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My hop bed is in a prime location on the south side of the barn. I end up having to weed it all summer so was curious if I could plant strawberries throughout the beds as well. My hope is that the berries would act as a natural groundcover and choke out the weeds (or at least help) and I'd...

Yes boys this could be the greatest CL score ever... if I can get it running of course. :cross: Found a CL ad listing a commercial six 1/2 door freezer/cooler for FREE. Only problem was that it didn't work. The guy worked for a bar in downtown Chicago and said the thing just stopped...

So here's the old barn on my property and quick mockup of what I had in mind. EDIT: My simple math was wrong on the original diagram (forgot the plant at 0') so please see post #7 for the revised one. Needs some work but has a nice southern facing wall which you see here. Drainage is...

Otay... I planted 5 different rhizomes last year in pots that were clearly too small. I knew I'd be moving last summer/fall to a big roomy farm and so I figured this would be the 'mobile' approach. Needless to say that despite my best of intentions I did not take care of my babies too well...

So I had a batch of Apfelwein and a batch of wheat fermenting in primaries. My life has been crazy busy due to having to move and I simply did not have enough time to bottle or keg these batches. They had been sitting in the primaries for almost 2 months and had settled out nicely. I removed...

Didn't exactly know where to put a "good deal?" thread so mods please move if necessary. Found a local guy selling 100' of new 3/8 copper tubing for $65. Seems like a good price and I could make several IC's out of it. He needs to know today so should I pull the trigger on this? :confused:

Sweet little Morgan came peacefully into this world on 8/22 at 7lbs 5oz. Both baby and my wife are doing well and we are already head over heels in love with this kid. This is our first child and also the first grandchild on both sides so the extended families are going nuts over the fact...

Don't know if this is in the correct area or not. Mods please move if the latter. I ran across a deal for a Summit kegerator. 6 months old, barely used, protective plastic still on in some places. Black with SS door and comes with a 5lb CO2 bottle. I have a chest freezer waiting to be...

I went to see a potential customer last week that is looking at a new inventory system. These guys repackage berries, tomatoes, ginger, and asparagus for major food retailers. So they have about 20 people going through pallets and pallets of berries, picking out any that are mushy or look...

First time hop grower here which does NOT excuse such a rookie mistake. :( I ordered 6 varieties of rhizomes and was so damn busy I wasn't able to get them in the ground right away. I'm also moving this fall and wanted to find a foster home for a season once they started growing. So I...

Hello gents! I'm a new brewer in a northwest suburb of Chicago and am THRILLED to finally be homebrewing! I made a decent batch of cherry wine years ago but have wanted to try my hand at beer for a while now. A couple buddies and I went to a demonstration at our local brew shop and then we...