I like this time at night on HBT

[Varmintman]

And it looks like you might need a blow off tube soon. I went back to Army surplus yesterday to buy those 15 gallon buckets and they were gone already

But I found boxes of thermometers that you could screw into a brew pot for 15 bucks. Heavy duty ones they looked like

 

[BobbiLynn]

Selling junk is a lot of work. Lots of digging around, wrestling with car parts, trying to find tractor parts... We have 25+ old broken down cars and trucks and massive amounts of other things. 2 campers. Some neat looking metal lockers, like old shop lockers with the top shelf and place to hang stuff. Used to be painted red and you can see into them, you know not solid metal, like grid pattern whatever you call it. Going to put one in my shed because I just like the rustic way it looks. Just so much stuff it's overwhelming, 3 generations of hoarders attributed to the collection. Need to call American Pickers, they would be impressed, rusty stuff as far as the eye can see. Huge barn packed full then 1-2 acres behind it with stuff everywhere. Coolers alone, at least 30, in various shapes and sizes. Old, good quality ones. Might be able to put those in the classified section here.

One word... overwhelming... glad hubby agreed to start selling some stuff. We got a bunch of pictures today but my nephew has the memory card thing with all the pics on it. He's going to start putting some stuff on craigslist.

Long day....

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Selling junk is a lot of work. Lots of digging around, wrestling with car parts, trying to find tractor parts... We have 25+ old broken down cars and trucks and massive amounts of other things. 2 campers. Some neat looking metal lockers, like old shop lockers with the top shelf and place to hang stuff. Used to be painted red and you can see into them, you know not solid metal, like grid pattern whatever you call it. Going to put one in my shed because I just like the rustic way it looks. Just so much stuff it's overwhelming, 3 generations of hoarders attributed to the collection. Need to call American Pickers, they would be impressed, rusty stuff as far as the eye can see. Huge barn packed full then 1-2 acres behind it with stuff everywhere. Coolers alone, at least 30, in various shapes and sizes. Old, good quality ones. Might be able to put those in the classified section here.

One word... overwhelming... glad hubby agreed to start selling some stuff. We got a bunch of pictures today but my nephew has the memory card thing with all the pics on it. He's going to start putting some stuff on craigslist.

Long day....

Good luck in selling you're unneeded stuff - simplifies your life and gets you some cash - win-win!

Just make sure either someone is with you when someone from Craigslist shows up, or at a minimum let someone know every time someone is supposed to come out. A lot of weird and scary people troll Craigslist.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Good luck in selling you're unneeded stuff - simplifies your life and gets you some cash - win-win!

Just make sure either someone is with you when someone from Craigslist shows up, or at a minimum let someone know every time someone is supposed to come out. A lot of weird and scary people troll Craigslist.

My nephew is going to handle a lot of the selling. He's out of work right now. Give him a commission. He'll have to call me when anyone comes over, so I can be there for his protection. Also found over a dozen scales, measuring everything from grams and ounces up to a 2 ton scale. And enough tools to open a store, duplicates of lots of stuff. They couldn't find the tool obviously so had to go buy a new one!

We'll, hopefully-if we find enough buyers, be able to even hire help to get our spring crops in the ground and have plenty enough money to last us until harvest time. I am beat, both physically and mentally. Probably won't be doing much partying on here tonight but who knows...

 

[Varmintman]

My nephew is going to handle a lot of the selling. He's out of work right now. Give him a commission. He'll have to call me when anyone comes over, so I can be there for his protection. Also found over a dozen scales, measuring everything from grams and ounces up to a 2 ton scale. And enough tools to open a store, duplicates of lots of stuff. They couldn't find the tool obviously so had to go buy a new one!

We'll, hopefully-if we find enough buyers, be able to even hire help to get our spring crops in the ground and have plenty enough money to last us until harvest time. I am beat, both physically and mentally. Probably won't be doing much partying on here tonight but who knows...

Might pay to have a auction Bobbi. Sounds like you have enough stuff to do so.

I am not going to party tonight either. Took a nap today and still feeling wiped out. But I woke from my nap to a room smelling of wonderful fermentation

 

[BobbiLynn]

Might pay to have a auction Bobbi. Sounds like you have enough stuff to do so.

I am not going to party tonight either. Took a nap today and still feeling wiped out. But I woke from my nap to a room smelling of wonderful fermentation

Not a bad idea. Some friends were talking about hosting a musical event here on the property as a fund raiser for hubby. We are paying out of pocket for his medications and medical supplies. Live music/auction... sounds good. There is even a Jaguar(sports car) in [almost] running condition and looks pretty good. Not sure the year, but it's been in the barn covered for almost 15 years. We also found so much cast iron cookware, 40+ pieces that can be cleaned up with hubby's oxygenator machine thing. Like a current that runs to a huge metal tub, drop rusty stuff into it and in a couple days, no more rust. Yeah, time to get to work, raise some money, keep this farm going strong.

