Recent content by fletchergsmith

Do they not have a store front?

Hell franks setup looks better than mine. Sure every thing seems to be hooked up wrong but I'm still working with equipment I built before I really had a clue, like the five gallon water cooler I thought hey five gallons for a five gallon batch will work perfect. And the turkey fryer port and...

Cotton might be more difficult to sanitize. With a foam stopper I just soak it in star San and ring it out and it springs right back into shape. I would think cotton would just clump, and I wouldn't be comfortable waiting for it to air dry, partially because it would be in open air allowing for...

I'm a bit limited on space, but my cascades had the most southern exposure and performed the best, until about mid July. Then magnums with partial shade on the south started doing better. My fuggles had more shade on the south and grew more slowly but for a longer period. This may have more to...

Took a six pack of a black saison I'd made as a white elephant gift to a family Christmas party and had to tune everyone's questions out. Just nod and agree with whatever they may have been saying. I very well may have told them I made it in the bath tub and it's both gluten free and...

I went to topeka to check out those two new home brew shops last Friday. All grain brewing specialist had an address listed that took me to a residential area on the north end of town, so unless it's in a private residence with a no trespassing sign, I must have been in the wrong place. But that...

Had my stir plate built from the original post schematics, and it worked pretty good but didn't have enough power for larger starters. So I upgraded the power source from a cell phone charger to a 12 v wall wort from an old external hard drive. Now when I turn it on it starts off at my previous...

Just last weekend my mother was telling me how barley upsets he stomach and she can't eat beef and barley soup, as she's drinking her miller light. She also claims to be lactose intolerant but half the cheeses and things she claims give her trouble don't contain lactose, and every time I talk...

I was in kc Saturday and just so happened to turn off the highway looking for some food right next to Homebrew Pro Shoppe. It's a pretty decent store, well organized and good customer service. Very pleasant accidental brewery upgrade, grabbed another carboy and a new bottle filler as well as...

To miss the ground you must think of something else right before the moment of impact

+1 for the Douglas Adams reference

I started some rhizomes in planters last spring and they seemed to do alright considering being first year plants. Had decent growth but barely any yield. My brother planted a few at the same time, but directly in the soil, and then never checked on them. I'm excited to see what happens to them...

Yes I was referring to ale n vino. Downtown craft brew must be fairly new, as when I was last looking there was no listing for it. Il definitely go check it out. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm in emporia and I generally order most my stuff from Midwest supplies or more beer but have gone to Bacchus and barleycorn in Kansas City a few times. As for the one in topeka, I checked out the online revues and made the trip only to find a torn to ribbons empty store front in a sketchy...

The one I saw online for Topeka is not there anymore Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew