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Made a batch of Queso Fresco this evening, it's currently in the press, at about 9 lbs, where I plan to leave it all night. A lot of people don't care for this cheese but I love it. I cut the curds a little larger than the 1/4 inch I was shooting for, live and learn. This is almost the...

I love this cheese because even after only aging for a couple of weeks, it has quite a bit of flavor. The process for making it, is basic cheesemaking techniques. You can adjust the pressing times to get a softer or harder cheese. I think next time I make it, I'll smoke some jalapenos, dice...

Years ago I would always go back and forth on whether to order wings with the pizza. I mean they are kinda pricey, but they are also amazingly delicious. Last I knew they were about a buck a wing. Eventually I stopped ordering them, and finally my wife talked me into just getting them, since...

Getting ready to order some mold powders, and was wondering if anyone has any experience with the different strains of Penicillium Roqueforti, such as PA, PV and PJ? I'm looking to make a Stilton and beyond that I don't have any particular style in mind, any advice is appreciated. Thanks...

Ok, so I made my first cheese, queso fresco, and I just have a few general questions. First of all, the queso fresco is pretty bland, I've bought queso fresco before, and never remember it being this bland. Now that it is a week old, it tastes much better, and when I eat it with salty crackers...

I have written a neat little sketch for the Arduino, to control a single vessel electric brewing system. It uses very little hardware, and (for now) is controlled through the serial monitor. My project lives on github: https://github.com/SixStringCoder/Simple-Arduino-Brewing I have not...

I've been fly sparging again lately, using a gravity system in my kitchen. I've had this mash tun for years and it's a typical false bottom/round cooler with a half inch ball valve. The problem I've always had and should have done something about sooner, is I can never get the flow rate...

I've been involved in gardening in one way or another since I was very young. I walked behind my dad in the garden when I was 3 or 4 years old helping to pick and plant. My grandpa recently passed away and he knew so many things about gardening that I wish I had listened to. I realize a lot...

Here is a video of some work I done on my Igloo FR465. I am planning now to convert it over to arduino control, but what I have has been working quite well. I am happy to report that in the months since this video I have basically solved the frosting problem, and it cools down much faster...

So I have a pretty rough start on the project thus far. I'm still missing several parts and I've got a lot of work ahead but I just wanted to go ahead and start a thread in case there are others who are trying to do something similar. The Arduino will be mounted in an old computer case, I am...

Ok so I am going to brew a 25 Gallon batch of American Lite Lager tomorrow, using a bag I purchased from wilserbrewer. The grain bill includes 40 lbs of 6 row, and 18 lbs of long grain rice which I will cook ahead of time. My pot only holds 25 gallons, so this may sound like a stretch, but...

I've been doing a lot of 10 gallon batches lately, splitting my wort into 2 separate fermenters. I've decided that as often as possible, I'm going to pitch 2 different yeasts. I've done a few in the past, but did not take notes or share my results unfortunately. As of now I have a...

It's been years since I've done any BIAB, but I'm thinking about switching to it for a while until I can get some other upgrades to my home brewery done. When I used to BIAB I used stockings, and was only doing 5 gallon batches on the stove. I'm guessing there really isn't a bag out there...

So I'm having a 12x24 metal building built on the slab that my old wooden shed was on, really excited about it too. I am mostly going to use this shed for brewing but there will be some other projects such as woodworking going on out there. The existing wire is a 10 or 12 gauge (not sure)...

The in-laws are in Boston, so I'll have an insider already but was just looking for some suggestions on local breweries I could tour, and some good places to eat. Last time I was there I was just getting into brewing, and the only places I went beer related were to a brewpub in Providence near...

Not sure how many blueberries I have until I get a chance to weight them, I'm thinking about 7-10 lbs though. The main question I have for this recipe is about the bitterness. I'm looking for a firm bitterness, but I don't want to brew something that isn't really drinkable. The IBUs aren't...

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While on a west Caribbean cruise this past week, I sourced myself some coffee from different places in Honduras, and some cacao beans from Belize to boot, but nevermind the chocolate right now. Like many others on this forum, I not only love a well made brew but a nice hot cup of java too. My...

So I was going to build one from wood, but I got to thinking about a stainless restaurant prep table. Something like these I found on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/24-x-48-Commercial-Kitchen-Stainless-Steel-Work-Prep-Table-NSF-/351176302001?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51c3bd1db1 Seems...

I have a lot of pilsner malt laying around, and besides a wide variety of specialty grains, that's the only base grain I have. I've brewed some Germans Pils and American Pils lately, but am looking to do some other stuff with it. To me, pilsner has a pretty distinct flavor. Anyone ever...