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U.S. Army (11B) Bosnia 1999 Baghdad 2004-2005 Three N.T.C. rotations (worst of all)

I keep a few of the gravity-fed types around. If I have a gallon or two of extra ale when filling kegs, I'll siphon it into these little fellers leaving no head space. In a couple of days I'm drinking authentic Real Ale while my corney kegs are carbonating.

Katherine vonBora Luther, the wife of Martin Luther (the real one, not King), was supposedly a renowned brewer in Wittenburg, where the Luthers lived. The local magistrate there made it illegal to dump garbage or waste into the river on Tuesdays because that's when Katie would draw her water for...

I think the reason why I wake up to pee 3 or 4 times every night is because I wake up to have a pint 3 or 4 times every night.

Just do everything much faster. (This is my actual photo to the left, by the way.)

Actually, "ortho" means "straight" in Greek. An orthodontist is one who straightens teeth.

1580-Book of Concord

@BillyBroas It's possible that's why the shower was invented.

I can't imagine a brewday without beer. Of course, I drink in the shower.

Judging from the name "SoCo Town Lake IPA", I'm guessing y'all must be Austinites.

I quite honestly apologize for any offense taken from my comments. I seem to have trouble saying what I'm trying to say without stirring up emotions and pissing people off. I'm a frequent visitor of the O.P.'s blog and have learned a lot from his research, and look forward to seeing more stuff...

Scroll back up to the article and read tip #one. Why is it that there is no need to add minerals to the distilled water? Answer: "Because extract contains minerals from the ORIGINAL BREWING PROCESS." (emphasis mine)

@mdbrewer1: It's not a matter of how long one is taking to brew; It's a matter of whether you are actually making wort or simply buying wort that someone else made. Brewers don't make beer. Yeast makes beer. Brewers make wort. I understand that once the yeast is pitched into the wort there...

@broadbill My question was: If you're not making wort but, simply buying wort that someone else made and boiling it a little while, you're not actually brewing so, what then is it that you are really doing? My question has nothing to do with the equipment used.

Brewers make wort, yeast makes beer. If you're just buying wort that someone else already made (extract "brewing")and boiling it for 15 minutes what are you really doing?