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Extract/Partial Mash Brewing / Re: Aluminum or Stainless Steel?

« on: May 30, 2010, 11:18:12 am »

SWMBO:

She Who Must Brew Often... 

If you can find a true 40qt I think it would be ideal for those five gallon batches. A ball-valve to transfer right into the fermenter. Five gallons in the fermenter is fairly heavy- I put mine on cheap furniture dollies to move them around except i usually have 6+ gallons to each fermenter. Worries about my back...

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All Things Food / Re: Ethnic Cooking

« on: May 30, 2010, 09:27:03 am »

I always wondered about the DV not recognizing C3PO. Put it up to that his was a common model... As far as Avatar goes: visually stunning, but derivative, formulaic and predictable. I fell asleep near the end. I give it 5 stars for visual effects and 2 stars for plot and acting.

Nic that tomato-less pepper based sauce sounds just right. I'll have to remember that one. But on pasta...

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Extract/Partial Mash Brewing / Re: Aluminum or Stainless Steel?

« on: May 30, 2010, 09:17:25 am »

Yes! Certainly weight and ease of use of equipment and it's impact should be considered.
 
Moving up in capacity/volume does have it's challenges. Weight of wort for one. Ten gallons of wort- she's pretty darn heavy, probably close to 100#. And again, correctly predicting it taking longer to heat than those 3 gallon partial extract boils...LOL. Longer to cool down too.

One thing I wouldn't worry about too much is the empty weight of the kettle. However, as I understand it Aluminum is a better conductor of heat than Stainless. If one is to move up in volume then a chilling method will be required such as an IC or CFC. And, probably your kitchen stove will become useless to you. A burner rig is normally the easiest solution to this.

Unfortunately, upgrading equipment such as a larger kettle often requires further purchases or DIY solutions just in order to utilize them correctly. And then, once one has their expanded brewery, where does one brew? You'll be exiled out of the SWMBO's kitchen...

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All Things Food / Re: Dutch oven.

« on: May 27, 2010, 09:29:30 am »

Pork shoulder in a Dutch oven inside a Big Green Egg? Makes total sense. That Shredded Pork looks just right. +10

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All Things Food / Re: AMERICAN cuisine

« on: May 27, 2010, 09:02:03 am »

Nachos. Especially the ones you find at the ballpark or movie theater that have that synthetic runny yellow-orange cheese product.

Or Corn-dogs. OMG I love those things.

Onion rings.

Philly Cheese-steak.

So far these examples don't seem to be particularly healthy...

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All Things Food / Re: Ethnic Cooking

« on: May 27, 2010, 08:55:27 am »

The "hamburger" as we know it is also an American invention. Arguably, inspired by a German dish...

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Homebrewing and children bad??

« on: May 26, 2010, 10:32:27 am »

I saw this on HBT and about fell out of my chair...



Posted there by Glibbidy.

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All Things Food / Re: BBQ Sauces

« on: May 26, 2010, 10:14:35 am »

Often I'll do the rubbed meat in the pressure cooker for 5 minutes if it is beef or pork.

Is this a tenderizing step prior to bbq, or do you just need the fat for your sauce?

For tenderizing. It breaks some of the collagen down and it gets into the sauce too... I'm drooling as I write LOL

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All Things Food / Re: Ethnic Cooking

« on: May 26, 2010, 10:09:40 am »

Nic thanks for the advice. These little pouches will give me an idea of what to expect when I try the recipes. Channa Masala looks easy and chickpeas are my favorite bean anyway. I'd like to do bread and forgo rice.

American just doesn't strike me as an ethnicity. Ask someone what their ethnicity is and you get an answer like 50 percent German and 25 Polish and 25 Chinese on my mother's side. Smiley  I understand that's ethnic heritage, but it's linked.

Start an American cooking thread... what the heck would go in there? (I'd guess sloppy slathered bbq ribs)

Haha how about Chickd steak with cream gravy? Meatloaf or Sloppy Joe's?!

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Not a Leak but Frozen...

« on: May 26, 2010, 09:55:56 am »

When it happened to me I just adjusted the dial and my beer is as cold as ever but no more frozen kegs... 

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The Pub / Re: Census 2010

« on: May 25, 2010, 11:55:38 pm »

I had a similar problem last year with what must have been a "mini census" trial run last year. I was busy cooking and told the interviewer I didn't have time right then and no I didn't have time to answer questions. He was pushy then got very aggressive when I further resisted his efforts. At that point I told him don't get mad it's not personal I'm cooking !@#$% dinner and please leave. He stormed off and later idled past my house with who I assume was his crew-leader and fellow canvassers. All glaring at my house LOL....

A month later an "agent" showed up and wanted to know what happened. She also collected the info dingleberry was supposed to collect...

When I got my census I just filled it out, not wanting any more problems.

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All Things Food / Re: Ethnic Cooking

« on: May 25, 2010, 11:29:36 pm »

That looks fantastic!

Found some interesting Indian dishes at world Market for $3.99 last week. Influenced by this thread I bought some for random quick meals. Far cheaper than what I spend at the cafeteria for lunch most days. Healthier I imagine. Vegan dishes by a brand called "Tasty Bite" and imported from India.

Had the Aloo Palak at work on Saturday. Tried to give me indigestion but a Rolaid fixed that. There's a spice element that I can only describe as faintly bitter. Not bad... Good on rice.




However, tonight I found these pouches at the local HEB for only $0.98!!!


I'm gonna have to start working on the bread now as well as making this stuff from scratch. Any good recipes for the bread?

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All Things Food / Re: Ethnic Cooking

« on: May 23, 2010, 10:21:48 am »

I've always preferred the smaller froglegs since the larger ones can be tough and full of tendons. But, frog tastes very similar to chicken. Better than chicken IMO...

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Pickup Tube: Less Cold Break Please

« on: May 14, 2010, 09:55:17 am »

+1

Great! I've been so busy haven't had the time to work on the kettle. That's pretty much what I had in mind. Good to see that it actually is effective.

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Little Kings

« on: May 13, 2010, 11:11:04 pm »

Yup it's Cincinnati.

Wow. How memory works. I've made plenty of light ales like this except no corn... The Kings are nice but ho hum. Not so mind-blowing as they were back in the day. It's just me...

Ha speaking of memory the last time I had Little Kings I was also drinking a new beer: Molson Ice. I swear there was some type of mentholated taste to those damn things. Never had it in other Ice beers since...