 

[TNGabe]

Bobbi, you just keep getting more and more interesting. Did you say your in Carolina? Which one? I love rusty old junk!

 

[Cygnus_X1]

Hope it all works out well for everyone BobbiLynn.

I need to spend more time in the beginner threads and FAQ's.
But I have not seen this really dumb question:

Why do we siphon out of buckets?
Why not just use a spigot and hose when going to secondary or direct bottling?

Given my experience last night of not being able to maintain a siphon and finally just pouring the beer through a metal coffee strainer to get it out...
And, yes there were bubbles on top of each bottle as the wife capped.
I left plenty of room in the bottles for fear of what I had wrought!

I'm sure they will be drinkable, just not premium.

 

[Airborneguy]

Depending on the age of the car, maybe one of those reality shows will be interested.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Some music....

 

[Varmintman]

Hope it all works out well for everyone BobbiLynn.

I need to spend more time in the beginner threads and FAQ's.
But I have not seen this really dumb question:

Why do we siphon out of buckets?
Why not just use a spigot and hose when going to secondary or direct bottling?

Given my experience last night of not being able to maintain a siphon and finally just pouring the beer through a metal coffee strainer to get it out...
And, yes there were bubbles on top of each bottle as the wife capped.
I left plenty of room in the bottles for fear of what I had wrought!

I'm sure they will be drinkable, just not premium.

I do use the spigot instead of siphon. Are you talking your bottling bucket or a carboy.

 

[Varmintman]

Some music....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIan1LDa3hU

Cannot tell you how many times this was played headed up camping as a kid.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Why not just use a spigot and hose when going to secondary or direct bottling?

Given my experience last night of not being able to maintain a siphon and finally just pouring the beer through a metal coffee strainer to get it out...
And, yes there were bubbles on top of each bottle as the wife capped.
I left plenty of room in the bottles for fear of what I had wrought!

I'm sure they will be drinkable, just not premium.

You can use spigot and hose!!! Lots of people on this site make things way more difficult than they need to. Hanging out in beginners section, you could get lots of bad advice. And next time, just let bottles sit til bubbles go away, then cap. But it'll be fine, you are learning! Jump in with both feet, it's fun!!!

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Hope it all works out well for everyone BobbiLynn.

I need to spend more time in the beginner threads and FAQ's.
But I have not seen this really dumb question:

Why do we siphon out of buckets?
Why not just use a spigot and hose when going to secondary or direct bottling?

Given my experience last night of not being able to maintain a siphon and finally just pouring the beer through a metal coffee strainer to get it out...
And, yes there were bubbles on top of each bottle as the wife capped.
I left plenty of room in the bottles for fear of what I had wrought!

I'm sure they will be drinkable, just not premium.

Definitely use a bucket with a spigot to bottle. Attach your wand (get one if you don't have it) with a short piece of hose and raise the bottle up.

You siphon from a bucket to the bottling bucket (or a secondary is you need to bulk age) to avoid mixing the trub into the beer you bottle

 

[Varmintman]

I think bottling was the hardest bit I had to learn and I started out fly sparging. I was ready to stop brewing if I had to go through the hell I had made bottling to be. But now I have a system that works for me and I really kind of enjoy it now. And that is the secret to it all is to find a system that works for you and run with it

 

[BobbiLynn]

Bobbi, you just keep getting more and more interesting. Did you say your in Carolina? Which one? I love rusty old junk!

I have family in South Carolina(so may have mentioned it) but actually I live in North Florida. On the corner where the rest of the state meets the panhandle. We have a 350 acre farm here. Much of it is pine trees we sell for lumber but already sold what we could for a while, thinning them. Gotta just wait and watch them grow now. :cross: If/when we do have an event here, I don't see why we can't invite people from HBT. Plenty of places to camp here. Make a weekend of it. Everyone just so caught up in hubby's illness(cancer that spread) that we're off track. He's constantly in and out of the hospital. Bring some spending money to buy junk and you are invited!

 

[TNGabe]

I have family in South Carolina(so may have mentioned it) but actually I live in North Florida. On the corner where the rest of the state meets the panhandle. We have a 350 acre farm here. Much of it is pine trees we sell for lumber but already sold what we could for a while, thinning them. Gotta just wait and watch them grow now. :cross: If/when we do have an event here, I don't see why we can't invite people from HBT. Plenty of places to camp here. Make a weekend of it. Everyone just so caught up in hubby's illness(cancer that spread) that we're off track. He's constantly in and out of the hospital. Bring some spending money to buy junk and you are invited!

If you find any carnival rides out in the rust field, let me know.

 

[Cygnus_X1]

Heh, Midlands South Carolinian myself.

I do have a bottling wand.
Not as concerned about bottling method as I am about using a spigot to go from primary to secondary.
All of my vessels are either buckets or Mr. Beer containers.

I still have one in the fermenter to be dealt with as far as siphoning goes, but after that all of my buckets will get spigots.
Thanks all!

 

[Cygnus_X1]

If you find any carnival rides out in the rust field, let me know.

