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Love my mill. I buy base malts in bulk (usually have MO, 2 row and Pilsner) and then buy speciality malt as needed). I like grinding the grain as my water is heating.

Brewing a Vienna lager. My wife and daughters (both daughters are legal drinking age) all love Harry Potter so I call this “Dobby’s House Lager” for them. Potter fans will certainly get my lame attempt at humor!

You must be a terrible home brewer, you jack ass! 2 tenths...idiot! I know, pretty weak, sorry. But that’s all I have. [emoji1]

What a good looking pup!!

You're out in a residential neighborhood doing some prospecting for your business, see a new chest freezer sitting in a garage and wonder if the owner is a home brewer. For some reason it really didn't occur to me at the time that people actually put FOOD in those things sometimes. :D

Are you saying you don't get notifications when it's time to add a hop addition, for example? If that's true then check your phone notification settings. I get notified (alarm) when the timed step is due. Apologies if I misunderstood.

Rinse and air dry. My neighbors get upset when I’m sitting on the porch drying out my...wait, what are you guys talking about? [emoji41]

I have a 15g Bayou kettle in my garage that I never use. Bought after “drunk shopping”. Seemed like a good idea at the time!

I’ve been listening to a little Mercy Me lately. And have been moving toward country! I like a lot of stuff that’s on The Highway (Sirius).

I originally downloaded the Lite (free) version of BS Mobile and then did the in-app upgrade but the icon still says "Lite" and won't upgrade. I did a quick check and it looks like this is a known issue but I didn't see how to resolve. Anyone deal with this?

Man, I can relate. I came home with a bag full of speciality grains and my daughter’s ill behaved dog was happy to see me, jumped up and ripped the bag!

Ditto and I also quickly added quick disconnects to it because I’m too lazy mess with all the “screwing around”! [emoji1] I run off the hose bib (fill about two buckets of hot water for cleaning) and them move to a pump submerged in an ice bath so that I can 1) save on water and 2) use the ice...

For my last two batches I mixed the “traditional” starter days in advance and just did a 4 hr vitality starter on brew day and it seems to work quite well. I’ll take 50g of DME and 500ml of water, boil, cool and pitch a pack of newish yeast. Let this spin for ~4 hrs and pitch. The last...

The only comment I have, for what it’s worth, is regarding the kettle size. I started with an 8G kettle doing partial mash for about a month. One brew day I got a little drunk and 2 days later a 15G Bayou showed up on my door step ready for 10G batches. I’ve brewed 1 10G batch in 3 years...

We used to have a big air show in town and one year the Stealth flew in. I was on my deck power washing and happened to look up and the damn thing was flying directly over me on the approach to the airfield. Scared the crap out of me at first...didn’t hear anything, it was moving slowly, and...

I use buckets/gamma lids for all my grain and dog food. I have even repurposed my old plastic brew buckets and added gamma lids.

If cracking was a concern I wonder if you could line it with the liner they use for ponds or would that diminish the cooling capacity? Either way...great idea OP! I may have to spend a few more dollars on brew gear! And this is why I will never save money on home brew!! [emoji1]

I’d take a true gentlemen’s word and hand shake over a “legally binding contract” almost any day. Contracts aren’t always binding. And most employment contracts often just come down to who has the best lawyer or the strongest will (or deeper pockets) to follow through.

Rent here is insane!

It’s easy to let the wife think you save money when she has no idea how much you spent!