Recent content by fluketamer

swimbo drives me crazy sometimes. my cat never does. being unable to speak they are just so much better at detecting emotions then people are. they always know when to stay away and can always tell when we are not feeling ourselves. its really astounding. plus pure empathy when we need...

i havent seen pastrami for sale in the supermarket for about 10 years . its a shame pastrami is the ultimate corned beef. fortunately pastrami can be easily made from a corned beef. the secret is to steam it after **** done for several minutes. thats what all the real delis do. for a...

yes crank up the pressure and wait . co2 will go into your beer unless there is a leak it has nowhere else to go.

thanks chippy you just saved me hundreds on a licensed electrician. i always wanted to go 220 with my AIO and now i can. 😉

this thread is a difficult read. i had a cat for many many years when i was little. i never appreciated him. i didn't realize how much joy he brought us. our cat now is considered part of the family. pet ownership is a brutal contract . that never occurred to me before.

hows he do it? underwater rock running in hawaii you can see him kick up the mud

same. i save it all . by my calculatoions when i repitch 8 oz or so it contains about 10 thousand million bagajillion cells. so it usually takes right off. 😉 one thing i have noticed is that when i take it out to repitch loosen the lid as said above but also pour off the beer on top ( you...

underletting for the win! https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/underletting-in-an-all-in-one.676116/#post-10363616 " grind directly into the pre-assembled basket, then just put it into the preheated mash water and let it sink. It actually floats and slowly lowers itself! WAY easier than...

exactly . no "meaty off flavors " from yeast cake autolysis . this is a classic homebrew myth. meaty off lfavors in my experience is from stressed yeast not yeast cake. a easy way to test this is to drink the liquid off of slurry that you keep in the fridge. when i harvest cake from a...

Yes or just pour it in keg why the bucket? This reminds me of dr Hans . Shake and brew. I hate kit prices in the states for some reason over here they are like 30$ for a can then you still need fermentables. I think it’s the import shipping cost that kill kits here. Pretty sure none are...

one of the key onset symptoms that primary care physicians have to look out for is essential tremor. which is no shakes at rest but potential issues when intentionally making movements like opening a door or signing your name. foot drop or locking of the legs is also an early sing. these are...

sorry for your loss clint. you gave him a really good life. much better than he could have had. i have gotten too attached to my boy. if something happens to him it will be hard.

i doubt that its infected it looks perfectly normal to me. and it looks good ( deliscious) . i think those are normal yeast rafts. id be nervous leaving my hydrometer in there while fermenting. i have never heard of putting the aq heater inside the fermenter . i imagine it could hold a...

the ability for anyone to equalize the two of them is really beyond reality. there really is no comparison. one is compassionate, empathetic, a true elder statesmen , incredibly wise with experience and yes age. wisdom comes with age except for the truly ignorant. the other is a narcissist...

although not absolutely needed either two packs of yeast or a starter made from live yeast is much more likely to give you a healthy fermentation. . another option is to ferment half a batch (2 to 3 gallons) with the one pack then use the cake from that batch to ferment a full batch . this...