I like this time at night on HBT

[Jaybird]

You're top notch Jay. Another man I would like to have a few beers with someday.

We are starting a batch of crock pickles. I'm gonna loosely follow Alton Brown's recipe. I only have some of last years garden dill leftover. If you have any advice, make it quick. Kids have to get to bed

ha ha ha..Thanks man if your ever around here let me know, I'll buy the first round!
Nope follow Alton to the T man. He is more scientist than cook as you know!

Cheers
Jay

 

[Jaybird]

Something Dan should give you smiles
Is a gift from a friend that has traveled miles.
I see it landed in a box near you.
Seek it out and stow away a few.
For it was a gift from Jaybird to Dan
I always want to help out, anywhere I can.


Cheers
Jay

 

[lschiavo]

Something Dan should give you smiles
Is a gift from a friend that has traveled miles.
I see it landed in a box near you.
Seek it out and stow away a few.
For it was a gift from Jaybird to Dan
I always want to help out, anywhere I can.


Cheers
Jay

I think I am set for false bottoms Jay. Unless you make them for women...I never said that.

 

[Dan]

Double post

 

[Dan]

Another edit. Things are working badly on an iPhone. Edits. Even just basic posting is screwy. For me , anyway

 

[Dan]

Something Dan should give you smiles
Is a gift from a friend that has traveled miles.
I see it landed in a box near you.
Seek it out and stow away a few.
For it was a gift from Jaybird to Dan
I always want to help out, anywhere I can.


Cheers
Jay

Jaybird.
I truly did enjoy that kind bit of poetry
From a really good dude to put it pointedly
In the mail recently came a Wonderfully GREAT gift!
From Jaybird to me.
Man, the gesture makes my eyes water and my nose needs to sniff.
A gracious new present in my humidor does sit
Five fine cigars but that's not all

A beautiful cigar holder made by Jaybird's hands. Man, its one of a kind and super swell!!! I'll hold on to it forever in that I don't dwell

Thank you, Jay. I'll get a pic put up soon. The cigar holder is a work of art !!!

Cheers!
Dan

Edit. I keep changing this poem. I just want it right. To say thank you to Jaybird's and to this great sight!

 

[Jaybird]

Jaybird.
I truly did enjoy that kind bit of poetry
From a really good dude to put it pointedly
In the mail recently came a Wonderfully GREAT gift!
From Jaybird to me.
Man, the gesture makes my eyes water and my nose needs to sniff.
A gracious new present in my humidor does sit
Five fine cigars but that's not all

A beautiful cigar holder made by Jaybird's hands. Man, its one of a kind and super swell!!! I'll hold on to it forever in that I don't dwell

Thank you, Jay. I'll get a pic put up soon. The cigar holder is a work of art !!!

Cheers!
Dan

Edit. I keep changing this poem. I just want it right. To say thank you to Jaybird's and to this great sight!

Absolutely my pleasure brother!
Enjoy them in good time!

I cannot wait to see your picture of your new cigar holder and a GREAT stick burning!

Cheers
Jay

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Late nighters...wake up.....[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZtcrXrog4[/ame]

 

[brewingmeister]

Invention, my dear friend, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.

 

[Homercidal]

Late nighters...wake up.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZtcrXrog4

Awesome, but not quite as good as Only a Lad.

 

[Dan]

Invention, my dear friend, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.

110% !
I thought only jet engines were capable. go - Man-go!!

My garbage disposal is leaking. Found it by chance. I don't know how long it's been leaking.

My wife wanted an under sink water filter. I installed one yesterday and a drinking water tap a few inches to the left of the single faucet lever. (Yay again for a 1-1/4 inch hole saw. Thank you home brewing). Drilled a perfect hole in a matter of seconds through this house's SS sink.

As an aside. The unfiltered water taste just fine to me. Hawaii has some pretty clean water, a little chorine or chloramines maybe. They are pretty much tasteless in my tap water.

If I brewed with this water I'd probably brew two same batches : one straight tap water and one with a campden addition to find out if the addition was needed.

Back on point, partly After I installed the filter and let it flush the recommended 15 minutes , I did a straight tap water / filtered water taste test. Filtered water tasted off. I don't know how to describe except it had a flavor of new to it. Like the first time you burn in a new grill. Paint burns off, no seasoning yet; something like that. The tap water was just fine though.

