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Howdy Ya'll, My coon hound Sandymae and I were coming home from a nice hunt about 3:00 am last night. Walking along a fenceline and almost home. We had been at the coon creek camp, on the south end of the mile long wooded slope along ten mile creek, where it meets the lower 'Coon'. Sandy had...

Nova I am sure you shook the first batch after pitching your yeast, you sound like you have done this for years. But since you didn't actually 'mention' shaking the carbouy for 5 minutes, I must ask, 'did you shake your carbouy for 5 minutes? If you did, fine. A good method of...

Ideas... Electrical tape is what I use to mark the levels on my carbouys, and is cheaper than teflon tape. I would think teflon tape would keep the neck of my carbouys 'cleaner', and worth the extra couple of bucks unless you were out, and I am sure elec. tape would: 'git her...

Pipperkieth, Thank you for a brilliant solution to a problem I was just sitting here thinking about. My big blow off hose doesn't fit real tight either and the teflon tape is the answer. I am reracking now, even though I am kinda lazy and would rather not, because of the parinoia of...

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One scaler, Wow, you are 100 bottles ahead of me, I am impressed! I am brewing right now, {8 Lb Hammerbier} and as there are 299 bottles in the brewery now, {just drank one!} and put 3 more in the fridge... ={296} + one primary full and the batch I will complete tonight and the one...

I have lived in Texas all my life and I am amazed at the collective 'lack of intelligence' Texas city folk have, when it comes to driving on ice, it is amazing and then some! A bunch of kids in bumper cars is right and a good analogy. It sounds funny but the Rev. isn't kidding! It is icy now as...

Loop md, The best priming idea I have heard yet! I have noticed that pouring when the bucket is partially full causes bubbles, and have been pouring the priming sugar-water first. But last would be easy too, as the level of ale, is not so far down in ther bucket. I'll pour half at first...

Orfy Cat, What chu doing awake at this hour, but contemplating homebrew recipies. {Of course.. me too} Wale... Aine... 1/2 - 1/2... I believe you are on to something. Are you over there in England? I am 'The Hamilton' around here and we came from Cadyow, 120 miles N. E. of...

Hallo Brauer Dudes, The world, down here in Texas, is covered with ice! It is freezing and I am worried about my poultry, Red and Sugarmay. I have my wood stove fired up so if the electricity goes out we won't die, I'll just bring them all in here. Gentlemen, tonight I have been on...

Yeah, Electrical tape lasts a year or so, and two pieces 4-5-6" long gives you the chance to replace one if the other falls off. But I like the fingernail polish idea... permanant! Are we getting living down or what...

Jam, 20% difference, DME is dried and without water weight, therefore DME is stronger by 20%. Knife

Gentlemen, I have back in my brewery, a 22 oz bottle I bought in Gunison 10 years ago. 'Flying Dog' is the name but I believe it is a random occurance, art work and verbage is totally dissimilar. The one I have has a dog flying in the mountains with his toungue hanging out and his ears...

Dibber Dude, So you are from the 'old country'? I am a 'Hamilton' and our branch of the family left Scotland and came to the 'New World' as soon as their was a place to go and a way to get there. As much as I have been able to research so far, no later than 1880. Edinbourough is right in...

JohnnyK, Cool the pint or so of priming sugar-water, not nesessarily to room temp. but at least half way, {it is easy to cool that small amount of liquid} pour the priming sugar-water in the bucket first. And then 'rack' the wort in, stirring it with a big plastic spoon from the homebrew...

Dibbydude, Wow... Your idea for a recipe for the 'Strongest Beer in the World' is really brilliant! This is like a barley wine? 15% alcohol? 14 months? Wow... I never really thought about it but a barleywine at 15% alcohol and no more than triple the cost is logical except for the...

Sonvolt dude, Fermentis Safale 56 and the S-04 yeasts, have changed my life! Its true! The best ale I have produced in my homebrewing life, ie. 15 years... if I were to rate it with one I have brewed using the Fermentis yeasts... Sheffield and Nottingham - 20 Fermentis Safale 56 and...

Yamaha, Hey man. About crud in the bottom of your kettle... I have noticed that LME -ie. syrup, is more difficult than DME -ie. dried, to mix with the brew water. But both can stick to the bottom of the kettle if one is not careful, so as to avoid crud in the bottom of ones brew kettle...

Jim Dude, 'Chicago-ism', got it. Thank you, I stand corrected. Knife

'1,000 Beers on the Wall' update... 1-5-07, I have 315 beers on the wall and I am getting used to the name, it sings {and thanks, drwi,} if it seems a bit lengthy I can, in normal conversation, just refer to the brewery, where I brew and keep my beer and ale, as 'the Wall.'...