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You could also buy an old Chevy Astro van. They're pretty sweet. They make an all wheel drive version that would be great on the Ann Arbor roads in the winter. They seat 7 or 8 people, but you can remove the back seats for activities. You could even have yourself a mobile brewery!

Turtles are cool! My wife and I have a couple of turtles as pets. The first, is a Red Eared Slider. My wife and mother found him in a pot of crawfish about to be boiled up around 5 or 6 years ago. He was about the size of a quarter and we thought he was dead. Somehow, I got volunteered as...

Here's what I would do if I were you. Instead of buying a new car, you will need three things. A new radiator ($150), new head unit with FM radio, CD player, USB port, etc ($90-200), and some man skills. If you don't have man skills, find a friend that does and that can show you how to...

I don't even have a desktop computer. Only use my laptop as I travel a lot anyways. I HATE the mouse pads that are built into laptops. I have a Logitech M305 wireless mouse. It's definitely the way to go. It uses about two AA batteries a year. It has a tiny sensor that plugs into a USB...

Thanks guys! This makes sense. I always start out brewing with good intentions, but I usually start drinking when I'm brewing, get lazy and don't measure my original and final gravity. My beer always turns out good though. I'll try not to be so drunk and lazy. :mug:

I have recently started doing this as well. I have a four tap kegerator and always like to have all four taps ready to go with something. I have eight kegs. I always try to keep everything full, including my secondaries. Once I know that a secondary is about to open up, I'll brew something...

This heat wave is killing me! It made it all the way up to 73 degrees today at my house! I don't even have an air conditioner!

Just curious what you guys are using in your mash tuns? I have a 10G Rubbermaid cooler that I'm using for my mash tun. I had originally bought a false bottom for it from Northern Brewer I believe. It's okay, but still seems to let a lot of stuff through. Recently, I just bought a stainless...

I've been doing all grain for a while now. I have a couple of Rubbermaid coolers that I'm using as a mash tun and a hot liquor tank. I have a 10 gallon Polarware brew pot. For example, tonight, I'm making a Fat Tire clone. I mash the grains in my mash tun and then use the HLT and a sparge...

How do you toast it? On a pan in the oven?

I just made my 30th gallon of this stuff! It's awesome! 1856+30 = 1886

Back in March, I made a 5 gallon batch of Hefeweizen for a guy I work with that retired. I had to go out of town, so I gave a friend instructions on what to do with the keg. I have the CO2 cartridge thing. They just put the keg on ice to keep it cool. The party was at the end of May. They...

Very nice! I have a 4 tap kegerator right now, built out of a standard refrigerator. I'd like to upgrade to a keezer style. Biggest one I can find. I'd like to have a minimum of 8 taps.

This is my favorite beer to brew. I've made it 4 or 5 times now and it's always a hit. I am having a hard time keeping it on tap. I'm just going to start keeping two of my four kegs filled with the Blonde. My guests will usually try my other beers, but then go right back to emptying the...

You guys don't know how good you have it! Here in Anchorage at the one LHBS, they charge $75 for used cornies. $200 for a new one! Ordering them from the lower 48 is not an option as the shipping is ridiculous! I was in Oklahoma back in June. I bought three used ones for $35 each! What a...

I love my Barley Crusher. It fits snugly right on top of a standard 5 gallon bucket. I have the one with the 7lb hopper. I do not see the need for the 15lb hopper. It has never been a problem for me to fill the hopper a couple of times when I'm grinding. I have a Makita drill that makes...

I am working on trying to keep the supply up with the demand around my house. I have a 4 tap kegerator and am always struggling to keep it full. I travel a lot and being away from home can put a damper in the beer brewing. I have two 6 gallon carboys and three 5 gallon carboys. I was away...

You need to have a primary regulator coming off of your CO2 bottle. Then, you'll need secondary regulators for each keg. It's gonna cost ya. I just use one regulator for all four of my kegs. Set it at 12 psi and forget about it. In a week, my beer is ready to drink. The cost to have beer...

I live in Alaska and the beer is great. I don't buy much beer there since I make my own. But there are quite a few breweries and there is good beer. There aren't a lot of stupid laws regulating alcohol. However, out in some of the really remote villages in Alaska, alcohol is completely...

I had the big V back in 2007. I have two kids. A boy and a girl. Honestly, if I had to choose between a vasectomy and getting a cavity filled at the dentist, I'd choose the vasectomy. It was way easier. They gave me a valium to take before the vasectomy. I didn't feel a thing. The worst...