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Yesterday was Marie's 73rd birthday. To say that I miss her is an enormous understatement. I don't shed as many tears, and I'm 100% confident that she is singing in the angelic chorus, but that hole that her death left in me will never be filled. Happy Birthday, Momma.

When I pitch rehydrated yeast, I aim for a temperature around 80°F. The water I use to rehydrate the yeast is also at about 80°F. Maybe 70 is too low??? glenn514:mug:

I've been smoke-free for almost 17 years. I absolutely agree with bpgreen...one cigarette, and I'd be back at it. That day I quit in 2001 was the LAST time I'm quitting smoking! glenn514:mug:

I found the following posted on Facebook by a friend. I think it sums up how I'm doing quite well. "The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not "get over" the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you...

Even here in northern Illinois, cooling wort on a hot summer day can be a pain in the behind. I, too, recirculate chilled water with a submersible pump. It takes my 212°F water down to under 120°F in about ten minutes. And I save the recirculated, chilled water to use on my indoor plants...

This past Tuesday, I brewed up a batch of "Brickwarmer Holiday Red." When bubbles started in the blow-off water...after less than two hours after pitching the yeast...I recalled all the posts on HBT of brewers and brewerettes bemoaning the lack of fermentation, or the process stopping for some...

Over the past few days, I have been having difficulty with HBT, but it is now fixed, so I can reply!!! I'm doing as good as I possibly can. I have learned that one never gets over the death of a dearly loved family member, but one eventually gets "through" that death. I have a long-time...

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Welcome to our little slice of insanity! And when I was growing up, there were FOUR breweries going full-tilt in Milwaukee...my home town! glenn514:mug:

I ended up with severe bottle bombs in a batch of highly over-primed [5 ounces vs. 3.1 ounces] Bourbon Barrel Porter. After seeing about 1/3 of the batch explode, I very gently took the remaining bottles outdoors, pointed the cap away from my body and opened the bottle. Most of those caps flew...

I retired in 2009 at age 62, and shortly after my retirement I began to brew beer. I will be 72 this year. glenn514:mug:

Our celebration of the birth of our Newborn King was awesome! I had 3/4 of my daughters and 2 sons-in-laws here to help me celebrate. The day after Christmas, we all went to see "The Last Jedi." Here is a photo, taken following the movie, of three of my crazy daughters, each wearing something...

Brewers and Brewerettes... I don't know what happened to my post to my own thread earlier today, but it is not showing up, so I'll start another thread. I was doing quite well this morning, until I decided to hang Christmas stockings. Today is the second anniversary of my dear wife, Marie's...

Good morning, brewers and brewerettes. I was doing alright today until a few minutes ago. I was hanging the Christmas stockings for the family and came across Marie's. Her stocking, my stocking, the stockings of the four daughters, and one son-in-law's stocking were all lovingly hand-knit...

Chilling would help, but you would still be putting anyone near those bottles at risk. It may have been a weak or damaged bottle, but I suspect 4 ounces of priming sugar is a bit much for that style. I'd choose the cautious route, and dump the remains of the batch...and even do that very...

The ONLY time I've had bottle bombs is when I put too much sugar in as priming sugar before bottling. It was a batch of Bourbon Barrel Porter, and I was sad to have to dump it all out for safety sake. As another poster said...if it once held beer, use it! I do, however, avoid the screw-top...

I have no photos to show as evidence, but I did deep-fry two birds on Thanksgiving Day that were absolutely delicious! I was fearful because the injectable marinade I used was homemade, rather than store-bought. Well, after those two birds, it has become my marinade of choice! After all, you...

beernbourbon... Back in the day when the kids were young, and we lived in Wisconsin, I would roast the turkey in he Weber grill. That, however, was 25 years ago! I learned to deep-fry turkeys while we lived in Texas. When we moved back to northern Illinois, Marie quickly bought me a deep-fry...

And here's something to give thanks for! The end of October, I sent a letter of appeal to the county Board of Review, stating that my property tax assessment was too high, and should be lowered. I compared my property to the property next door. I have a much smaller lot, a smaller house, a...