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Started a sack mead over the summer. I used 20 lbs of clover honey, some yeast nutrient, and a package of red star champaign yeast in a 5 gallon batch. Original gravity was 1.14. I got it fermenting and left it alone for a few months. When I racked it last month it tested at 8%. Everything...

Watching Rambo 4. I can't get over what an absolute ***** that blonde missionary chick is. I mean, against his better judgement, Rambo took her and her missionary friends up a pirate infested river into Burma, the absolute worst hellhole on the face of the earth. Then, when things went bad...

So, grilling season is in full swing. I'm looking to perfect my hamburger technique. Specifically, mine always shrink up into nearly a ball as they cook. No matter how thin and hard I press them to get that nice little disk, they always recede back toward spherical. Is there a trick?

Quick, I've got money riding on this and I can't find anything on Google. Which branch of the military was Captain Caveman in? :eek:

I don't have the energy to sign up for a parenting forum, so I'll ask you guys. My kid's a hair over 2. "A Day out with Thomas" is coming nearby next month. My kid loves Thomas the Tank Engine more than anything in life right now. He's dancing to the theme song on a video playing as I type...

I got this recipe in the recipes section on Andrew Zimmern's bizarre foods website. This marinade is absolutely amazing on venison. It works well on beef and is alright on chicken. It's one of my go to marinades any time I'm thinking ahead for grilling. The ingredients are: 2 peeled and...

The other night I went out with a few friends from work. Conversation turned to home brewing. A guy who came along asked if I did all grain. I answered that I just did extract for now and he asked if I'd be interested in buying an all grain equipment setup. The story was that he and some...

There's this great sushi restaurant I used to enjoy. The portions were big, the food was excellent. The waitress was this grandmotherly looking asian woman, wearing a kimono, who walked taking these tiny little steps. She always used to smile and say, "good job" when I finished my Godzilla...

I've got most of my first batch of mead sitting down cellar. The recipe was 15 pounds of honey, yeast nutrient, and champaign yeast in a 5 gallon batch. I had it for four months in primary, six months in secondary, and sitting in bottles for another six months. At this point I think it's no...

Last year I started teaching in a Special Ed classroom. It's a behavior room. I get spit on and have chairs thrown at me from time to time. Anyway, I'm working under conditional certification from the state since I don't have a special ed degree. To keep it up I need to take six credits of...

My wife and I experimented tonight by throwing some small heads of chinese cabbage on the grill. We basically just brushed it with olive oil and threw them over high heat for three minutes per side. It has potential but needs tweeking. I've seen similar things done with romaine lettuce and...

Just starting a blueberry melomel. I've got 15 pounds of honey, 10 pounds of blueberries in a straining bag, some yeast nutrient and irish moss. The plan was to remove the berries in two weeks, let it ferment out, then move it to a secondary with another five pounds of blueberries. When I...

Probably a stupid question. Last year I went to the brew shop to put together a trappist ale. The recipe called for Pilsner malt. The owner looked puzzled, said he'd never heard of it, asked me what I was making, and hooked me up with some light DME. The beer turned out great. Just now...

Anyone else like gizzards and hearts? I first had them on a trip to Russia. I rediscovered them lately and can't get enough of them. I have some cooking right now on the grill yakitori style. I've had them marinating for 2 days in a korean style barbeque marinade I found back in these...

Gearing up for my third batch of mead. I'm still calling myself novice at this point. I can follow a recipe but am still learning the finer points. My mother in law has a bunch of black raspberries in her freezer from last year. She probably has a good ten pounds that need to either be...