Recent content by rjd

Horticulture in an Iris bar? Thank you! not just for the puns... a new to me author.

If you're at a party and you overhear some of the lady folk talkin' about their "Kegel Exercises" you probably should not try to explain that in a properly designed gravity system it shouldn't be a workout, and that the march type pumps and a CIP setup is...well... TITS! YMMV, RJ

after 3 batches I don't have it nailed down but here are some observations: apple juice/cider varies wildly: quality in/quality out. like a wine it may benefit from acid adjustment. Malto-dextrin for some body. if you want to get apple taste/nose: 1-1.5 cans of A.J.Concentrate to prime...

might help if you read it in a Conan O'Brian voice: ___________________________________________ Have you seen the new Bud Light spokesman Rapper "Pit Bull" ? He has a shaved head... if you look close you'll also notice he is walking backwards...

Ke$ha et al... I understand. I am an eternal amateur musician, so I really strive not to hate - although it seems to be a common human thing, so I'm in good company. Willie? Really?... ok, I understand, though I can't abide. I enjoy music across the spectrum, my favs: Lounge...

true story: a farmer where I used to live had sheep and one old one was adept at escaping through the fence so he made a collar out of 1x2 wood strips so it could still graze but not fit through the fence. First time I saw it I said "there is a mutton for punishment!"

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see link to Vacuum seal I very well could be wrong, as I'm not an expert but - Oxygen molecules are pretty small and there seems to be general consensus both on this forum and elsewhere that plastic buckets are somewhat permeable. Oh, so that's why the airlock bubbles! Nevermind vac...

Foodsaver bags are not Oxygen barrier and it'd the oxidation of the hops that kills them food bags protect the food from freezer burn, oxidation not much of an issue. the bags the hop purveyors use are metallic barrier bags. They seem to be the same as the anti-stat bags chip/pc...

experiencing a serious case of pizza envy!~ I cut my teeth on this: http://www.pepespizzeria.com/ Rock on! RJ

Wow, you must be from Tennessee! you are not only Jacksonian, but also truly Jackassian! :) let me buy you a beer!:tank: Robert

@BorealBrewer it WAS unexpected :| @pup 2row Rahr pale (old)

This is not my first rodeo, and it has been a long day. 10Gal. Turbid mash for a split batch - my Lambic project. which went ok: hit the temps though mash was thinner than intended. next up: A 5gal Saison: I started towards the end of the 2 hour boil of the Lambic. I forgot to treat...

Every forum has rules. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/faq.php?faq=vb3_board_faq#faq_rules_regulations 13. No use of "Google it", or "Try Searching". If a question has been answered before, answer it again or with nicety provide a link rather than copying/pasting content from elsewhere on the...

I usually can get the gist of the meaning by how they are used in context. Like how BMC is used in a sentence disparaging large brewing corporations. Some are less intuitive like SWMBO = "she who must be obedient" because in context most use it like "she who keeps my balls in her purse" and I...