I cut my finger pretty good on one these once trying to use the fork thing to get the tubing out of a connector. I locked it shut but somehow it opened up while messing with things. Y'all been warned.
I haven’t had it yet. Took so long to get because I’m in PA and the brewery is in North Carolina. It’s a limited seasonal release thats only out for a short time every year around Valentine’s Day and its not sold within 100 miles of me. From what I’ve read it has almost a cult following and it sells out quicky. I’ve been looking for somebody with a connection down there for a long time. This one friend finally came through. I have to share it with the wife now, of course.They've used more provocative labels
And highly rated on BA. But was the wait it worth it?
OK... at first I was amused, but then I actually said it out loud. For some reason, I really like saying "platato"Love the name "Platato"
I can't help but wonder how high the creater who named that thing must have been. You know they laughed their tale off.OK... at first I was amused, but then I actually said it out loud. For some reason, I really like saying "platato"
OK... at first I was amused, but then I actually said it out loud. For some reason, I really like saying "platato"
Shouldn't there be an "e" at the end?But is it pronounced "pla-TAY-to" or "pla-TAH-to"?
/let's call the whole thing off
Yeah does anyone know why so many LHBS's are biting the dust ? Seems to me more people than ever are into home brewing wether beer, wine , Kombucha ect . 10 years ago there were at least 5 or 6 in my general area, my fave closed after the owner passed away now there is 1 lhbs standing, at least in my area...crying shame.Ran up to one of the Last Standing LHBS's within driving distance to pick up some random stuff, then came home to do even more for beer!
Started by swapping out a pair of kicked kegs in the keezer - my Juicy Bits clone and an original recipe All Your Citra [Are Belong To Us] (packed to the rafters with Citra) both neipas...
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Fired up the Mark II and cleaned both kegs...
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Decided my keezer's drip tray needed some love. After 4 years of use our hard water deposits had added up to "a lot".
Attacked it with a BKF paste, a scrubby and a toothbrush...
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Not bad but needs more love than I had time for today. I'll hit it again when I get a chance, clean up that west end, and remove the rinser head to really get under it...
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Cleaned and polished up the tower and faucets and got everything brightened up. It'll do
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Cheers!
Yeah does anyone know why so many LHBS's are biting the dust ? Seems to me more people than ever are into home brewing wether beer, wine , Kombucha ect . 10 years ago there were at least 5 or 6 in my general area, my fave closed after the owner passed away now there is 1 lhbs standing, at least in my area...crying shame.
whatever it is, we're it. The True Believers in the Brew.
Jesus I hope this doesn't mean that soon Ama Zon Almighty will corner the home brewing market ! Unless of course they keep prices reasonableWe've decided the peak of home brewing beer happened around 2011-2012 and since then a large portion of people brewing back then have bailed. Massachusetts had dozens of LHBS when I started almost 20 years ago, now we're down to maybe a half dozen with only a couple of large-ish retailers left.
It is what it is - and that ain't great....
Sorry for bringing this up after two years, but I tried my first homebrewed beer this week, which had endeavour hops, and it was absolutely lovely.Sampled some endeavour hops for a brew day in a couple days, on the nose it felt slightly herbal, fruity, mango an mandarin mainly but then I made a hop tea for 15 minutes and it tasted like chewing grass
So maybe it's not worth adding them, at least not at the 15 minutes mark, maybe at whirlpool it can work, I need to test it
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