R.I.P. @Bracconiere

[DuncB]

Perhaps the thread could be retitled to include RIP @braconniere. He's gone but not forgotten by us and I'm always sad to hear of someone moving on to their final brewery. Cheers from me, so young. Goodbye.

 

[kartracer2]

Thanks @Sammy86 . Of course not the news most hoped for but now we know. I will miss his offbeat yet passionate outlook on all things brewing related.
Cheers
Joel B.

 

[pvtpublic]

His wit and wisdom will certainly be missed

 

[doug293cz]

Perhaps the thread could be retitled to include RIP @braconniere. He's gone but not forgotten by us and I'm always sad to hear of someone moving on to their final brewery. Cheers from me, so young. Goodbye.

Done.

I too had feared this might be why Brac disappeared so suddenly. He was a unique character and has already been missed around here.

Brew on

 

[Erik the Anglophile]

That's sad news, the last interaction I had with him was nagging him to get a headset so we could play Steel Division together.
Given his past I suppose it might have been some latent heart issues from CNS stimulant abuse.
His antics will be missed and I am sure he enjoys the nectar of gods in Valhall.

 

[seatazzz]

Guys, I've been busy with work and other stuff the last week, and just got this news this morning. A huge heartfelt thank you to @Sammy86 for his efforts to find out what happened to our dear friend.

I don't have words right now. I might later. Thanks to all of you for the responses to this thread. I hope it keeps going. But if it falls by the wayside, I'll be coming back every once in a while to read all the great things we wrote about @bracconiere .

Rest easy, my dear friend. And if there is manna in heaven, I'm sure you'll figure out how to malt it.

 

[Kent88]

I sometimes think of this song on such an occasion



But it doesn't feel right. Yesterday I looked for the scene from Rings Of Power where the harfoots (nomadic hobbit ancestors) remembered those who fell off the trail, and toasted them with "we wait for you". That seems more fitting, given bracc's personality.

 

[Broken Crow]

Saw this last night and I just don't know what to say. It's a rare perspective that can freely be silly and serious at the same time, like a quirky high-school teacher, often annoying many, but deeply relatable to others.
Everyone has their own style of Humerous Insight, but bracc's I will greatly miss.
I will think of him every time I DIY-repurpose unlikely items just to try out something new. Maybe the shaggy slippers for a floor mop didn't work for him, but I'm more determined now to find a way to squeeze them out...maybe a paint-tray with some kind kind of spring-loaded topend..

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

I shared many of braccs posts with my wife as I got numerous laughs from him. Always interesting conversation, and sometimes struggling to make any sense of what he was posting. I would share one my favorite back and forths I had with him in a thread but I cant because it was the first (and only time so far) that I got reprimanded by a mod and had a post deleted, so I wont repeat it, but it was hilarious and I considered him a partner in crime for our little banter that crossed the line. RIP Bracc.

Cheers

 

[hout17]

He will be missed. He always kept conversations lively on the forum. RIP



Cheers friend!

 

[moreb33rplz]

Damn

 

[TheBluePhantom]

Very sad to hear. I loved his sense of humor. He will be missed.

 

[sibelman]

 

[Sailingeric]

As some one who is about to turn 49, I have say, do new things, travel, go places, try something different, enjoy everyday, don't look back on what you wish you had done, do it as you never know when when you wake up it is your last day, either from illness or being hit by a bus.

 

[Deadalus]

Well I wondered if he had quit drinking and needed to avoid the place. My glass is raised to you tonight Brac! You had a great sense of humor and a real kindness inside. Maybe we'll bump into each other at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

A small part of me will continue wondering if perhaps you were relocated again by the Witness Protection system. Given some of the things you mentioned, like that time you

 

[Kent88]

Well I wondered if he had quit drinking and needed to avoid the place.

This is more my reason for not making a "where's ______?" thread every time someone disappears around here. Probably the two most extreme reasons a person might leave are death and starting on the 12-steps. If someone is dead, I can't make their situation worse. I'd hate to make someone stumble from sobriety because they felt like they had to login and explain their absence.

 

[Kent88]

I was just looking for the completely incoherent gibberish I saw Bracc post, and I was reminded how he would make memes out of our posts, but the text was tiny. How he once passionately declined a raccoon hug. Also, how he ruined a chance I had of getting $1,000 out of @Jayjay1976 after Jayjay drank a not insignificant amount of tequila.