I know bad tasting tap water. Sometimes so much chorine/chloramines you just go ewe. Some so much sulfur you just know somebody must have access to your water lines and regularly farts into them after eating pickled eggs.

Gross bastards!

Not where I was going. Last night when I installed the faucet I cleared out the under sink crap. You know, cleaning solutions; stuff like that. My wife. She noticed water on the floor of the cabinet. There was actually a good bit of it.

Good thing about that water was it prompted her to prompt me ( if you know what I mean - no choice ) to clean out the water scrub the cabinet and find the leak.

I found the water leak today. Comes from the bottom of the garbage disposal. I checked the base mount/ no leaks. I checked all the plumbing connections under the sink and they're fine.

So , I turned water towards the garbage disposal side of the sink and let it run. Water is coming out the weep hole and c/b at the bottom of the disposal.

For now I just put a bucket under it to catch water. There are no leaks if the garbage disposal is running

Any suggestions a side from replacing the disposal ?

 

[cannman]

I hate this time of night when I have to work the graveyard, all of you go to sleep, and I come up with one hundred and one burning questions............

:rockin:

 

[Dan]

Mixed posting. My I phone merged too many posts together

I think

 

[cannman]

Post them. They will be replied.

If they get lost of this thread gets fast forwarding to much. Shoot me a Pm and I'll get your questions posted when more people can answer

For now. What's your questions ? I might be able to help.

Tonight I haven't big questions yet. I have plans to investigate the best option for a blow off tube... I don't like to ask questions I can research and get some ideas/answer...I might risk becoming HBT's most annoying poster...

But still, who knows what might enter my mind at 2am I guess time will tell..

(Thank you for being there, Dan :rockin

 

[Dan]

I hate this time of night when I have to work the graveyard, all of you go to sleep, and I come up with one hundred and one burning questions............

:rockin:

Post them. They will be replied.

Somtimes posts get forgotten when HBT gets fast forwarding too much and the question you posted quickly drops to the bottom of the page. We've all been there.

Shoot me a Pm and I'll get your questions posted when more people can answer. OR. ask it on this thread.

For now. What's your questions ? I might be able to help, and I'm sure many people here are happy to give you a hand.

We just need know your question.

 

[Dan]

I think I might have double posted. Not the forms fault but mine

Blow off tubes are pretty straight forward.

What's the specific question ?

 

[Dan]

Blow - off tubes allow excessive c o2 to be released during the first 1-4 days of fermentation

If you read the current "must do' thing - it's a blow off tube.

I'm not going to debate that. Well maybe a little. I've brewed many beers and will say blow off tubes are good but must have. Headspace and temperature control are more important. Blow off tunes are a backup to those two.

I've had lid pop off a bucket before.

Back on track.

Are you looking a specific diameters of tubing to use for a blow off tube given your set up ?

 

[brewingmeister]

Blow off tubes are an excuse for over filled fermenters. ..what was the question?

 

[Dan]

Blow off tubes are an excuse for over filled fermenters. ..what was the question?

I wonder what the big boys do? Blow off tubes or head space?

It would be a good time for Revvy , to check in. He doesn't here and I get that. Revvy, pure brewing advice and I respect that.

This thread would not be keeping with his.... I'm thinking for a word. Comfort zone? For the most part.

Truly would like to see Revvy here but do respect and understand, I think. Why he doesn't post here . I dig it. This is more of a social thread. I don't think Revvy doesn't like to socialize. I think he's just more of a purest. HBT is lucky to have him as a member. A leader. I just wish he'd post here occasionally.

My plead.
Red rover red rover
Revvy come over !

Cheers!!

 

[brewingmeister]

"Big boys" brew batches to match their fermenters. No need for blow offs...it's wasteful.

 

[passedpawn]

Revvy doesn't really post here anymore. He hangs out in Facebook mostly now.

Regarding blowoffs, I've had to use them. Some yeasts are very active, and if you don't have good control over temps, or you have a high-gravity beer, the krausen can build quickly.

