Recent content by hopfool

Yeah, looked at some gear on AliExpress (Alibaba) and purchased a fancy column there to put together a cheap system for testing distillate recipes at a bud's meadery (where his licensing covers ltd. spirit production), but I was also trying to replace my previous AG Blichmann set-up that I...

Kinda what I was trying to avoid since I'm happly with my plate set-up.

Curious if anyone knows if the Brewzilla 65 liter can be had w/o their pump and/or chiller. Also, anyone know if a copper distillation hood can be found for it, as opposed to their stainless one?

Duvel clone

We live two left turns past nowhere and yet have a fabulous HB store just 20 minutes away. Doug, Shawn, Donna, et al, at Xtreme Brewing in Laurel, De. are an awesome bunch who have helped me through everything from beer, wine and mead making to setting up my gear and refitting my draft system...

I swear, the older I get the easier it is to make me cry. __________________________ We're out in the country and have a bunch of critters to care for so traveling anywhere is always a challenge. Usually we manage to swap responsibilities with neighbors to get away, but Xmas usually gets...

Old post I realize but the recipe looked very promising and I was curious if it was ever attempted again? I've been searching for a clone of Theo DeGroen's wheat that he brewed back in the day at Baltimore Brewing. This far no joy, but he was supposedly a stickler for maintaining authentic...

Number one son and I love root beer and with the holidays coming thought it might be neat to make some for gifting. The 5 gallon batch objective was pretty simple: 5 gallons filtered water (Reverse osmosis, deionized, and then re-buffered) 5 cups sugar 4 oz. Zatarain's root beer extract...

Historically when socio-economic upheaval comes to the fore, there are two industries that always seem to benefit, alcoholic libation and the selling of religion. A coincidence, I think not. Traumatized and or confused peoples are always easier to manipulate... especially drunken ones. ;)...

Great!

Yeah I'm that guy... :D Well not quite, but I do see myself becoming more and more my father. Sorry to come off as such a preachy dickhead. :o Probably past time for my meds... "Honey, can you pour me a beer?!" ;)

It'd be a pretty boring world, or just a really strange one, if everybody agreed with each other on every point. Especially with me. :) Gotta get to the LHBS. :mug:

I assure you... this is far from being all of my complaints. Just so happens that I'm retarded, er... I meant retired, so I do what I want when I want, and right now it's pretty crappy out, so I'm buying books for Xmas and popping off in here at the same time. Ain't the internet grand? ;)

Apples and watermelons my friend. You're attempting to elevate the Feral's overpaid place at the trough, where he literally does nothing, to the level of some of our most underpaid public employees. Guys, and more recently gals, don't become cops and firefighters for the dough. They happen to be...

Your interpretation of the word "plenty" and mine in this regard don't appear compatible. "Plenty" to me would mean enough to fill the demand, and the demand IMNSHO should be that 100% of those on the public teat be hard working. You seem to be suggesting that the very presence of any at all...