Recent content by revkip

More often than not, when one of my bottles gushed or overflowed, it was probably due to contamination. Once I had a bottle bust apart, luckily the glass broke into only 4 or 5 pieces. Just had to make sure to stay on top of sanitizing everything including the bottles, the caps, the siphon...

If ya don't know already, search for YTP or youtube poop videos, most are hit or miss but all are very stupid...some of my faves are these, starring Sesame Street's Grover...

oh man, classic man on the street gags Glad to see us yanks finally bombed the **** outta Saskatchewan lol

As an often stranger in strange lands, usually stereotypes about the US are what passes for common knowledge. Say you're from Texas and girls in most parts of Asia will ask if you ride a horse or own boots. California? OH, do you surf or star in movies/television? Most have never heard...

That's a good tip, I'll be sure to look for priority when I order from them again--thanks! Still haven't received my order yet, but online tracking site says it's in town finally. Also shows my order had a 4 day layover near Dallas AND that my shipment's estimated delivery time was 11 days...

Nothing yet :confused: I ordered from williamsbrewing.com on NYE and their $8 Fedex shipping has been in transit over a week today. Checked the online tracking function: at least it's in state now, hopefully here tomorrow. Anyone else experienced this kind of delay with Fedex? I'm sure USPS...

had never really played with bread yeast before, read about Joe's AOM and his use of it, felt inspired. sure it's slower than brewing strains, but I'm just gonna rack it once the fruit falls and then forget it for a few more months, maybe a year or 4, who knows

-ator attack, very tasty, very sneaky stuff

had 3 lbs of solidified light DME bought back in the 90's. It had turned orange in a sealed plastic bag. Willing to experiment, I put it in a large pot and covered it with water and slow boiled over an hour or so until it melted thoroughly--tasted okay, just not flavorful. So I added 1lb of...