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I will be building a new stand over the next week or so and I'm looking for some input. I recently purchased a pump and my initial thought was to build a two tier with the HLT on top then the MLT and BK side by side. I currently batch sparge and thought that this would be an easy way to try...

I had picked this up at Walmart to put to its intended use, cleaning hydration packs (camelback, etc...). While getting things together to keg my delicious blonde it occured to me that I had not thouroughly cleaned the keg recently. Then I remembered this kit and I wondered if the brush would...

I have a job where I sit in a cubicle all day but I am able to listen to podcasts while I work. One such podcast that helps me keep at least a little sane is Stuff You Should Know from How Stuff Works. Yesterday's episode was "How Beer Works". While some of the information may have been...

I've gotta say I have been enjoying the signatures that Yooper has had recently. I've seen some Alice in Chains and now some Temple of the Dog. Nice... Now you just need to go back a little further and get some Mother Love Bone in there! :mug:

I think I'm ready to kick my LG enV3 to the curb and finally try a smartphone. I am on Verizon and I am due for an upgrade so some of the cost is reduced but I don't want to still be spending hundreds on a phone that I'm not sure I'll like yet. So, here's the thing... I would like to go with...

I have never used Summit before and I have exactly 2 ounces to kill. I would like to get an idea of the flavor of Summit but I don't want to do a SMaSH with it. It is a pretty high AA hop so I thought I might be able to do a decent IPA with it. Then I thought that since I only have 2 ounces...

I have I made as a clone to Deschutes Red Chair that uses Cascade and Centennial as per the Deschutes website. I've brewed it once before and really liked it but Red Chair wasn't available at the time for me to compare. I will be brewing it again on New Years Day but I have a problem. My LHBS...

A while back we had to put one of our dogs down and our one black lab that was left was obviously lonely. My wife and daughter went to a local animal shelter/pound to see if any dog caught their eye. One did... He was a seven month old or so pure yellow lab. We were amazed that he was still...

I was carrying a mattress through my garage last night and bumped against a Scottish Claymore (a big a$$ sword) which then pulled out of its mount and fell towards my head. So, I blocked it with my arm... 11 stitches and a tetnus shot later I was back at my house pouring a pint. Felt a bit...

Looks like they got a government grant to install a system to use their spent grains to "power" other systems. Interesting... Future of Technology - Brewer to turn spent grains into energy

For years I have had the Nirvana Unplugged album near the top of my list. Not just as far as Unplugged albums are concerned but near the top of my list for ALL albums. For some reason lately I've been going more towards the Alice in Chains Unplugged. Damn, that's a great album... :rockin:

And I'm pretty happy with how it came out. "He's happy! He's scrappy! He's the son of god!"

SWMBO works for a law enforcement department and signed us up to participate in a "liquid lab" last night. They provided all the booze and pizza, we just had to hang out with 6 other people and drink. Every once in a while they would have us blow to see where we were at. After 6 Jack & Cokes...

I've had 5 gallons of raspberry cider sitting in my keezer for a week now at 30 psi and still nothing. It's not even undercarbed... It's just not carbed at all. If I pull up on the relief valve I can hear gas flowing out of the tank and through the system. And when I pour a sample, if I...

I'm about 1/3 of the way through the boil as I post this. Hit mash temp pretty good. Held in the high 152 low 153 range. Missed the pre-boil gravity by .003. I was shooting for 1.051 and hit 1.048. Close enough for me. I figure that even if this doesn't hit Red Chair real close it'll still...

Stopped by World Market last weekend and picked up their Summer Brew 9 pack. Here's what it has in it: Bridgeport - Summer Squeeze Sam Adams - Summer Ale Full Sail - Limited Edition Lager (this one really surprised me... very malty, nice deep, clear amber color) Alaskan - Summer...

Some people around my town are trying to put Idaho on the map as far as craft beer and homebrew is concerned. All the local news stations and papers seem to be in support too. :mug: Article and video here

That's right. I'll drink a BMC every now and then and I find it to be perfectly acceptable. Do I think it's great beer? No. Do I like it? Sometimes. Here's how I see it... There are a couple items on the menu at Taco Bell that I kinda like. Now, when I'm in the mood for mexican food do...

I'm thinking about entering a Lemon Blonde and a Black IPA/Cascadian Dark Ale in a local county fair competition. It's not BJCP and the catergories are a little different. Which ones should I enter these under? Here's how they've got it broken down: Class Lagers 1 Light 2 Medium 3...

I am so excited to stop bottling!!!! WOOT!! :ban: The two tap kit is set to arrive tomorrow according to UPS. Here's what it looks like without the faucets and all that... Craigslist find on a 5.3 cubic foot freezer. Painted black and added a collar that I stained to match the dining...