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I live in a semi-rural area and squirrels and rodents are a concern so I picked up two large aluminum trash cans from Lowes/Home Depot/etc. I haven't gone too crazy (yet!) but they'll easily accommodate a couple hundred pounds. I keep my base and specialty malts in bags inside the trash can...

Currently sipping on some orange blossom yerba mate.... Tasty, although I added a ton of honey to soothe my cough-ravaged throat. Maybe I'll plant some cinnamon basil in this years garden to give Evan's recipe a shot. Sounds good!

BlindLemonLars has the correct answer. I sanitize my bottles in the dishwasher. I'll put my bottling bucket on the counter, then fill the bottles on the dishwasher's open door. Easy clean-up... just close the door!

I don't think I could grow a beard if my life depended on it, although I can manage a pretty sleazy looking 'stache if need be. SWMBO says there's never an occasion to warrant that... The rest of the hair on my head grows like crazy! I chopped off 12" of hair around the new year (donated to...

I owe HarvInSTL a hearty thanks for bringing along some Odell's Extra Special Red to a recent brewing session. In the store I'd normally walk right past any beer labelled a red, but this stuff is amazing! It's more like an Imperial Red, with a big sweet maltiness and 50IBUs of hops for...

I picked up a bunch of grain last night at the Tap Room too. Dammit, that sixer could have been mine! ;) We had a good time hanging out in the cellar. :mug:

We run an R/O filter and store water in 30gallon Rubbermaid trash cans. We keep a lot of H2O on hand in case of power failure (no electricity means no well pump), or salt water fish tank disaster. I usually grab 4-5 gallons of R/O for a 5 gallon AG batch and use well water for the rest...

I had a bomber of this recently at the suggestion of a knowledgeable shopkeep. I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY. You described it perfectly.... Big hops, but that's not the only thing you notice. The rye adds a great spiciness while the malt definitely comes through. I'll definitely be buying...

Correct! No problem going from Blonde to Pale. I'd avoid moving from darker to lighter, or with anything involving a strong, possibly unorthodox flavor. You wouldn't want to go from a roasty Stout to a Pale, or from a Chocolate Cherry Horseradish Spruce IPA to a Pilsner for instance. :D...

I can attest to the cramped conditions in that garage! Glad to hear you had a successful trip. I had no idea you were going to the game - I was shivering just watching it on TV!!!

God I love this movie..... This "edited for TV" line cracks me up every time: This is what happens Larry! This is what happens when you fight a stranger in the Alps! :D Lingonberry pancakes The whites

I was in Sam's Club last night. They had 1.5 liter Grolsch flip-tops for $9. The bottle would be sweet for homebrew, but I passed....

How'd it go? There is third LHBS in the area, but it's on the Illinois side. The store is known as Dave's Homebrew, but their online retailing is done at http://www.williamjamestrading.com

I'm a big fan of Bell's Two Hearted (currently drinking my 'clone'), and the Dogfish Head "minute" line. One that hasn't been mentioned, but is a favorite of mine: Schmaltz brewing's He'Brew: Bittersweet Lenny's Rye Double IPA. That's a mouthful!

He can't hit the high notes anymore, but he's still got great pipes. Have you heard the Plant/Alison Krauss album that just came out? I'm a live music junkie and travel far and wide for good music. Last summer I hit music festivals in Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Minnesota. I've...

My first choice of beverage on any occasion is a well crafted ale. When that's not available (yeah, I'm one of those snobs who won't drink BMC), I have a lot of back-ups: SWMBO keeps a lot of red wine around and I'll occasionally have a glass with dinner. I often find myself in bars with poor...

Good question! Were they all stored the same? Could some of the bottles have been exposed to light or a bigger fluctuation in temp?

It's been 18 years since I last visited Morocco, but that two week trip may have been the longest I went without an alcoholic beverage since I could legally drink. They've got plenty of syrupy-sweet mint tea though!

VLC is an absolute *MUST HAVE* application. It'll play pretty much any kind of media file you throw at it - audio and video. And you can't beat the price!

Brewboard thread on Pliny I've got tentative plans to brew up a batch of PTE this weekend.