 

[Pkrd]

Probably the two most extreme reasons a person might leave are death and starting on the 12-steps. If someone is dead, I can't make their situation worse. I'd hate to make someone stumble from sobriety because they felt like they had to login and explain their absence.

You missed "Significant other found out how much it actually costs to make beer".

 

[Kent88]

You missed "Significant other found out how much it actually costs to make beer".

No, I didn't

Probably the two most extreme reasons a person might leave are death and ...

 

[seatazzz]

This is more my reason for not making a "where's ______?" thread every time someone disappears around here. Probably the two most extreme reasons a person might leave are death and starting on the 12-steps. If someone is dead, I can't make their situation worse. I'd hate to make someone stumble from sobriety because they felt like they had to login and explain their absence.

I agree with you there, but it just didn't feel right with Bracc. I think he would have at least reached out to someone he trusted on here (possibly me) or one of the mods. If this had been the case and he had the email notification thingie turned on he would have at least seen that we were concerned. A small part of me kinda figured he was gone based on that assumption, albeit a very long assumption. Unless a member really overshares about their personal life (again possibly me sometimes) we really don't know a lot about someone beyond what they post here. But that doesn't mean we can't be concerned when they suddenly disappear. Despite numerous searches I still cannot find an obituary or death notice, either in his hometown or the county; this pains me, that his family didn't do something like that. Or maybe he didn't want it, who knows.

Back to memories...when he got those huge milk cans, he was so excited, and shared almost every step he took to make them useable. And his dryer for deculming malt. And constantly bragging about his fancy-schmancy electronic refractometer. I hope that whoever has his equipment now appreciates and uses it.

*edit Let's keep an eye on the BBF forum for someone who shows up with milk cans, a modified dryer, and aforementioned fancy-schmancy refractometer!!!!

 

[Jayjay1976]

The things he did with oats must have had Wilford Brimley rolling in his grave. I think I still have a pound or so he sent me a while back.

Happy trails, dear friend.

 

[dmtaylor]

I enjoyed my interactions with Bracc over the years. Bracc will be missed.

I hope Tito didn't get him/her/them...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/thread...ne-glycol-an-antifreeze.710784/#post-10194632

 

[FloppyKnockers]

Dammit. This is not the findings we were hoping for. I checked on the internet occasionally for any sign of his whereabouts. After I saw his house sell I figured it would only be a little bit before he made his way back online.

I always had good interactions with him. Even if his interactions weren't with me, he always made me chuckle.

RIP, buddy.

 

[Cat Noodle]

Despite numerous searches I still cannot find an obituary or death notice, either in his hometown or the county; this pains me,

Me too. I am all for respecting privacy, I read a lot but don't post much because I am usually a very private person. Some have mentioned being annoyed at times, but he had a huge heart. Very frugal -not cheap, (there is a difference) and inventive. Creative. He mentioned "buying a round", and the next thing I knew I was a supporting member. We started chatting, I figured out who gifted me an upgrade.

Usually there is a memorial wall on a funeral home site at least, I would like to say something there. And- until I find and see an obit, I'm not accepting this update news. Maybe I am because why am I crying when I read these posts, which is nuts I know when you have never met face to face.

seatazzz- your trying to find one too so I think we are just seeking closure? I am still hoping he IS reading and laughing his ass off. Till I see some sort of death notice or obit, that's what I want to believe.
So

Bracconiere if you are reading- I have hops again, lots, will ship you some if you just say yes you want them and say where to send them now. Free. Did I mention, they would be FREE.​

I will now resume just reading.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Bracc was a good dude. He convinced me to buy a digital refractometer, for which I am eternally grateful. I'll pour one out for him tonight.

Actually, that doesn't seem right. He wouldn't want beer going to waste. So, I'll drink an extra beer for him tonight.

 

[MaxStout]

Aw, dammitsomuch.

 

[Kent88]

It's amazing how he was just a posting machine for his time here, but look at the folks with the most posts.

Most messages

He's a little way down the list.

What's even weirder? How some of the folks above him are still there but have transitioned to lurkers or have completely left.

 

[Pkrd]

What if you subtract taproom posts?

 

[HBT_Admin]

So, no one knows his status???? I have had the forum send him an email asking him how he is doing. I have also asked him to login and post on this thread if he can.

 

[doug293cz]

So, no one knows his status???? I have had the forum send him an email asking him how he is doing. I have also asked him to login and post on this thread if he can.

We have credible reports that @bracconiere has passed away.

doug293cz