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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: That German lager flavor

« on: May 24, 2013, 08:23:42 AM »

34/70 is the Weihenstephaner strain.  I have used it a number of times, but had issues with diacetyl early on.  You need to pitch two packets reconstituted, and give it a good few days diacetyl rest close to finishing.  It seems to get better with subsequent generations.  I have found that liquid strains with ample starters work better in my experience.

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The Pub / Re: bridge collapse

« on: May 24, 2013, 05:15:53 AM »

"Washington state was given a C in the American Society of Civil Engineers' 2013 infrastructure report card and a C- when it came to the state's bridges. The group said more than a quarter of Washington's 7,840 bridges are considered structurally deficient or functionally obsolete."  Not good.

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

« on: May 24, 2013, 05:11:03 AM »

I would still plant something edible    Assuming it grows there of course.  Some fruit trees would be nice.

If you grow it, you have to take care of it.  I grew up in dairy country and we had a one acre garden for the family when I was a kid.  We pretty much grew all the vegetables we ate.  I remember it being a lot of work to keep up with and my mom didn't work.  These days things are quite different.  My garden is still pretty big, but not so big it takes up all our spare time (gotta brew, bro!).  You can't beat fresh, for sure.  I guess you could grow something less labor intensive, like barley or wheat, but it's still a b**** to plant and harvest if you have a crapload and you don't have the right equipment.   I really appreciate the hard work that farmers do, having helped when I was a kid.  That's probably why I am an engineer now (farming is way too hard ).  Of course, this is kind of off subject for this thread.

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

« on: May 23, 2013, 09:40:43 AM »

Makes sense to me.  Most places in the east (not all), that is not an issue.  It depends on where your water comes from and whether irrigation is necessary, etc.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: how much DME to + to increase OG

« on: May 23, 2013, 06:44:27 AM »

You would add 1/3 lb. of DME.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: i'm brewing a beer for a movie

« on: May 23, 2013, 06:41:41 AM »

Very cool!  Hope it turns out great!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Dry-hopping with Saaz

« on: May 23, 2013, 06:36:03 AM »

FWIW  I have only dry hopped with Saaz one time.  I did not care for it at all.  The flavor just wasn't right.  This was in a blond ale.

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

« on: May 23, 2013, 04:47:35 AM »

Food for the hay burners....but spring has finally sprung!
My HUGE yard.....at least seems huge when I have to water!

?  Where I come from, you don't water what you don't eat.

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The Pub / Re: Do you hate to be corrected?

« on: May 20, 2013, 07:08:11 AM »

I'm never wrong   I can't believe no one said that yet.

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All Things Food / Re: Fermenting Crock

« on: May 18, 2013, 11:36:57 AM »

You guys are making me hungry!  I have some red cabbage growing.  If it survives the bugs and heat, I will probably can it.  We love this stuff at my house.

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

« on: May 09, 2013, 09:28:05 AM »

Should be OK.  Make sure the plants are covered well. 

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

« on: May 09, 2013, 07:44:02 AM »

How tall are they?

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

« on: May 09, 2013, 07:28:24 AM »

Where are you at on the susquehanna? I'm in Northeast PA (Hazleton) a little off the banks but close enough, and I planted my peppers and totmatoes last week because our nights have been in the mid forties for the past month. Now they are saying mid thirties this coming week. Guess I'm going to have to pull the sheets out. Any suggestion on covering? Should I lay the sheet right over the veggies or put it over the fence post? Never ran into this problem before.

About two miles from the Chesapeake in MD.  Don't lay the sheet on the veggies, the stalks won't be strong enough.  If they are not too tall yet you could put straw around them.  If you have cages around them you could wrap the cages with the plastic sheet.

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

« on: May 09, 2013, 07:09:52 AM »

We're at about a month now for asparagus.  Getting enough for two to three meals a week from eight crowns.  We usually harvest up to the middle of June and then let them grow out.  We've had them I for about eight or nine years.

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All Things Food / Re: Avocados

« on: May 09, 2013, 04:47:05 AM »

Fresh avocado chunks, Japanese cucumber slices, plum tomato chunks and sweet Maui onion (think Vidalia onions) shavings, drizzled with homemade honey vinegar and EVOO.  YUM!

Sounds great, Carl!