Recent content by skinydipper

This is the kit from Bakatronics: http://www.bakatronics.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=383 I don't see any markings on the pot, nor the instructions. I bought a linear resistance pot from Radio Shack, I don't have it with me right now so I don't know what the ohm rating is. Does it sound like I...

This is such a wonderful site for homebrew newcomers. The following quotes from the first few and the last few pages of this thread are a clear demonstration of how this forum promotes homebrewing. I still don’t understand why everyone is so upset. Their website clearly states they...

This is my point exactly. I know what the Dominos business is, therefor I don't expect to receive something they don't offer. The OP walked into a web based business expecting to receive personal service. The OP gets angry because the web based business owner did not stop his business process...

I guess I still don't understand. It's obviously a web based business, it's even called heartsbrewing.com. The website has links to ask questions. I have a Dominos pizza in my hometown. I know they are a home delivery pizza business, but I also know that I can call my order in and go pick...

I jsut read, well skimmed most of it actually, this entire thread. I don't know why. I have one question, why would you expect a homebrew store that has .com in the name and has a website that is clearly geared for internet orders to stop everything they are doing to for a walk in? They are...

I use a 5 gallon cooler as an MLT. I use a 20qt pot, filled to the handle rivets, to heat my strike water. I then do a double batch sparge using the 20qt pot to heat the sparge water. I thin this technically makes the 20qt pot an HLT? Maybe not the fastest way to do things, but I have a...

Humm - reminds me of teh stages of sex: Stage 1 - Dating Sex - your young, just started dating, and madly in love with each other. You have sex every time you see each other. Stage 2 - Married Sex - just got married, sex everday, sometimes several times a day. Stage 3 - first house sex -...

Don't sqeeze too much, you'll go blind.

Our Au-Pair was German. Her parents came for a visit, they stopped at the grocery store on the way from the airport to get a 12 pack of Bud Light.

I'm not saying I have a bad experience here, I just get tired of needing to read several non-answer smart assed replies to find the answer to the OP's question. Dragging this thread out for five pages does not prove that your opinion of Derek is accurate, but enhances my opinion of your...

Agreed. I find it ironic that a person posts questions on this forum about what an acronym stands for, water cooler composition, brass fittings, or I just started to read a post about a brewstand set-up and the first response was "It will never work." Apparently supposed to be a joke. But...

I've been to myLHBS several times and have never had issue with Dereck. He has always been helpful, never rude, and has always answered my questions. His store is very near me, and I usually visit during weekdays when most people are at work, even then he stays fairly busy. Maybe I've just...

Funny, I don't remember you asking me to marry you but my answer is YES! Does AHS have a gift registry? Welcome to the forum!

I don't BIAB, but I do LIAB. I use a 5 gallon paint strainer in a 5 gallon cooler and batch sparge. I don't know if it's any better than the SS braid and cooler as a mash tun, I've never used one. I do know that I can hit and hold my temps and have hit gravities dead on. I don't need to...

I was thinking pumping the ice water through the immersion chiller with the IC in the wort. I think you could cool pretty quickly this way as the wort is sitting in an ice bath and ice water is being pumped through the IC.