American Picker?
That was a cool episode, where they found the boats?
Or was it cars?


The freaky one was the flooded out park, with those giant hand painted murals.
Strange dreams from that one.

Sunday night.
A little of this...



A nightcap and it's time to rack.

 

[barneygumble]

Heh, Midlands South Carolinian myself.

I do have a bottling wand.
Not as concerned about bottling method as I am about using a spigot to go from primary to secondary.
All of my vessels are either buckets or Mr. Beer containers.

I still have one in the fermenter to be dealt with as far as siphoning goes, but after that all of my buckets will get spigots.
Thanks all!

Definitely NOT. a good idea. Transferring to a bottling bucket or to secondary for conditioning and additions should be siphoned. The whole point is to leave as many solids behind as possible. Both suspended and coagulated. Get a good autosiphon, keep the full bucket/carboy at a higher elevation at its bottom than the empty one at its top. Make sure the autosiphon is snuggly attached to the hose. Make sure the hose is long enough to reach the bottom of the bottling bucket/secondary container. Make sure everything is sanitized and that little cap is on the bottom of the autosiphon. Pump slowly until siphon is started then just watch the liquid flow.

 

[barneygumble]

Its Thursday late morning for me. Working from 2pm today till 6 am tomorrow. Overnight double. Ugh.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Heh, Midlands South Carolinian myself.

I do have a bottling wand.
Not as concerned about bottling method as I am about using a spigot to go from primary to secondary.
All of my vessels are either buckets or Mr. Beer containers.

I still have one in the fermenter to be dealt with as far as siphoning goes, but after that all of my buckets will get spigots.
Thanks all!

I used to use bottling buckets so that I could transfer easily after fermentation. Not a wise choice. Those crappy spigots will leak on you. Maybe not the first couple times, but they will leak. It doesn't make much of a mess, but it makes it almost impossible to sanitize the spigot before you transfer. After a while, you figure out it's better to rack from the top anyway. Less sediment to worry about. It you're going into secondary though, the sediment isn't a concern.

 

[Varmintman]

But the OT will be nice.

 

[Airplanedoc]

Not a bad idea. Some friends were talking about hosting a musical event here on the property as a fund raiser for hubby. We are paying out of pocket for his medications and medical supplies. Live music/auction... sounds good. There is even a Jaguar(sports car) in [almost] running condition and looks pretty good. Not sure the year, but it's been in the barn covered for almost 15 years. We also found so much cast iron cookware, 40+ pieces that can be cleaned up with hubby's oxygenator machine thing. Like a current that runs to a huge metal tub, drop rusty stuff into it and in a couple days, no more rust. Yeah, time to get to work, raise some money, keep this farm going strong.

Just build a big fire preferably with hardwood, and throw the cast iron in it. Heat till its all red for a hour or so then remove from the fire and let cool. Then all you have to do is season them up with oil. Much quicker than cleaning with electrical current, you can also clean up a bunch of it at the same time.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Its Thursday late morning for me. Working from 2pm today till 6 am tomorrow. Overnight double. Ugh.

I bet you're good at confusing your drinking buddies. Hey Barney, what day is it?

 

[barneygumble]

But the OT will be nice.

OT is nice. Not that nice, tho.

I bet you're good at confusing your drinking buddies. Hey Barney, what day is it?

My schedule is a bitch. Hate it, but it comes with the territory. (power plant).

The whole world is working monday-friday days, and when the cool stuff goes on, during their weekends, its my mid week. How come none of this stuff happens on Wed? And dont say no one would go, cuz I would!

 

[BBL_Brewer]

At least you have a good, stable job. Power will always be in demand.

 

[Airborneguy]

My schedule is a bitch. Hate it, but it comes with the territory. (power plant).

The whole world is working monday-friday days, and when the cool stuff goes on, during their weekends, its my mid week. How come none of this stuff happens on Wed? And dont say no one would go, cuz I would!

This thread started out to be for people who keep strange hours.

I work nights, 2300-0800, with rotating days off. Two days off one week, three days the next, pushing my "weekends" (we call them swings) up one day every other week. I actually enjoy both aspects of my schedule. Being off in the middle of the week is great when you have young kids. It's even better when you're anti-social.

 

[barneygumble]

This thread started out to be for people who keep strange hours.

I work nights, 2300-0800, with rotating days off. Two days off one week, three days the next, pushing my "weekends" (we call them swings) up one day every other week. I actually enjoy both aspects of my schedule. Being off in the middle of the week is great when you have young kids. It's even better when you're anti-social.

Kids are gone. All growed up. And I do like going to functions on weekends. But I've been doing this all my adult life. It is stable and pays the bills. What do you do? Oh and we call "swings" what I do. I work three second and two third shifts a week. A swing shift.

 

[Cygnus_X1]

Definitely NOT. a good idea.

Oh...OK.
Guess I'm still a little peeved I couldn't get a siphon going no matter what I tried.

Hope the autosiphon at the LBHS will be OK, that's what I'll get.