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Thanks! In my line of work.. I felt it was appropriate!

It's one of those cult followed movies, like the Living Dead series (I own em all too) But you have to admit, cinematography, acting, etc., wise.. it is a pretty bad move, though I love the hell out of it. I saw it first when I was a kid, but it gets so much better after a few drinks!

After 17 pages I can't believe that this movie wasn't mentioned: The Gods Must Be Crazy

Thanks! I'll go ahead and use my PacMan :)

I work with computers.. Done everything from Aviation Electronics to tech support. I've been the IS Manager for my employer for the last 4 of the 5.5 years I've worked for them. Not a whole lot for brewing, but I do come from a family with a huge DIY background, so I guess it's natural that I...

I know that bulk aging, you want as little head space as possible to prevent oxidization. Sometimes it doesn't always work out that you can easily do this. My question is, can I just purge any oxygen out of the carboy using my CO2 tank and be ok, even if the carboy is only half full?

I read all over that when fermenting you need to keep the fermenters somewhere dark. My question is, just how dark? Does fermentation require total absence of light to prevent oxidization, or will keeping it out of direct sunlight do the same? I don't have room in any closets and the only...

About 3 years ago I purchased a Muntons Connoisseurs Range Bock Beer kit. I just got around to doing anything with it tonight. Included with the kit is a packet of dried yeast. After so long, will it be any good? Would anyone have any idea what kind of yeast it is? I have a starter of...

Welcome from Pensacola!

The great part about the Gorilla racks is that the wire shelf comes in two halves. You could leave the wire rack off of one half of a shelf and put a heating element (floor stand gas burner or mount an electrical unit) in the void. It's all very customizable.

I'll probably pick up another set of these when I start into making beer, IMO these are the best shelves for anything. With 800 lbs capacity per shelf, these should hold as much beer as you can throw at them. Gorilla Rack GR-7304N-DI Storage Rack - NSF You can pick them up at Sam's Club for...

Thanks TPM.

I have 15 gallons of mead going right now, I started it about 10 days ago. I'm using WLP099 Super High Gravity yeast. As per the instructions in order to gain the higher alcohol content, I've been gradually feeding honey to the mix to bring the gravity up. Because of this, I'm unsure what...

Thanks for the info! I haven't started my beer kit yet, but I'm sure I'll get into beer eventually. I'll have to check out the club eventually. Do you know any local resource for honey? I have a hard time believing that $30 for 12lbs is a good price for wild flower honey. But then again...

Thanks Bearocalypse! I'll check it out. Do you buy from The Shady Lady, or are there other resources here in Pensacola (or close by) worth mentioning? IMO The Shady Lady's prices are pretty inflated and I'm not sure that the prices are all that great even after consider shipping costs.

I've done batches of mead using White Labs Super High Gravity Ale yeast (WLP099) with amazing results. This strain is quite happy in the high gravity musts that you'd see in a mead and ferments out nicely in the mid teens to low 20's in alcohol percentage.

I kept hoping for that too, but I ended up with 2 not redheaded girls! But, they're pretty fun anyway.

Well, he's no Billy Mays!

I'm putting together my home culture lab and I'm about to get a pressure cooker. I know I need one that will reach 15 PSI, but aside from that, I don't know anything about pressure cookers. I'm looking at a couple models on Amazon.com and would like some feedback if anyone is willing to...

Years ago, I had a made a Guava Melomel (mead). The fermentation was absolutely the most violent one I've seen, it was spraying krausen out through the airlock by the next morning and bucket lid looked like it was about to pop off. Hoping to prevent a mess, I put the fermenting bucket in the...