Recent content by Jonakr

Not questioning your friend at all, but in the early 00's after the stock market basically crashed, our mortgage broker took her remaining stocks, sold them, bought a bunch of real-estate that tanked in the mid-late 00s. She also tried to tell me that a deal that was worse on paper was...

I counted 5, but I've had a couple... That is seriously depressing. I started home-brewing in '91, but got out of it for multiple years. Kids these days...

"And I find it kinda funny I find it kinda sad that the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had" Mad World - Tears for Fears

"I wanna shoot the whole day down, down down. Shoot it all down" Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays

At some point I'll need a replacement daily driver. We started looking at used EVs about 2 years ago, but the market was trash. We looked at a Bolt, but there was something wrong with it. With my commute, I need a 50 mile range. it was at about 90% capacity, but something like 30 miles left...

I got a 4 burner Blackstone prior to COVID. It's great for some meats, and lots of veggies. It also means we keep the heat out of the house during the summer. I have it at the back of my yard, so there's much more walking, and I can't both prep and cook at the same time. I have a gas grill...

I've tried a bunch of different candies. I have not found a single one I liked post fermentation.

That's the opposite of what I did. The chiller went into the wort, the pool water was pumped through it. The dumping is correct, although I have several auto-siphons. Just too lazy to bother with a 5 gallon batch. Over that, auto-siphon.

When I had an above-ground pool, I pumped the pool water in through my immersion cooler to conserve water and heat the pool. We got rid of it, so I switched to just putting a lid on my pot to let it cool off overnight, then transfer and pitch yeast in the morning.

Yeah, fingers look correct.

I don't think this is a "vs" thing at all, but rather a "yes, please" sort of thing.

Wow! You got out cheap…

My last brew was a Ginger Apple cider, but I'm patiently crossing my fingers.

Kegged 5 gallons ginger cider, 4 gallons Gran-apple cider, 2 gallons pomegranate cider. Started 5 gallons of Ginger Cider.

I think "cheating" is going to the local pub and spending $15 on a pint or two. I also do "no chill" once I didn't have a pool to push heat into anymore, but still use my 15 gallon stockpot on a propane burner because there's only the cost of propane, no new equipment. The point is to make...