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The Pub / Husband w/ cancer decides he's had enough of cheating wife (Jackie Kay Milander

« on: December 18, 2010, 08:53:36 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEMA4Xas7lY



I had to post...going viral.  Have a few beers/wine and discuss...


A husband, literally dying of Stage 4 cancer, suspects his wife (Jackie Wheelington aka Jackie Milander) is cheating on him with a classmate (Jason Naumann) and confronts the couple; they swear they are just friends. Husband then catches them again, in the basement parking lot of Southern Methodist University, and decides he's had enough...see a short clip of what happens next

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Beer Recipes / Lawnmower Beer

« on: February 27, 2010, 08:02:21 PM »

Spring/Summer is coming quick!

I'm looking for a simple, light, crisp and refreshing all grain lawnmower recipe.

Does anyone have some recipes they'd care to share?  


Thanks!

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Equipment and Software / Re: Chilling experiment

« on: January 13, 2010, 10:44:12 AM »

well...i got it down to 65 in 45 minutes without any wort chiller.  lazy, i know...

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Open Fermentation vs Closed Fermentation

« on: January 13, 2010, 10:35:41 AM »

all i usually so is closed.  this was an accident or just plain screw up.  either way, i have it in my lager refrigerator at 55..i just don't know where the seal compromise is.  i'm not going to try and find out right now!! 

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Homebrew Competitions / North Texas Bluebonnet Brew-Off 2010

« on: January 12, 2010, 07:36:46 PM »

http://www.bluebonnetbrewoff.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Subjects&file=index&req=listpages&subid=14

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Equipment and Software / Re: Chilling experiment

« on: January 12, 2010, 07:27:57 PM »

Or you could always just put it in your swimming pool when it's 34 degrees. 

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Open Fermentation vs Closed Fermentation

« on: January 12, 2010, 06:59:09 PM »

I'm no expert on open fermentation and frankly it kind of scares me, but apparently it is happening everyday in breweries around the world as this picture shows.



A true top-cropping ale yeast in an open fermentor at Brewery Ommegang

I beleive the krausen layer on top somewhat protects the fermenting beer from the detrimental effects of oxidation during the process.

I had actually seen something about Sierra Nevada doing their Bigfoot Barleywine like that.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: stuff I'm finding under the microscope

« on: January 12, 2010, 06:57:06 PM »

I think if we knew what we inhaled and ingested daily on a microscopic level, we would all change our ways.

Not to mention the fact of what we sleep with.... 

HOLY FREAKIN' CRAP Bluesman!  What the heck's gotten into you?!?!?!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: stuff I'm finding under the microscope

« on: January 12, 2010, 02:33:59 PM »

i threw that part in there for dramatic purposes...

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: stuff I'm finding under the microscope

« on: January 12, 2010, 10:53:34 AM »

Well, hobby for me.  By the time this is over, I'll be  mad beer scientist with bunsen burners, microscopes, gerbil tubes and periodic tables all over my walls!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: stuff I'm finding under the microscope

« on: January 12, 2010, 10:06:43 AM »

great...thanks guys..  Now i want a microscope.  this hobby isn't getting any cheaper

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: stuff I'm finding under the microscope

« on: January 12, 2010, 09:26:33 AM »

ugh..gag!    i think it's fascinating.....but i'm not sure i want to know all of the microscopic bugs in my beer.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Open Fermentation vs Closed Fermentation

« on: January 12, 2010, 09:16:43 AM »

I say 8 weeks...but it will actually be more like 6.  I dont plan to transfer to a secondary.  I've done this recipe several times before and rushed it a few times before as well.  i'm just going to "set it and forget it".  well....of couse doing d-rest and such...but not lifting the lid for 6 weeks..

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Open Fermentation vs Closed Fermentation

« on: January 11, 2010, 07:58:31 PM »

Thanks guys!  Denny, you're right..WAY better.  I'll post a pic of what it looks like.  It'll be blurry..  So basically a keggle with a bucket lid, with rubber around the lid.  The bungees are really tight and do a good job at holding the bucket lid down tight.  I've done one batch with this and it worked well...airlock was active.  This batch..not so much.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Open Fermentation vs Closed Fermentation

« on: January 11, 2010, 02:51:56 PM »

Hey Kaiser...yeah, it's not wide open, it's just not a "tight" seal.  I'm not even going to mess the lid until 8 weeks...then I'm going to remove the lid to transfer it into kegs and purge with CO2.

thanks for the link!