Recent content by McCall St. Brewer

Old member here, but always a beer maker. I'm looking to get started with making wine, and am wondering if there is a go-to book to buy? I will be making wine from kits, at least to begin with. I remember when I bought my first beer making equipment, it came with a book that was considered "the"...

How are big green egg grills for making pizza? I have spent years trying to perfect home made pizza. I think I have come about as far as I can on ingredients and preparation. My bottleneck now is my oven only goes up to 550 F. I'm not willing to play with it to disable the self clean door lock...

Oh, you mean how did you find us, not where! Now that's a good question. It was a long time ago, but I suspect I did a Google search for home brewing forums.

On the internet.

I have tried for years to get pizzeria quality crust at home. I use a stone and a peel and bake my pizzas at 550 F., the hottest my oven will go. I have perfected my tomatoes and my toppings, but still have a long way to go with the crust. It seems that one of the biggest things is to have an...

Does anyone have BBQ sauce recipe that tastes like Open Pit Original? I moved to Louisiana from Wisconsin in January. The other day I was at the store and was going to pick up some Open Pit barbecue sauce. No dice. Went to a different store. None there either. Same thing at the third place...

Wow, thank you everyone. I think I see the biggest area where I went wrong- I stirred my rice and it turned out creamy like risotto. Also, I now remember watching on tv a show about the jambalaya contest. It was interesting how the ingredients for the competition jambalaya were so limited. No...

I've been a home brewer for awhile and an HBT'er for awhile, too, but just moved here from Wisconsin in December. I'm curious to know- are there any home brewing suppliers around here?

I have recently moved from Wisconsin to Louisiana and am trying to cook some local dishes. My first attempt at red beans and rice was very successful, but the I was not thrilled with the jambalaya I made yesterday. Anyone have any tips on how to make really good jambalaya?

Hi McKBrew. I've read all the responses to your post and you've gotten some excellent advice. Here's my take on this. If in fact your wife is serious about taking better pictures in difficult environments, such as gymnasiums, pools, etc., and she is willing to take the time and effort to learn...

Other than it just being something fun to do, it's not really that practical to make your own kraut unless you have a big vegetable garden that produces way more cabbage than you can ever get rid of. You need crocks or jars to make it in, and then when it's done you need to put it up in mason...

Pizza. Hands down (although the OP's pickled herring sounds pretty good, too).

SWMBO has invited a few friends from work over for a poker night this Saturday. I'm looking for some suggestions on what to feed them. Is it a good idea to try to make things that they can eat while they are playing cards, or is it better to just take a break and have a more substantial meal...

I haven't had a chance to work on this yet. Maybe this weekend. The screw-eye suggestion could be a good one, but it might be hard to get at it to turn it. I think I need some sort of an extension to attach to the screw-eye. Taking the thing apart doesn't seem too promising. The chock lever is...

Although Woods was certainly not making the shots he needed to win that day, I thought it was a frustrating tournament to watch because the greens seemed to be unfair to all the golfers. None of them seemed to be able to consistently read how the putts would break on those greens. Way too many...