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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Can't clean fermenter

« on: March 26, 2013, 11:56:19 AM »

Thanks, if the current soak doesn't work, I'll try shaking the fermenter with a strong, warm solution of PBW/oxiclean and a wash cloth.

...or an old sock.  That's what I've always used

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: No brained brewing rules

« on: March 25, 2013, 07:06:52 PM »

Brew like the wind

Break like the wind.....

That's pretty much the way I read it at first glance, too.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: No brained brewing rules

« on: March 24, 2013, 12:28:11 PM »

If someone tells you that you have to do a particular brewing task one particular way, never listen to their advice again

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All Things Food / Re: Rabbits

« on: March 22, 2013, 08:21:03 AM »

My eldest daughter has already told me she will not eat rabbit.  And she has warned my youngest daughter that I have rabbit in the freezer.

More for me.

Or just don't tell 'em what they're eating? 

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The Pub / Re: song title game

« on: March 20, 2013, 04:55:37 PM »

No Not Now - Frank Zappa

It Don't Matter Now - Alison Krauss

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All Things Food / Re: Corned beef and cabbage

« on: March 15, 2013, 06:27:44 AM »

The kids turn 8 on Sunday, we'll be spending a couple of hours Saturday at Chuck E Cheese,

Yikes!  Prayers coming your way

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All Things Food / Corned beef and cabbage

« on: March 14, 2013, 08:05:54 AM »

It's that time of year - whatcha got for recipes?

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All Things Food / Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread

« on: March 12, 2013, 12:01:33 PM »

I also want to get some horseradish root and shallots, but they weren't in yet. They said they should have been in by now, but for some reason they haven't arrived as of yet. I'll give them a call this weekend.

Make sure you contain that horseradish - invasive as crap

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All Things Food / Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread

« on: March 12, 2013, 06:01:15 AM »

I have been wondering if I can keep planting potatoes in the same spot year after year.
Do you folks rotate certain crops around?

I rotate everything each year.  Got four raised beds of which I plant three every season and leave one fallow.  Next season, shift everything one bed over.  Lather, rinse, repeat.

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The Pub / Re: song title game

« on: March 11, 2013, 05:43:43 PM »

The Only Place - Best Coast

No Place to Hide - Alison Krauss

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Ingredients / Re: Local Maltster

« on: March 06, 2013, 08:37:19 PM »

So i found a Nice little local organic Maltster.  What are the policies on linking peoples websites etc? id love to pass the information on but dont want to get in trouble.

Jeff

Should be no problem with posting something like that as long as it's legit.

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All Things Food / Re: I discovered

« on: March 06, 2013, 05:10:04 PM »

Not 100% but fairly sure olives have umami. in which case they will make anything taste better. like serving sauted mushrooms on top of the hummus.

Might explain why a Muffaletta samwich is so tasty

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Mississippi homebrew bill clears house and is sent to Governor's desk to sign

« on: March 06, 2013, 05:07:46 PM »

Congrats Mississippi!

Does that leave only Alabama?

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Does fermentation ever totally cease?

« on: March 05, 2013, 07:56:15 PM »

That's my question.  Let's say you start with a relatively high OSG of .070.  If you ferment in a 5 gal. Glass carboy with a basic fermentation lock and steady temperature, will the bubbles of CO2 ever totally stop or do the just keep getting slower and slower.  My stouts been going for 10 days now and fermentation has slowed significantly (1 bubble/90 sec.).  I really don't want to open is up until I'm pretty sure that the SG has reached it's low point.  Is it basically done or should I wait longer?

Repeat after me:  bubbles does not equal fermentation!  say it ten times

Bubbles often simply indicate off gassing as temperatures change.  There's lots of reasons for bubbles other than fermentation.

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The Pub / Re: song title game

« on: March 04, 2013, 07:44:05 PM »

What If I Came Knocking - John Mellancamp

If I Give You My Heart - Alison Krauss