Recent content by Sgt. Major

So glad I read this thread. A buddy of mine brought me 60 qt aluminum pot today as a gift. He works for the gov't and they were cleaning house. This pot has a date of 1966, looks to be very lightly used and still has the cleaning instructions. Thick walled, too! Now all I have to get is a...

I love it!!! Too cool, man. And, btw, I do have mystical kung-fu powers!

"If you are reading this, its too late to run." or, as my father-in-law said to me, "What the Hell were you thinking?!?"

My wife and I homeschool our 7 year old identical twin girls. Homebrewing has now become a science lesson. They were all fired up to find out why there were bubbles coming out of the liquid, why it smelled the way it did, so on and so forth. It is an ongoing lesson since they are having a...

Sweet label and tat's, fellow Mississippian! I agree with others' comments as well. The MS government does need to lend an ear! Hell, the county I'm in is still dry....no beer or liquor! Crazy, I know. I love this state, but like ya'll said, there needs to be some changes to make it more...

"Pagan's Playground" My wife and I like to ride horses, and one of our fav. trails is at a place called Witch Dance, off of the historic Natchez Trace. It is said that early settlers actually executed some women for witchcraft, and they were "discovered" dancing on that spot of land. I don't...

Well, I ended up not using a threaded bottle. I just didn't have enough beer to fill one after using my bottles. I did notice, though, that the bottles I bought are about the same thickness as a Bud-Lite bottle, which is rather thin. In fact, I cracked the lip on one while capping. Where is...

Reading about ya'll trying to get pregnant got me to thinking. I was just pokin' fun at her and she went and took me serious....damned serious. Our first go around we got the ole two-fer-one special....yup....twins, identical/mirror twin girls. The last go around, well, same story...tryin' to...

+1 on that comment! Great idea, though...I like it.

Much better the second go around. I love this label. Great imagery!

Just for the hell of it, I think I'll bottle one or two and see what happens. I have figured out that this is what homebrewing is all about. Kind of a "what the hell....give it a try" attitude. Thanks for the quick replies. I'll let ya'll know how it turns out. I'll be bottling around next...

I'm probably about to be flogged for asking this question, but here it goes. Is it possible to successfuly cap threaded bottles with a crown capper? Will it hold pressure? Is it safe? Will the homebrew leak out its co2? Does anyone do this? I was looking at a Bud twist off cap today and...

Great label! My wife (a Bama fan) loves it. Go MSU DAWGS! Cheers, Sgt. Major

Got to thinking this one over....I love the design and idea of a wooden beer case. I have an old barn out here (built in the early 1900's) that's coming down. I've used one slat of wood for a pic frame and discovered that while the outside of the plank was weathered, the inside was still solid...

Really great thread...I learned a few things. As for my $.02's worth, I'd go with a late addition as well with the recommended amount of hops. Although, has anyone thought of the Texas Two Step in reguards to this style? I haven't brewed a wit yet, but I figured I'd throw that in. Cheers...