I personally blame those Canadian hooligans for my substantial hearing loss
Got it a couple weeks ago but only read the last few pages about Neil's passing.Check out Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life. Not your typical rock star story.
True, not unstable. But compared to a 4-legged platform, arguably less stable. Of my 3 three legged fermenters (SSBT) I have tipped one, but only once. But I also secure them to a 30” high work platform with bungie chords.I don't think that's a function of the number of legs, however.
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These buckets from my Lowe’s don’t last very long, I’ve ripped the bucket rim off removing the lid on two that weren’t very old.I own these. I dont' think you will get a good seal on them for fermenting. They sort of clip at two points, but not all the way around. I store grain in mine.
But if you want a complete seal. Lowes sells food grade two gallon buckets for $4.48 and the lid is $2.88. They completely seal, I have added a grommet and air lock and fermented pickles in them.
My next beer after the dark mild this weekend is going to be a clone of your Smokestack Lightning, with your permission. 50 / 50 wheat malt + smoked, Saaz for bittering, haven't figured out the yeast yet.No pics here, either, but received my order from Brew Hardware last night. 10# Maris Otter, some roasted grains, flaked oats, a pound of Magnum, a bottle of raspberry flavoring, and some packets of US-05. Topping up my supplies for a few upcoming brews.
My next beer after the dark mild this weekend is going to be a clone of your Smokestack Lightning, with your permission. 50 / 50 wheat malt + smoked, Saaz for bittering, haven't figured out the yeast yet.
Thank you. It's highly likely to end up weird, with Maris, smoked wheat, Saaz, and Nottingham. If so, I will post nothing about itHey, go for it! I used US-05, which probably isn't very authentic, but it's not a yeast-driven beer, anyway. Just use anything fairly neutral.
BTW, my recipe was nearly 100% smoked wheat (just 2 or 3% acid malt for pH adjustment). I didn't think the smoke was overwhelming at all. That malt is not as smoky as the beechwood smoked barley. The brewery used maybe 75-80% smoked wheat and the rest pilsner, to avoid a stuck mash, but you could go 100% at the homebrew level. Don't forget the rice hulls!
Another thing: the traditional Grodziskie is highly carbed, like 3+ volumes. The brewery had to dial back to around 2.6 or so to limit foaming problems at the taps.
I really hope you enjoy the Homebrew and the others too. I know I did. Get well soon!A totally awesome porch bomb from @Section1 . I’ve been sick all week and this sure brightened my day when I went outside to see what all the commotion was about.
Thank you sir!!!
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Did you grab up some of the 2024 crop flash sale? I got some '23 on closeout and then saw the flash the day I got my order in the mailFrom YVH, a pound of Citra
Yep. Love their flash sales.Did you grab up some of the 2024 crop flash sale? I got some '23 on closeout and then saw the flash the day I got my order in the mail![]()
My loving spouse agreed to the purchase of an extra fridge to help avoid these situations. I've pretty much got the freezer for hops, while she has the fridge section for things like curing bacon. I find it difficult to complain about this situation!Don't want to bump the thread too much but forgot to mention today I got my NB Blackberry Milkshake IPA kit (which I'm tweaking to try and put a dent in my 8 pounds of hops I just bought so my wife can have the shelf back in the freezer eventually, I'm thinking meridian), my first hop spider, my first spin plate for starters, and a shirt from the Omega merch shop! Tomorrow I'm expecting an aeration wand, brewing salts, scale and a few craft books! It's like second Christmas at my house right now! My beautiful loving spouse is ready to tactically aquire my debit card but it's worth it.