...