What came in the mail for you today?

[BongoYodeler]

It's not "what came in the mail" for me, it's what didn't come in the mail. I ordered one of these from NorCal brewing (Jaybird). He's up in Redding CA, only about 6 or 7 hours north of me, and this was supposed to be arriving today via USPS. It's now been sitting in Michigan for the past two days. What the duff......Michigan!?!?!?

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How is Michigan even remotely on an efficient path between Redding and Nipomo??? Obviously not @Jaybird fault that USPS does these weird routing methods at times. Luckily I wasn't planning on using it right away.
One thing is certain, I've changed my mind.....I won't be voting by mail next month!!

Arrived today after spending three days in Michigan visiting friends? relatives?

 

[camonick]

A porch bomb from @Section1

 

[fourfarthing]

Some HB sidetrade action from @Dgallo

 

[day_trippr]

A big mama jamma rinser tray arrived from Micromatic today. So psyched to finish my keezer build!

Cheers!

 

[TwistedGray]

A porch bomb from @Section1
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Some HB sidetrade action from @Dgallo

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You're both in for a treat(s)!!

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

As a SAM stockholder and, therefore, part owner, I received a nice pen and flashlight in today's mail.

I do hope the photos are legible.

 

[Squirrels]

 

[TBC]

Picked up a cheap berry beer kit off amazon. Going to get rid of the raspberry flavoring and toss in 5lb of homegrown blackberries

 

[jcav]

I got a pack of Omega Lutra Kveik yeast today. Gonna make a perry (pear cider) for the wife with it as an experiment to see what I get. Wish me luck!

John

 

[Elric]

I got a pack of Omega Lutra Kveik yeast today. Gonna make a perry (pear cider) for the wife with it as an experiment to see what I get. Wish me luck!

John

Good luck! I love a good perry. Best one I've ever had was at a local one from a little pub in Estonia. So good.

 

[Dgallo]

drop from @camonick of his HB from this round of the fothb trade. Can’t wait to dig in. Unfortunately our powers been out for 28 hours and wife won’t let me use the cooler space for beer lol

 

[camonick]

and wife won’t let me use the cooler space for beer lol

Sounds like it’s time to go shopping for a new cooler.

 

[RCope]

It looks like a need to up my swag game...Never thought about brewing shirts! I guess I need to start with a cool logo, like the @camonick equivalent of a Divi Divi tree (Aruba). Cheers!

 

[camonick]

It looks like a need to up my swag game...Never thought about brewing shirts! I guess I need to start with a cool logo, like the @camonick equivalent of a Divi Divi tree (Aruba). Cheers!

My wife has a vinyl cutter and I get bored...

 

[Nick&Worty]

Got a couple of gas connectors with check valves built-in. No more accidental CO2 swapping between kegs for me!

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

Got a couple of gas connectors with check valves built-in. No more accidental CO2 swapping between kegs for me!
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Very nice. Cool with the see through too.

 

[bleme]

Got a couple of gas connectors with check valves built-in. No more accidental CO2 swapping between kegs for me!

I haven't noticed swapping between kegs but sometimes I speed-carb soda or beer in a 2-liter and if I'm not really careful, I get backflow up the tubing while I am shaking, which is a PITA to clean up!

 

[Elric]

got my instant read thermometer from Inkbird from one of their giveaways a week or two back. Thanks Inkbird!

 

[TwistedGray]

@DrGMG makes you (read: me) wanna buy a canner!!

Wanna trade homebrew with other HBT members? Follow our trade thread(s) - Fellowship of the Homebrew XII: The Purge.

 

[CiscoKid]

4 x Anvil stainless steel fermenting buckets

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Some more SS parts to add QDs to my system to start recirculation of the wort among other things.

 

[jcav]

Got a new 1/2 horse power sump pump that I use for my keg cleaning and sanitizing system that I made using a 7 gallon bucket. I can clean the keg and both gas and liquid disconnects at the same time.

John

 

[camonick]

Side trade beers from @TwistedGray . I knew what it was before I opened it... it smelled good. Nothing broken, but some leakage. One bottle is only about 1/2 full.
It seems like I’m seeing more and more damaged boxes.

 

[JAReeves]

It wasn't exactly mail, but yesterday I did a 5-hour round trip to pick up a truckload of equipment from someone moving on to other hobbies. Incredible deal. Time to revise the whole process again.

 

[TwistedGray]

Side trade beers from @TwistedGray . I knew what it was before I opened it... it smelled good. Nothing broken, but some leakage. One bottle is only about 1/2 full.
It seems like I’m seeing more and more damaged boxes.
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Makes sense that it's the IRA... definitely an infection in the batch. Hmmmmmmmm

 

[Sammy86]

Got me some new Ball Lock QDs from @Hoosier1 and some Cam Lock fittings for my CFC

 

[OldDogBrewing]

5 kg of pils, some rye malt, hops, yeast and some brett vials

And some pint cans full of delicious stuff from a local brewpub

 

[Jaybird]

Arrived today after spending three days in Michigan visiting friends? relatives?

Ohh MY! What the DUFF! Love that! Sorry about that as you said out of my control but DAMN! I sure hope it was wearing a mask around all those friends it was visiting on its journey! Voting by mail comment made me almost spit out my drink... That was funny! I appreciate the good humor...
I am glad it showed up!
Cheers
Jay

 

[Nokie]

got my grains for another amber ale and an Octoberfest. Hopefully can take some time off from working to do some brewing

 

[camonick]

I bit the bullet and ordered some professionally done imprinting on some pint glasses. The per glass cost wasn’t too bad, it was the minimum order and shipping that cost some $$$. I’ll have enough glasses to give away for a very long time. (3 cases worth)

 

[TwistedGray]

I bit the bullet and ordered some professionally done imprinting on some pint glasses. The per glass cost wasn’t too bad, it was the minimum order and shipping that cost some $$$. I’ll have enough glasses to give away for a very long time. (3 cases worth)
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Good lord that's a lot of glassware, lol.

 

[shetc]

Kimchee container

 

[Nokie]

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Kimchee container

I thought, huh wonder what a Chinese candle smells like.
I guess the picture computed in my brain quicker than my reading did

 

[camonick]

Good lord that's a lot of glassware, lol.

Yeah... I had a moment of weakness that seemed like a good idea at the time. There won’t be too many trades that I do that won’t have one included now.

 

[JAReeves]

Yeah... I had a moment of weakness that seemed like a good idea at the time. There won’t be too many trades that I do that won’t have one included now.

So what beer(s) would you like in trade for one of your glasses (and some beer thrown in for good measure)?

 

[TwistedGray]

Yeah... I had a moment of weakness that seemed like a good idea at the time. There won’t be too many trades that I do that won’t have one included now.

I've toyed with the idea...

 

[2row]

Frozen fresh hops!

 

[Ogilthorpe2]

A giant Box-O-Meat

 

[BrewZer]

A Fastrack set for 24 x 22 oz bottles and a third rack for 12 oz... now I can store my 12 ouncers in the rack and get those boxes out of the brew equipment storage locker.

But that means I now have to scrape labels off the 72 Sam Adams bottles I've been storing for just such an occasion...

 

[JCasey1992]

Some new yeast to try (Lutra Kveik), PB extract, 5 lbs of DME, a pound of maltodextrin, some grains (chocolate rye and black patent), and two 4 packs of propper starter for making yeast starters.