What came in the mail for you today?

[AZ Maverick]

All the stuff to make an Oktoberfest this weekend.
And a new gadget - a Tilt Hydrometer, this looks like something different to play with for a while...

 

[Gusso]

I love my Tilts. Excellent customer service, as well.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Some light reading.

 

[seanjwalker1]

My custom-made Spike 15-gallon brew kettle with a steam condenser lid, tri-clamp fittings, and all the accessories. Everything arrived in excellent condition, especially after submitting the drawing approval only 3 days prior. Talk about super fast fabrication, shipping and delivery OMG wow! Spike certainly exceeded my expectations of perfection. Looking forward to brewing many batches of homebrew with this quality equipment!

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Are you gonna brew in that or bring forth life in a primordial soup ? Definitely mad Fermentationalist type gear !! But it looks SWEEEEET !!!

 

[seanjwalker1]

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Some light reading.

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Some light reading.

Got mine today. I had to write them(boy) , I told them I had not gotten mine. They assured me they mailed and it would be coming...i take back all the vile curses I directed at our local post office...well...most of the curses. Some of the curses they deserved just on general principal!!!

 

[seanjwalker1]

Skywalker! Lord Vaders wayward lost son. Vader to represent Dark beer and his ...son......to represent light beer. Now my Dark Kegerator is complete. The Emperor will be most pleased. 17 years ago I was the brewing Padawan, now I am the master...at least in my own mind

 

[seanjwalker1]

 

[govner1]

My new 15 cf freezer was finally delivered by Best Buy just a week late, buy hey, they hauled off the old one and even put my 20 lb CO2 cylinder in the new one. Very small hump in one corner so lots of room.

 

[WesBrew]

Blichmann RipTide pump. Its big compared to my MKII pump

 

[JAReeves]

More reading material, this plus BYO's Yeast issue

. Now if only I could schedule a brew day...

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Well, it was a FedEx delivery… new underpants

 

[seanjwalker1]

Well, it was a FedEx delivery… new underpants

 

[seanjwalker1]

More reading material, this plus BYO's Yeast issueView attachment 741475. Now if only I could schedule a brew day...

I feel you. I honestly think my wife is purposely blocking my every brew day move. I have a Doppelbock and Irish Red recipes chomping at the bit...for 2 months now. My Doppelbock should be in its 2nd month already. So now instead of fall football beer I'll be lucky if it's ready for new years. At least the Irish could be done by the end of Sept....IF I can manage a Sneaky Pete recon to the LHBS, do a end around the ever vigilant wife and juggle my 3x a week cardiac Rehab....Im in need of a serious battle plan...which of course any current or former military know goes right out the window the moment the plan is set in motion !!! It's a serious Charlie Brown crisis..ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGUHHHHHH!!!

 

[seanjwalker1]

I feel you. I honestly think my wife is purposely blocking my every brew day move. I have a Doppelbock and Irish Red recipes chomping at the bit...for 2 months now. My Doppelbock should be in its 2nd month already. So now instead of fall football beer I'll be lucky if it's ready for new years. At least the Irish could be done by the end of Sept....IF I can manage a Sneaky Pete recon to the LHBS, do a end around the ever vigilant wife and juggle my 3x a week cardiac Rehab....Im in need of a serious battle plan...which of course any current or former military know goes right out the window the moment the plan is set in motion !!! It's a serious Charlie Brown crisis..ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGUHHHHHH!!!

 

[hout17]

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It'll be ok Charlie Brown lol. I'm sure she'll ease up in the coming months.

 

[seanjwalker1]

It'll be ok Charlie Brown lol. I'm sure she'll ease up in the coming months.

Funny you should mention that. I did a nice diversion tactic after dropping her off at work. Need to go to a certain Harbour Freight which just happens to be a few convenient miles from my fave LHBS. I'm waiting for the doors to open in 5 min, do my quick assault on supplies, a real snatch and grab hit and run and back to home base before the commander even know I'm gone...hehehe...of course, if no one hears from me for a couple of days.. or ever...i was caught, courts martialed and will probably be serving a lengthy sentence in the dog house at hard labor

 

[seanjwalker1]

Funny you should mention that. I did a nice diversion tactic after dropping her off at work. Need to go to a certain Harbour Freight which just happens to be a few convenient miles from my fave LHBS. I'm waiting for the doors to open in 5 min, do my quick assault on supplies, a real snatch and grab hit and run and back to home base before the commander even know I'm gone...hehehe...of course, if no one hears from me for a couple of days.. or ever...i was caught, courts martialed and will probably be serving a lengthy sentence in the dog house at hard labor

Recon supply grab successful !!! Out through the base wire and back slick as a whistle none the wiser. Now if I can get her to go in to her job early enough Fri (she's front office so has a lot of leeway) , it's game on !

 

[Jhedrick83]

An Avantco IC3500 as the last piece of gear I need (for now) to start setting up my garage brew space. I have to finish a project inside first, get a plumber out for some plumbing changes in the garage and then it's time to get building!

 

[JoeSpartaNJ]

Just received my Pumpzilla to replace my almost dead chuggar pump (have to tap with a hammer to get it going.) Also bought myself a new Taprite single CO2 regulator for carbing. The original regulator was donated to me when I bought some tanks off craiglsist and had to be close to 25 years old. The the adjuster screw seized out of nowhere.

 

[Barbarossa]

After trying everything to get decent coffee at home, I gave up. Today came in the Nespresso machine with automatic (easy!) milk frother. Dunk the milk, press the button, and perfection ensues. Quest over.

Kombucha fermenting @82F in the background.

 

[camonick]

A nice box of beverages from our recent FotHB trade showed up today from @BrewMan13 .FedEx took their sweet ass time delivering it, but my momma said good things come to those who wait. They are chilling in the kegerator now and I can’t wait to try them.

 

[JAReeves]

I would love to say that my RO system that I have been promising myself for over a year came in, but since I am still waiting on my tax return (filed in February), no, there is nothing in the mail that should be.

 

[bwible]

Not beer related. I just discovered Boveda packs and ordered a seasoning pack for my humidor (83%) and a 4 pack of 72% to use after seasoning. Yeah, those arrived today.

 

[doug293cz]

I would love to say that my RO system that I have been promising myself for over a year came in, but since I am still waiting on my tax return (filed in February), no, there is nothing in the mail that should be.

Be patient. I just got my refund a week ago. Don't know why they are so slow this year - never been this bad before.

Brew on

 

[crazyjake19]

Unfortunately, nothing brewing related. But my wife is a vegetarian and I bought some of Better Than Bouillon's vegetarian "No Beef" and "No Chicken" versions for making seitan, tofu, and other meatless dishes.

For anyone that makes a lot of soup or dishes where they use broth or bouillon, Better Than Bouillon products are the way to go.

 

[T Murph]

Nothing. Absolutely nothing arrived, waiting on some simple hardware items that were ordered 5 weeks ago. It would be nice if online vendors would admit they don't have items they advertise.

 

[Jhedrick83]

I would love to say that my RO system that I have been promising myself for over a year came in, but since I am still waiting on my tax return (filed in February), no, there is nothing in the mail that should be.

if it makes you feel better, my 2019 return wasn’t processed until about a month ago. I mean, the deposited the check I mailed with it in like 10 days of filing, but the return itself took a good 16 months to process.

 

[Falstaff]

Elderberries! And yes, my father smells like them.

 

[Ayzala]

Elderberries! And yes, my father smells like them.

No hamsters?

 

[hout17]