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West Coast Shaving, the razor and a pack of Feather Professional blades came out to $135. They have free shipping. I have wanted one of these Feather straights for a while but I've always thought they were a bit ugly and expensive. I like to shave with a straight but stropping is a PITA and...

Hey fellas. I haven't posted in this thread before but I'm a wet shaver. Not exactly a veteran, but 2+ years every day (military). I splurged on this fella earlier this week after indulging in a few homebrews and just swiped my weekend beard off with it. Hot damn, I've owned a few straights...

Sorry, but what business does a four year old have on a horse? :drunk: Cheers to you ;)

Toss them in a bowl of Sar-san. If you're using oxygen absorbing caps, be aware that getting wet is what activates them, so just toss a few in the bowl at a time as you bottle so you don't end up with a bunch left over that are activated.

This is a great article. The only thing that surprised me was the "all brewers are white" section. I don't think I've ever pondered on the race of the brewmaster while sipping a pint, craft or macro. The rest of 'em I agree with. I used to write beer reviews on BA, and while it was really...

I just dumped out a pickle jar that looked like that today :) Poor yeasties, but there's plenty more where they came from in the fermenter.

I think it'll be fine. I'm drinking an IPA right now that I brewed March 23rd, added dry hops to primary Apr 1st, cold crashed the 5th and bottled the 6th. It's very fresh and the flavors and aromas that were pretty pungent and unbalanced have settled and melded nicely and the carbonation is...

I have had some that were great after 5 days. My most recent batch had a nice hiss and a great head at 5 days but was actually fairly flat when drinking. It's been 2 weeks and that batch has been spot on for several days. 3 weeks will be ideal for carbonating and conditioning, but if you...

Moved 5 gallons from 62* to 72* for yeast cleanup and then moved a different 5 gallons from 72* to 35* for cold crashing. :)

Weedwhacker Wheat in the BB and a Maris Otter SMaSH in the bucket Mmm yeasty goodness

I recently visited Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park near Haight/Ashbury in SF on a Sunday afternoon. The place was rocking with a huge drum circle, dozens of people dancing or spinning, juggling or just stumbling around, drunk or high as a kite. Lots of folk just having a great time, it's not...

I'm a believer, I cold crashed my latest batch of IPA (mostly to crash the hops) and the bottles carbed up perfectly, with less yeast residue in the bottles. I brought the bucket down to 35* for about a day and a half.

I like Rogue but I am firmly in the "not interested" camp. I also think it's gross. Come on, guys. Craft beer is getting big, and it seems harder every month to stand out, but you don't have to do things that are this wild. Just make good beer. I don't want to think about some other dude's...

I hoard it, and drink it all myself. If anyone asks me about it or comes near my supply I hiss and utter a Gollum-like "My Precious!"

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Don't be a Menace to South Central (While Drinking your Juice in the Hood)

i don't see how scratching the inside of a blowoff tube could hurt anything. Supposing it does harbor some bacteria - Soak in Starsan so any contamination is minimal - I doubt anything is going to fly its way into your beer - by the time fermentation takes off there will be enough positive...

A sanitized coat hanger hook seems like a good way to me. Grab a flashlight and shine it down into the beer so you have a reference to hook the hopper?

What's 'room temp'? When I lived in the pacific northwest my room temp was probably somewhere between 58-64*F. Here in Puerto Rico my room temp is 72-74* and that's running my air conditioning 24/7 (thank god for having free utilities). My laundry room is probably 80-82*.

Once a week is enough for me. My brew days are very hands-on at the moment and I'm still working on making the most of my time. In a couple of years I'll build a nice setup with pumps but for now I don't have the motivation to brew more than once a week... Maybe I just need to make more...