Tragically, I have to reveal the truth. "thejakester" is one of about 30 pseudonyms, or their variants, used on different homebrewing-related forums by a well-known luminary in our field (his initials are "JP"). Despite his reputation as a kind and knowledgeable home-brewing expert, he actually has a very sick side to his personality, and every so often he goes onto forums and stirs up trouble like this, then watches in glee while the thread explodes and never reaches a resolution.
As one of his buddies from high school that he still keeps in touch with, I've watched him do this many times. I've seen his evil lip curl in a mixture of sadism and delight with each additional questioning post added to the unfinished thread. He is a master manipulator who feeds off people's confusion. You can bet he's reading this right now and clenching his fists in rage as his eyes pass over these very words. I expect him to de-friend me on Facebook for admitting this, and possibly I will find an intentional bottle-bomb quietly placed in the cooler at our next homebrewing picnic, but the truth must be known.
Furthermore, he is recently responsible for developing a virus that specifically attacks North American 2-row malt crops, and he intends to release it in about three -- hang on, folks, the doorbell's ringing, looks like my package is here -- wait, I didn't order anything from Amalgamated Chemical Warfare, Inc. -- let me just peek in the box and see what it is -- oh crapppppp aaaaaagggggghhhhhhhh
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(just kidding -- gosh I hope the real JP doesn't read these forums -- just regular jokes, folks --)