Recent content by kaptain_karma

Kicks the teeth out of buying empties.

+1 Portal 2. My roomate and I played through the Co-Op in one eight hour sitting, but we had already played the first game and the single player portion of the second, so we were familiar with the format. It was one of the most satisfying multiple-player games I've played.

I usually use Budweiser for my beer brats. The price isn't too bad and it has a nice maltiness. After grilling, I toss the brats in a pot, add enough beer to cover them, a slice onion, and a bunch of fresh ground black pepper, then simmer for a couple hours.

My experiences with carlo rossi mostly involve lugging a jug around Kerouac style. Stay away from the reds if you plan on drinking the whole thing - worst hangover ever. IMHO the best thing you can do to any of them is dump a pint or two down the drain, add a ton of fruit and a dash of...

I live less than a block away from a 7-11, and I've snuck in for a late night tallboy with no shoes before.

All the Lindeman's fruit lambics are sweetened to the point of tasting like sour candy. Surprisingly though, their Rene Cuvee Gueze is actually pretty darn good.

I'm guessing you used an extract recipe? I remember I used to have a lot of trouble getting my gravity down where I wanted it when I started. As far as the airlock bubbling when you moved the fermenter, the agitation probably just knocked a bit of CO2 out of solution. Also, what kind of yeast...

Yeah, if you have the fermenter space, stuff it in some dark corner for a year and give it another try. Just remember to refill your airlock from time to time.

If your tubing isn't a perfect match for the autosiphon, you can get some air sucked in. I use a worm-gear type hose clamp to get a good seal. It also helps to give the autosiphon a couple pumps to push all the air out of the tube before you just let it run.

It's always good to know that a beloved porch couch has gone to a good home.

"BMC need not apply"

I'm a big fan of wyeast 1028 for an ESB

Congratulations, you're hobby has just become an addiction.

Best zombie movie could go a lot of ways. The worst zombie flick I've ever seen was a musical called "Song of the Dead". Production values were sub-par, acting was wretched, but something about choreographed zombies made it impossible to look away.

I feel very affectionate towards the little fungi that make my wort into sweet, precious beer. As such, I'm all over "yeasties" like unicorn stickers on a twelve year old girl's notebook.