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Thanks, guys.

I had a son earlier this year, so you can probably imagine how much brewing I've gotten done. Hoping to get back on it shortly.

That is helpful information for people who think corporations are charities. Over the last few years, many companies have been using technology to take away ownership and replace it with subscriptions that nullify the original purchases partially or entirely. Some companies are using...

I got a Speidel Braumeister in 2022. I never signed up for their web storage because it seemed like a bad idea. I just checked, and now I see they offer something called Myspeidel PLUS. You have to pay two Euros per month in order to use their service. I don't recall seeing this when I looked...

Sorry. You're right. This is Being Hit on the Head Lessons.

No.

The Japanese were much more cruel than the Germans, which is saying a great deal. There was the Rape of Nanking, and also, they routinely used captured Allied servicemen for sword practice. You could never make an accurate movie about the Japanese POW camps, because it would be impossible to...

I read Steel Boat, Iron Hearts. Very interesting book, but Goebeler seemed to excuse the military men who served Hitler's regime. I felt it boiled down to "only following orders," like that made everything okay. They knew what they were supporting. They saw Jews and other "undesirables" being...

Well, a source on the web says a pint is more like $8, so I'm not sure why they wrote 28 pounds on the menu board. Perhaps it was some variant of dry British humor.

I have been watching Clarkson's Farm. I just saw the episode where he opens his second pub, where he sells his Hawkstone beers. He started with a lager, for some ridiculous reason, and it looks like the only ale "he" makes is an IPA. I realize this is technically a British style, but in 2025, it...

I could not place that smell. It was like someone fried hamburger that was about a day past its prime. I don't know if this style is for me. The web says it's just IPA which is stronger in every way, but isn't IPA already sort of like an amped-up amber ale? I love Torpedo, which is a pretty...

Mine was canned. Big ol' tall boy.

I saw an Imperial IPA in the fridge at Walgreen's, and I thought I should give it a try. I had never tried that style before. I picked it up. It's Voodoo Ranger from New Belgium Brewing. It's very clear. Nice head with moderate retention. The aroma seems like any dry-hopped IPA, except there is...

Wonder if it would draw wild pigs so I could euthanize them and give them proper funeral ceremonies involving a smoker.

Eating spent grain may sound weird, but believe me, I'm a regular guy.

Star San will make thing slip for sure. Try it on a breast pump.

I have had no issues even with hot wort, but I do push it up a little bit past the thin part.

I just jam them on there. It's really annoying. I'm sure Kegland knows about it.

Why not wait until you're sure it's no good? Shortage of storage?

I can't say I had the same experience. The stove heats faster than a Braumeister, so the mash spends less time in between the temperatures I want. That seems like better control to me, since conversion doesn't take a time out while a pot heats. I put the pot over two induction burners, so it's...