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  1. Big_Blue

    Southern California (Ventura) Bottles / Draft Cleaning Kit

    Bottles Looking for Bomber bottles, or anything over 12 oz, really. Draft Cleaning Kit Also, looking for a Draft Line Cleaning kit -- though all I really need is that goofy pump. I have the BLC and a brush; running it through the keg works, but eats CO2 like candy.
  2. Big_Blue

    ATTN: SoCal (Ventura County) Brewers

    I'd like to interview you for a feature in the VCReporter. For credentials, see this. All I'm asking is a few questions answered via email or phone (your call) to add to a story I'm working on about home-brewing in VC -- hell, if you want to be in the paper, I can try to get a...
  3. Big_Blue

    Beercade: The Last Barfighter

    Good lord, this is a spectacular idea. Beercade: Fighting-game winner gets a frosty brew http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=njPqVNpwaew
  4. Big_Blue

    Craigslist Etiquette?

    I'm not sure if I ****ed this deal up, or the person selling it, but I do know that the experience left me particularly enraged and in dire need of venting. Here's what happened: Friday I find this gem. I text the guy after he doesn't respond (for several hours) to an email. I don't know why...
  5. Big_Blue

    Kona Brewing Co. - Koko Brown

    First off, I have to say that I'm amazed those hops are in there. Granted, I have no idea how much and for how long, but I'll be damned if I didn't like this beer, and Cascade is typically a GAME OVER hop for me. Anyhow, here's my review: 3.73/5 look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel...
  6. Big_Blue

    McGB Labels

    Having only a B/W laser printer, I'm forced to work in monochrome. These are all formatted for these labels. Cheap and easy. I did actually hand color the cock's comb on the labels for bottles I gave as Christmas gifts.
  7. Big_Blue

    Why I LOVE my Kegs

    Alright, so I hate the monotony of bottling, but that seems so blasé a reason. Really, what I love (and I'm just experiencing this right now) is that a keg -- which I thought was nearly empty -- just keeps churning out pint after pint. With bottles, you know. With a keg, it's a mystery. :o
  8. Big_Blue

    Belated Howdy

    I figured I ought to do this before I completely forgot. The abridged life story is thus: I spent my first 28 years in various locations throughout Jersey. Moved to New York for three. Met a girl. Got engaged. Moved to her home state of California a few years ago and... got married and...
  9. Big_Blue

    DIY Tap Handle, technically < $7.00

    So, this is my attempt to create a custom tap handle for far less than what I could by already made online. Again, I have a very limited tool supply, so I had to borrow some items. It should also be said that I have ZERO WOODWORKING KNOWLEDGE. So, I had to find things that were mostly...
  10. Big_Blue

    < $5.00 Drip Tray

    There was absolutely no way I was spending an additional $60+ for a drip tray, so DIY mode continued (finishing a custom tap handle too). Took a trip to my local big box hardware store (the blue one, not the orange one) and picked up the following: 4" Green Round Grate - $2.08 4"...
  11. Big_Blue

    GE SMR04DAMWW Kegerator Build

    I managed to get a hold of a GE® 4.3 Cu. Ft. Compact Refrigerator (SMR04DAMWW) for free, so I thought I'd turn it into my very first kegerator. I searched high and low for a guide for converting this particular model and, aside from hedbutter's guide (found here), there was little to no...
  12. Big_Blue

    Low Original Gravity

    Before I even begin, I cannot tell you what a valuable resource these forums have been. That said, I seem to have a low gravity issue. So, for my second batch I attempted “No Sham Shamrock Irish Red Ale” from The Complete Joy of Homebrewing... ...or, at least, as close as I could get it...
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