Recent content by The79Bomb

Here's my mess of a rig. Pieced it together when I was in college from junk yard scraps. Swivel dump mash tun and setup for decoction if desired. You can kind of see my conical stuffed into the mini fridge. Has wheels on the back so the rig can be tilted and rolled inside.

Me too.

A thirsty man always enjoys drinking beer better than watching it "condition". The only bottle condition that is mandatory at my pub/diningroom is the condition that if you open it you drink it all. Cheers, Tim

I love that glass. Seen 'em at ACE and gotta have some. I think that Guiness with nitrogen/co2 mix is much easier to layer. Seem to beermember reading about this somewhere but my beermemory is not that good. Good luck Cheers, Tim

This was the reason for the Reinheitsgebot. It was a political movement designed to steer brewers away from more energetic herbs being used in beer at the time. Had nothing to do with chemicals as this was not a problem back then. CONTROL. It's nothing new to human heart. Too bad hops are...

I bought hallertau, cascade, brewers gold, tettenang and fuggles. Only the Brewer's gold survived in my Florida garden. If you're as far south as me (Clearwater) go for the gold. Cheers, Tim

404. You only eat mashed potatoes because they've gone through a brewing process. 405. Your equipment wish list is more expensive than your wife's engagement ring. 406. When you watch Wizard of oz you pretend that the Poppies are really hops and that it's raining lupulin. 407. Your brewery...

I like it :rockin: it works real well to keep asking them if they like the beer (like a LOT). They get the hint sooner or later especially when they come back for more another day and you say "I just haven't been able to get the cash together to buy more supplies". What works real well is when...

It would be hard for me to imagine that a hop substitution would render a beer undrinkable. I think it probably turned out fine. Cheers, Tim