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Equipment and Software / refrigerated truck as fermentation lager house

« on: November 17, 2010, 10:26:19 AM »

just curious if anyone has done this.  yesterday i saw a small frozen fish delivery truck.  container was probably the size of a small shed.  thought it would be neat if i found one of these somewhere (minus the truck though that would help with transport)  and put the thing in the barn on my moms farm.  I think it would make a kick a_ _ fermentation or lager room.  any thoughts?  large enough to handle the needs of a few homebrewers.

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All Things Food / Re: Can't steam rice properly

« on: November 05, 2010, 09:47:39 AM »

all i do is wash it in cold water (unless it has already been washed then i skip this step), put it in a pot cover with water and simmer until all the water is absorbed.  never fails.  is there something special about the california rice? i use this method for basmati (usually needs washed) and jasmine (don't usually wash)  basmati not sticky, and usually it shouldn't be, and the jasmine is.

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WA / Re: Kitsap County (Poulsbo, Bremerton, Silverdale, Kingston, Port Orchard, etc)

« on: November 05, 2010, 08:52:55 AM »

brings back memories. lived in silverdale and port orchard.  many a nights spent at the port orchard tavern and the wheelhouse tavern in bremerton.   

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All Grain Brewing / Re: Removing spent grain from MT, has anyone.....

« on: November 03, 2010, 12:52:47 PM »

...If I did try it I'd put the vac head on top of the wheelbarrow with a false top of wood for the vac head to sit on.

Will that work? Interesting. Might be useful for those that have the 120qt tuns.

should work fine.  my son actually took the head of my shop vac off and put it on a piece of plywood with a tarp skirt.  used the blower end and made a hovercraft. very easy, but limited by extension cords.

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The Pub / Re: Keeping chickens

« on: October 28, 2010, 06:46:10 AM »

my good friend growing up lived on the farm where president harding was born (blooming grove-galion ohio)  they had a huge chicken farm.  factory really.  supplied tons of eggs, and then when the chickens were old they sold them, i think, to campbells soup. 

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The Pub / Re: Any beekeepers?

« on: October 27, 2010, 02:26:59 PM »

I have the beekeeping merit badge book in PDF form if anyone is interested. - PM me -

I am a Boy Scout Leader and am working on getting the Beekeeping Merit Badge reinstated.  There is a Boy Scout in Skiatook, OK who has put up a website with a petition to present to the National Boy Scout Council for the beekeeping merit badge to be reinstated.  See it here:
http://www.experienceproject.com/beepetition

way to go.  i hope he is successful.  I know we tried when my sons were scouting. (both eagle scouts by the way my old resident director has been doing this since he was a scout (he is in his 70's)

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The Pub / Re: Keeping chickens

« on: October 27, 2010, 02:21:51 PM »

tom, you must be a small guy  actually i used to live in port orchard, wa and i remember those creepy things.  somehow slugs used to make it into the window ledge in my shower.  scare the crap out of me picking up the soap in the morning.  also for your chicken coop.  it is hard to beat cheep replacable wood.  but another thought would be lightweight aluminum angles. bolted up they will be plenty rigid.  will allow you to attach chx wire, should last well, and you can modify your design well.

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The Pub / Re: Keeping chickens

« on: October 27, 2010, 09:01:06 AM »

Yeast... Bees... Chickens. It's a natural progression.

don't forget the goats after that

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The Pub / Re: Any beekeepers?

« on: October 27, 2010, 08:24:37 AM »

this is one of the funnest things ever.  i had a colleague that had them on his farm.  i would take my boys up and help.  there is quite a bit of equipment but really you need space.  the soupers you can make yourself if you are handy. (most bee keepers are)  a suit, a fogger, and something to collect the honey and spin out the impurities. a good concise reference for most info you would need is an old boy scout merit badge book.  (it was removed from the active merit badges a few years ago so you may need to get at a library.)  i have thought of doing this again on my mom's farm but too far away to tend.  thought about doing in my backyard but afraid some kid would get stung and have to deal with poopy parents.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Beer in the Bible

« on: October 15, 2010, 12:37:41 PM »

thank you michael
and what kind of water would you cast your bread on to, jordan riverish water, med sea water?

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Equipment and Software / Re: Hot Water Heater Burner?

« on: October 14, 2010, 12:10:56 PM »

i just replaced my water heater and thought of this very idea.  i decided it would probably still be easier to spend the 30 bucks on a good natural gas burner from a restraunt supply store.  of course i have been too lazy to do this as well.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Plastic Cases for 12 oz Bottles?

« on: October 14, 2010, 12:08:15 PM »

there is an old book called breware that has all kinds of instructions for gadgets including making boxes for your bottles.  pretty nifty.

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The Pub / Re: Raise a Pint of Something

« on: October 13, 2010, 06:55:39 AM »

My bet is that the last one up will be the one that's got both the wife and mistress waiting topside

this happened to a guy on my submarine.  returned from sea, both standing on the pier.  we escorted one in to the wardroom while the guy ran topside through the engine room hatch.  he told the one on the pier he had duty that night and would call her the next day.  then ran below decks to explain the same thing to the girl in the wardroom.  they never met and did not see him at the same time.

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Beer Recipes / Re: please help me build a scarlet red ale in memory of my puppy dog

« on: October 12, 2010, 02:46:23 PM »

my heart bleeds for you.  we found out yesterday that one of my dogs has osteosarcoma of his left front leg.  will soon be a three legged pup (9 yr old pup?)  his name is stanley.  guess i will have to come up with a good stanley stout.

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All Things Food / Re: Poor Man's Metamucil

« on: October 12, 2010, 01:21:36 PM »

Of course psyllium husk is fairly cheap LOL. But who likes that goopy stuff?
.Portioning it out makes it easy to pop into the

are you missing an o in the word pop?