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It has been a pretty bad year for Japanese beetles for us here (near St. Louis, MO). The little buggers are all over the beans, roses, and our pawpaw tree. Fortunately they seem to be leaving the hops alone.... or maybe I need to check a little closer :eek:

I'm an avid festival-goer (Summercamp, Wakarusa, 10KLF, etc). A month or so ago I attended a smaller fest and brought homebrew in half-gallon PET apple juice bottles. The lids sealed tightly enough to maintain carbonation throughout the three days I camped. It worked really well - thanks...

I sanitize my bottles in the dishwasher on SaniCycle. A bit later I boil water and add DME/sugar for priming. While those items are returning to a more reasonable handling temperature I sanitize the bottling bucket, tubing, racking cane and caps. The actual filling and capping of bottles...

I enjoy a crisp hoppy pale ale on a hot summer day: partial mash @ 154° for one hour: 2lb. Maris Otter 0.5lb. Wheat Malt 0.5lb. Carafoam 0.25lb. Biscuit Malt 1lb. of Crystal 60°L You'll need 6lbs of Extra Light DME: 3lbs at the beginning of the boil and the remaining three with 15...

Welcome to St. Louis! I moved here about 6 years ago.... not a horrible place. Drop a line if you're looking for recommendations of things to do. There's a local brewclub you might want to check out: http://www.stlbrews.org Annual picnic is this weekend :drunk:

Hey Harv, I've used DME for priming the last couple batches I've bottled. I used 1.25 cup HTH

Another MO brewer welcomes you, Karma! Anyone else make it to the St. Louis Brewer's Heritage Festival this weekend? It was pretty cool, but too damn crowded!

A large part of my job used to be cleaning up spyware infestations. I tried all the free anti-spyware utilities but never found one program that did it all. Spybot would find dozens of problems, but you could run Ad-Aware right after and it would pick up dozens of others... Finally my...

I read this entire thread about a month ago and whipped up a batch. It's ready to bottle this weekend, but I can't use corn sugar to prime (SWMBO food allergy - don't ask...). Can I use DME without damaging the flavor? Or would I be better off using cane or brown sugar? and how much to...

My buddy's Weimeraner has been known to jump through windows... My wife is a competitive dog trainer. They train the dogs to do obedience and what not while gun shots are fired randomly in the area. The dogs don't freak out at fireworks or thunder after that since it desensitizes them to...

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Yeah, I cringe when someone brings me a Sony laptop to fix. They have tons of proprietary crap that keeps you from doing things the easy way... I second (third? fourth?) the recommendation to backup your important files, reformat/repartition the drive and reinstall Windows. It's always best...

Quite a bargain at $359.99 (+$5 shipping)! That computer has VERY decent specs: 200GB harddrive 2.4gHz AMD processor 1GB RAM DVD burner (w/Lightscribe :ban: ) Built-in card reader The downside is the warranty - only 90 days. If I wasn't spending all my extra income on brewing, I'd...

Why can't they all just get along :fro: :D At work my desk is home to: iMac G5 Dell desktop running XP (with dual monitors) <--my main computer Dell desktop running Ubuntu Linux Gateway tablet PC running Windows Vista

I'm not a fan of laptops unless you need the portability: They cost more for the initial purchase. Parts (upgrades or replacements) are more expensive. Installing parts is usually more difficult. They're uncomfortable to use (IMO, esp. for long periods of time) - unless you hook up an...

I was at a Cardinals game last week (where we were trounced by the Reds, but I digress). While roaming the stadium I walked past a vending station that had a cooler which proudly displayed the fact that their crappy beer was being served at 22°. I assume they mean Fahrenheit :p

1. How old are you? 37 2. Marital status married 3. Do you have kids? SWMBO and I have five beautiful German Shepherds, from 10 months to 12 years old. 4. Where do you live? in a semi-rural area west of St. Louis, MO 5. What is your occupation? Computer Geek 6. Do you smoke...

There are very few actors that would make me avoid seeing a film... OK, let me change that: Only ONE actor would keep me away from a film and that is Nic Cage. I'll gladly concede that he has had a pair of good roles (Raising Arizona and Adaptation), but I think credit for those must go to...

Welcome! I've seen two resources mentioned for gluten-free brewing: http://www.glutenfreebrewer.com/ http://www.fortunecity.com/boozers/brewerytap/555/gfbeer/gfbeer.htm I hope those get you started. This is a great place to ask questions!

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