Recent content by okawesome

I wouldn't expect that there would be any such rules, but rules differ by jurisdiction. I've had free wine at events before and never thought that it would be illegal. Obviously, you got a really good deal. Sorry for assisting in the hijack.

Imagine a national restaurant with servers (Applebees, Dennys, IHOP, etc) and national ad campaigns stating prices for particular meals. In my state, Washington, they are not allowed to pay servers less than minimum wage, yet they still exist in my state. How could this be if what you are...

The fact that people get so heated about tipping philosophy is I think evidence in itself that the tipping system is flawed. Restaurants should pay their employees what they deserve instead of looking to the customers to subsidize their wages. When do you tip? If I order at a counter and...

I've done a few extract batches and am looking at moving on to biab due to simplicity and less need for more equipment. I have a 5 gallon kettle and am accustomed to making 5 gallon batches. Looking into biab I see I either would have to continue to do partial boils or reduce the size to 2.5 or...

The lid on my fermenter must not be air tight as I do not ever see the airlock bubble. Am I OK given that co2 is heavier than oxygen. Seems like ancient Egyptians and Belgian monks probably did without airlocks?

+ 5gal brown ale 475 gallons