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Yeah... I know most people say not to go from dark to light, but I'm feeling sort of adventurous. :)

OK ... here's my dilemma. Brewing inventory 1 7 gal fermenting bucket 1 6.5 gal Better Bottle 1 bottling bucket We're planning to brew a porter this weekend, and when that's racked I want to drop an IPA on the yeast cake. Would I be better off putting the porter in the fermenting...

I voted the same way for the same reason. I've also got Oatmeal Stout on the brain, because we'll have the ingredients on hand after this weekend's brew session.

We are! I surprised Shimms last night with the goods to make a porter, based on Uncle Charlie's Goat Scrotum Ale. It's an extract recipe, and our second batch. Can't wait!

That means she wants me. :) ;)

I'm not at liberty to discuss things like this since SWMBO is a participant around here. But we don't observe Valentine's Day till the 20th, so today is just another day for us. That said, she'll probably get one of her gifts this weekend.

LOL... since we're talking spirits and liqueurs, I figured I'd brag about my cherry "vodka." I put vodka in quotes because it's not really vodka, but infused grain neutral spirits. A recipe you say? Hmmm.. not as easy as the limoncello recipe, because I was walked through the process by a...

I've made some limoncello in the past ... but I believe my ex-wife tossed the last bottle of it in the toilet when we separated. I liked it, but never really got to enjoy it as much as I wanted. My ex didn't like it at all (she drinks Smirnoff Ice, so what was I thinking?) but others I shared...

Hey... if you need any help christening the taps on that deal, let us know. We're not far from LZ :D Congrats!

Well, what the heck I'll chime in. I've got a clinical, low-grade depression, but I believe its made worse by S.A.D. Usually around the time of my birthday (last week) I'm dang near close to miserable. It's usually about that time when I want to pack up some camping gear, tell my boss to...

Oh heck yeah! That's one Poi CD I don't have... so at this point I'm partial to Volo Volo. Saw them live during my college days. A FANTASTIC show. cripes... I don't have my MP3 player with me at the moment. One CD that comes to mind immediately is Shooter Jennings' "Put the O Back in Country."

A mad munster? An angry asiago? A growling gouda?

That's high on our list to brew. We'll probably do Shimms' Kokopelli Porter first, then my Ex-Wife Wheat Ale, and then if all goes well the Caramel Cream Ale. :D

We brew together :D :ban: In fact... LOL... the brew kit setup we use was MY birthday gift to her in December. :mug:

Nope... that's a given :) Like I said... she loves me :D

I think that's the absolute best advice to give a beginner.

Yes Cheese... that is a good present, for an entirely different reason! :)

For my birthday, Shimms bought me : 1) this really cool three-picture frame with pic of each of my kids in it. 2) A "reporters notebook" Moleskine (http://www.moleskine.com/eng/default.htm). It will be used as our "Brew notebook," noting what we brew, and the recipe, any issues, etc. Used by...

BRILLIANT! :rockin: :ban:

Right now? Right this minute, nothing, because I'm at work. ;) BUT... Saturday night was date night for Shimms and I and before we went to Wildfire (a swanky steak joint up here) for an amazing dinner, we went to Sam's Wines and Spirits (http://www.samswine.com/). We went there a month or...