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  1. fatjay

    So what did you do with your OTHER hobbies today?

    My back patio is south facing and concrete, it's to hot to use during the summer. I needed a roof. Material prices were crazy. So I picked up some steel and welded together a frame, then got a pallet of recycled solar panels for virtually free. Repaired the panels and stuck them on. Now I have...
  2. fatjay

    How many gallons of mead made in 2025

    1 gallon dryhopped mead 1 gallon espresso mead 2 gallon traditional mead 5 gallon strawberry mead 5 gallon blueberry mead
  3. fatjay

    Poll: Do you have, or plan to get, an electric car?

    Yes and no. The car was made by magna in their austria plant. They also make jaguar and mercedes. So there are parts overlap. EV brake pads last 100k miles due to regen, so I figure that there would be time to figure that out. Plus after less than a year, there's dozens of part-outs on ebay.
  4. fatjay

    Poll: Do you have, or plan to get, an electric car?

    Yes they are, in the past 10 months they've provided me with 300 miles of additional range in less than optimal conditions. In optimal conditions, they are said to provide 1000 miles of range per year.
  5. fatjay

    So what did you do with your OTHER hobbies today?

    This was a low effort one. String lights. Under my solar panels. It looks nice, I think.
  6. fatjay

    Strange results from a known good recipe

    Perfect sense, and this confirmed many of my suspicians. I do like reading hard numbers, but the numbers are absorbed by my brain and it spits out answers, sometimes with me not knowing how. EC1118 tops out at 18%, so your 17% sounds spot on. Especially considering I often drink 100ml of old...
  7. fatjay

    So what did you do with your OTHER hobbies today?

    The local township tried to place restrictions 2 years ago, but the people rose up. We're not even a city/town. Just a bunch of homesteads and farmsteads on a small mountain. 150 chicken owners lined up to tell the township where they can put "restrictions".
  8. fatjay

    So what did you do with your OTHER hobbies today?

    I also like to dabble in music as well.
  9. fatjay

    Mango wine

    Second time around. First time each gallon yielded 4 bottles, despite all the pulp separation Costco mango juice, 1.5lb white sugar, ec1118 yeast. Nutrients on days 2, 4, 6 at 1tsp each day. Total fermentation time 2 weeks. Bottled and left to sit for 2 weeks. Same recipe with dragonfruit...
  10. fatjay

    So what did you do with your OTHER hobbies today?

    I finished my second chicken coop. No chicks this year so I have to make my own. And by make my own, i mean isolate my rooster and 12 hens and wait a couple weeks, then take the eggs and incubate them.
  11. fatjay

    Poll: Do you have, or plan to get, an electric car?

    Everyone has different priorities for vehicles. I like rare, unique, and head turning. I've never owned a honda, toyota, hyundai, or kia. I've had more than 50 cars in my life. A friend of mine has had 4. The ocean has one of the most advanced battery management systems including teperature...
  12. fatjay

    Hey from PA

    Moved far east, between philly and harrisburgh north of lancaster. I'm enjoying a more rural life.
  13. fatjay

    Hey from PA

    Nice, i grew up in west mifflin about 2 miles from kennywood.
  14. fatjay

    Poll: Do you have, or plan to get, an electric car?

    I might be the first person to buy an ev under protest. Story time. I like tech, i have made all sorts of neat things. My house is off grid solar powered by a system that I built myself. So I thought, an EV may make sense. But when I look at ev's, they were all awful. I should mention I'm also...
  15. fatjay

    Strange results from a known good recipe

    I have a hydrometer but i have a bad habit of not taking measurements and going off bubble action.
  16. fatjay

    Strange results from a known good recipe

    Why do people even list crap for sale on marketplace if they don't want to sell it. 6 people i've messaged to buy their carboys and no one has responded.
  17. fatjay

    Strange results from a known good recipe

    I just realized I forgot nutrients this time around. Would that really have that much of an effect?
  18. fatjay

    Strange results from a known good recipe

    I already reused the carboy for wine, i've sent 4 people messages on marketplace with carboys for sale and no one has replied. Soon as i get one i'll empty the bottles into the carboy and try to get it going again.
  19. fatjay

    Strange results from a known good recipe

    I didn't take gravity measurements. It says fresh pressed, not from concentrate, and 100% US grown apples.
  20. fatjay

    Strange results from a known good recipe

    Costco apple juice every time. I don't have the bottle off hand, but I don't think it had any artificial sweeteners.
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