I keep two blowoff assemblies in a plastic pitcher. I never start with a blowoff, but if I notice a problem growing then I'll use them. My assembly is simply a long piece of silicone tubing stuck into the hole of a universal bung. They look like the one in the back left of this pic. I had to quickly come up with a bunch of them... those are all wheat beers that got a little out of hand.

 

[Dan]

Pappy. Good to know , about Revvy

Are those fermenters the ones for your block party this fall?

 

[jiggs_casey]

I have only had one beer ever go 'ballistic'. I had it in a closet in an apartment and it covered the walls and a suit in krausen. I spent days cleaning up that mess. Every beer I do now starts off with a blowoff tube. It takes a hell of a lot less time to clean tubing then it does to clean that **** off the walls.

 

[DrunkleJon]

I found the water leak today. Comes from the bottom of the garbage disposal. I checked the base mount/ no leaks. I checked all the plumbing connections under the sink and they're fine.

So , I turned water towards the garbage disposal side of the sink and let it run. Water is coming out the weep hole and c/b at the bottom of the disposal.

For now I just put a bucket under it to catch water. There are no leaks if the garbage disposal is running

Any suggestions a side from replacing the disposal ?

Check the disposals drain. It may be partially clogged and when it fills up enough will leak. I took mine apart the other day since it was clogged and found what looked like a waterlogged cigar plugging the outlet. Removing that fixed everything right up.

 

[passedpawn]

Pappy. Good to know , about Revvy

Are those fermenters the ones for your block party this fall?

Nope. That pic is probably 4 years old.

The Octoberfest for the party is in kegs now, waiting patiently.

 

[Dan]

Check the disposals drain. It may be partially clogged and when it fills up enough will leak. I took mine apart the other day since it was clogged and found what looked like a waterlogged cigar plugging the outlet. Removing that fixed everything right up.

Man o man. That got my hopes up but unfortunately the drain chamber was clear. A bit of slimy gunk but nothing to impede the flow.

I went to HD this morning and got a new disposal and just finished installing it. I'm keeping the old one for now. It's got a good 3/4 hp motor in it. I have no idea what I could do with that but throwing it out just seems wasteful.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Pappy. Good to know , about Revvy

Are those fermenters the ones for your block party this fall?

Here is a Revvy fix:

http://brewbubbas.com/Site/Brew_Bub...g_a_Bochette_&_Using_Nitrogen_Cavitation.html


He was recently interviewed about a fascinating process called Nitrogen Cavitation.

 

[Dan]

Here is a Revvy fix:

http://brewbubbas.com/Site/Brew_Bub...g_a_Bochette_&_Using_Nitrogen_Cavitation.html


He was recently interviewed about a fascinating process called Nitrogen Cavitation.

Leave it to The LabRatBrewer man.

I believe I'm going to stop by that sight and say Hey! Revvy.


I replaced the garbage disposal and couldn't just throw away the old one , so I did a post-mortem on it.

Came apart pretty easily (I wasn't afraid to take it apart cause it was headed towards the junk yard).

Four 5mm screws attach the bottom to the top. The electrics are on the bottom. Good idea to keep the electrical isolated from the water. Ya?

The watertight barrier between the two had degraded.

I separated the two units. The barrier is not provided by just an o-ring, well there is one but the primary barrier is some sort of ... PAinted on? Brushed on ? Applied sealant barrier.

I m going to clean the mating areas and plan to apply a sealing barrier. Like the original but better quality.

I'm not sure what to use though. Something water impenetrable and fluid in the application.

Any recommendations?

 

[ChefRex]

Here is a Revvy fix:

http://brewbubbas.com/Site/Brew_Bub...g_a_Bochette_&_Using_Nitrogen_Cavitation.html


He was recently interviewed about a fascinating process called Nitrogen Cavitation.

Thank you LRB, now I need to order N2O for my whipped cream canister that has been sitting in the cabinet unloved for some time, I can see this being fun!
Wonder if I can huff it after infusion for more fun?

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Thank you LRB, now I need to order N2O for my whipped cream canister that has been sitting in the cabinet unloved for some time, I can see this being fun!
Wonder if I can huff it after infusion for more fun?

I just ordered a whipped cream canister and some n20 canisters myself.