What came in the mail for you today?

[TwistedGray]

Get in on the Ambassador club this year! It’s only $200, and you get 8 bottles, plus all the discounts.

But yeah, still a quick and easy way to drain the bank...

Hmmmmmmm $160 to $200 isn't a big difference

 

[pshankstar]

From @Inkleg and the home roasted coffee swap thread. Thanks bud!

 

[TwistedGray]

@afro_lou - Registration opens up next week.

 

[afro_lou]

@afro_lou - Registration opens up next week.

Yes it does! Full disclosure, though, I decided to pass on renewing this year... I liked the cheaper membership cost, but I miss the extra swag and especially the year-long bottle storage. I feel like I have enough RB for now, anyway. But hey! Maybe now you can be my RB hookup!

 

[muledogus]

Should be coming today.

Best part is, Amazon missed their 1-day shipping target so now I am getting it for free!

 

[TwistedGray]

Yes it does! Full disclosure, though, I decided to pass on renewing this year... I liked the cheaper membership cost, but I miss the extra swag and especially the year-long bottle storage. I feel like I have enough RB for now, anyway. But hey! Maybe now you can be my RB hookup!

Yeah it's a hard toss-up. I really only planned on doing it for a few months to build up my cellar before my beer budget goes to nil in a year. We'll see...

 

[afro_lou]

Yeah it's a hard toss-up. I really only planned on doing it for a few months to build up my cellar before my beer budget goes to nil in a year. We'll see...

Hard toss up for sure... I may still do the 3 or 6 bottle thing. It’s just waaay to easy to spend all the money on the extra bottles and presales for the Ambassadors. I am also bummed that they stopped doing Ambassador only growlers and glasses this year, and now they’re just continuing that. Those were nice perks.

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

I got my kettle insulation kit to cut down on temperature ramp-up times, praise science!

 

[TwistedGray]

Hard toss up for sure... I may still do the 3 or 6 bottle thing. It’s just waaay to easy to spend all the money on the extra bottles and presales for the Ambassadors. I am also bummed that they stopped doing Ambassador only growlers and glasses this year, and now they’re just continuing that. Those were nice perks.

Lol, crazier idea ... maybe I should actually drink one of these before I do anything further, lol! Fortunately there are some doubles from the shipment, so I may just do that.

 

[afro_lou]

Lol, crazier idea ... maybe I should actually drink one of these before I do anything further, lol! Fortunately there are some doubles from the shipment, so I may just do that.

Lol, you actually DRINK your beer??? What kind of craziness is that? All of mine are purely cellar decorations. [emoji12]

 

[TwistedGray]

Lol, you actually DRINK your beer??? What kind of craziness is that? All of mine are purely cellar decorations. [emoji12]

Just my homebrew and some FotD/HB; otherwise, no, lol. That's the problem...spend a few benjies on beer that you've never had. Still have not had a RB, but I have at least 20 bottles shelved. Go figure.

 

[doug293cz]

I got my kettle insulation kit to cut down on temperature ramp-up times, praise science!

Lint to supplier? I didn't know anyone was selling insulation kits.

Brew on

 

[jimyson]

A bomb diggity box from @6midgets.

 

[brewbama]

A bomb diggity box from @6midgets.

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That cheating heart is good stuff. Keith knows what he’s doing.

 

[jimyson]

That cheating heart is good stuff. Keith knows what he’s doing.

If only he sent them cold.

 

[fourfarthing]

For numero tres

 

[jimyson]

For numero tres

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Didn’t you say by today?

 

[Jayjay1976]

I got a shiny new SS false bottom from brewhardware.com along with a suckback preventer. The false bottom will replace the turkey fryer basket I've been using, eliminating dead space and allowing me to fit a lot more grain in my 11g kettle, while also preventing my wilser bag from touching the elements. Gearing up for a Russian imperial stout!

 

[pshankstar]

For numero tres

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I like that shirt, where did you get it from? It might work for one of my nieces or nephews.

 

[fourfarthing]

Didn’t you say by today?

Just the shirt

 

[fourfarthing]

I like that shirt, where did you get it from? It might work for one of my nieces or nephews.

My wife got it (she is awesome) on Etsy. All this grace boutique is the name if the Etsy shop apparently.

 

[mux11]

Got my spunding valve supplies.
Time to assemble.

 

[petemoss]

Michael Dawson's book "Mashmaker".

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

Lint to supplier? I didn't know anyone was selling insulation kits.
Brew on

It's from the folks I got my setup from, I'm sure the price is high compared to if you pieced it out and it likely only fits their (10.5) gal kettle but maybe you can hit them up and see if it would work for you.

https://www.clawhammersupply.com/products/10-5-gallon-brewing-insulation-kit

 

[jaymosbeershack]

Hops for the next 6 batches of rye pale( the cascade i mean) [emoji16]

 

[Home_alone1]

15 pounds of fresh white winter wheat strait off the the family farm , harvested last week !

 

[doug293cz]

It's from the folks I got my setup from, I'm sure the price is high compared to if you pieced it out and it likely only fits their (10.5) gal kettle but maybe you can hit them up and see if it would work for you.

https://www.clawhammersupply.com/products/10-5-gallon-brewing-insulation-kit

Thanks for the link. It appears to be just precut reflectix, which is what a lot of folks use. I was kind of hoping they had something a little more sophisticated (like high temp polymer foam.)

Brew on

 

[Jayjay1976]

Thanks for the link. It appears to be just precut reflectix, which is what a lot of folks use. I was kind of hoping they had something a little more sophisticated (like high temp polymer foam.)

Brew on

$44!?! Pick up a roll of reflectix and at home depot for $15. I didn't bother to insulate the bottom of my kettle, it sits on a silicone sink mat ($4 walmart) with three wraps of reflectix held in place with 3 binder clips to make it easy to remove for cleaning. With 2×1500w elements I get a full, rolling boil with the lid OFF.

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

$44!?! Pick up a roll of reflectix and at home depot for $15. I didn't bother to insulate the bottom of my kettle, it sits on a silicone sink mat ($4 walmart) with three wraps of reflectix held in place with 3 binder clips to make it easy to remove for cleaning. With 2×1500w elements I get a full, rolling boil with the lid OFF.

Uh excuse me sir, it comes with reflecty tape too. That's a good deal.

 

[jimyson]

Another proxy delivery.