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"Right next to the bed there's usually a dresser or a bureau of some kind, and there's no room for your stuff on it. Somebody else's s*** is on the dresser. Have you noticed that their stuff is s*** and your s*** is stuff? God! And you say, "Get that s*** off of there and let me put my stuff...

Leave out the comment about the sticker.. it is not important. Condense your writeup... a lot. Stick to the basics of this purchase and not your history with the company or how your evening unfolded. You will lose readers with so lengthy of a review/rant "TLDR" I know you had a terrible...

Don't forget about Canadian Pilsner and those pesky northern mice. Was that a Michigan chipmumk?? cheeky little fella!

Applied math has broken me. I don't exactly brew by instinct but apparently I have a more liberal approach when it comes to defining a split hair. (fun sarcasm, not snark!) I was attempting to say that the sugar addition will be negligible using ideal gas law or known deviation. + 1.6 VOL of...

Recommend filling it 100% and then measuring what comes out to get an accurate volume, including head volume for the lid. The ideal gas law will help show you how much has been adsorbed, out-gassed, or lost through leaks. Since we are not talking about big differentials in pressure/temperature...

Is your club hosting any brew-day event or other events at the brewery to help promote the hobby? Is the secretary or manager replying to inquiries online? I only ask because a couple years ago I was hunting for a club in Metro Detroit. I emailed a handful and only one replied, I inquired...

Following... I have a cheapo countertop grinder and have used it 3 times since end of summer. I like it so far, but I wonder about longevity compared to the $200+ models. Mine came from the resale stores I have a buddy who is a hound for deals. I paid $15-20 for it so I am not complaining...

I read yesterday that non-enzymatic browning is increased with greater alkalinity. Thanks for the reference material it is interesting!

Aluminum Oxide is very hard and common with S.S. work, ceramic is not much more expensive if you are worried. I don't think AO would cause any deposits but I am no metallurgist. Polishing it back to mirror and passivization will protect you. A dremel might be tough (low torque), you may end...

Good points.. I was thinking along the lines of saturated steam pressure / temperature being far too high to achieve the temps *I think* would be needed. The cooker headspace would become saturated steam @ 1 BAR / 120 deg. C (250 deg F.) Your experience shows a reaction is occurring, a gentle...

Killer deal! Unfortunately I am saving for a trip to Germany and the wife would blow a gasket if I brought this home now HAHA. Best of Luck.

Decoction for flavor. I think you would want the pulled mash to achieve Maillard reaction and this will not easily happen in a regular pressure cooker. At that temperature (sautee setting for an instapot) you need to keep stirring.. might as well be in a regular pot. In a pot there is some...

Is this a cosmetic issue or something wrong with the inner seam of the fermenter? If the inside weld has a void of any sort I suggest having it re-worked and ground smooth. You can polish the surface back to a shine after. How unfinished is this weld? will you need to grind or maybe just buff...

It is hard to turn down a deal! But I think for your goals $40 might be better spent elsewhere. It could be as easy as using some extra transfer tubing and passing it through an ice bath on the way to the fermenter. Much like IslandLizard did but without the plate heat exchanger.. use tubing...

I keep trying to find sometihing my wife likes in the world of ales... cream ale and wheat beer is the best I have so far. My next trick will involve lagering, planning on a Maibock in a couple weeks and it'll be hoppy but I hope to get some tasting notes from SWMBO. I am interested if she...

Dear old-school brewbuddy who is not HBT savvy, Yes we can have a brew day this weekend, come on by. And just because that keg of delicious IPA went missing 4 weeks after we tapped it does not mean "I owe you 5 gallons" of beer. It's called the Janitorial tax. You gotta be quicker next time...

Sounds fun! Are you going to make syrup or buy from someone like Sprecher? I would think being in Wisconsin you have some cool stuff available. It seems having carbonated water in the keg is a very easy way to go.. you may want to check out this thread EDIT TO ADD: contact your local equipment...

Not a Hazy but still interesting: I think about Bell's adding honey to Hopslam which should kick up the yeast as they manage their way through the more complex sugars. I am unsure when they add honey today, but I am pretty sure it was used to kick up a slow/stalling fermentation on the first...

the older I get...