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Some countries pride themselves in their ships aremements, some in their speed. Belgians ... well you can guess. Skip to the 2:00 :mug:

Looking great! Working great?

You'll be able to post actual pictures once your post count hits 25 (countermeasure after a spam attack) You can however upload pictures to photobucket or others and post links to them for us to click, a more senior member can then quote your post and insert the pictures. Edit: Oh hi, welcome!

empiricism for the win! :rockin: /nerdy

One more post should do it.

That looks great! Do I see some cracked plastic inside? Get out the caulking gun.

I always wondered what the bar was for, thanks for clearing that up :p

Production for the purpose of consumption is restricted with licencing due. TTBGov general alcohol FAQ I seriously doubt they'd allow a "it's not distilled" loophole exist in the day and age of freezers.

You can lower a plastic bag with ice/road salt into your kettle for the last few dozen degrees. It's what I do right before serving gazpacho on summer barbecues. I guess you should weigh the risk of infection between using said bag and leaving the kettle open longer with temperatures already...

Water that's completely devoid of minerals and salts is not as suited for extractions as "normal" water. Your efficiency will be a bit lower if you use distilled water. That's a bit, not a lot. For reference, you could make coffee with distilled water, ordinary tap water and water with some...

Update: I've consulted my professor during class on food science, he said that the alcohol levels of beer aren't enough to kill anywhere near all contaminants, and that beer certainly does remain at risk of infection after primary fermentation.

There's virtually no difference between refined sugar from various sources (cane, beet, cereal). Relax

So, I've been wondering about this for a while now. A lot of people cannot quit stressing how important it is to clean and sanitize everything, to the point where I'm starting to experience their concerns as a phobia rather than rational precautions. One thing in particular bothers me: the...

Well, that does kinda suck You can pick up some instant cold packs at most athletic stores, (or just buy some ammonium nitrate online if you're not afraid of a friendly officer of the BATFE visiting you) The ammonium nitrate pellets, in addition to an ice bath makes a great cooler. You can...

Hey there fellow noob. #454 you come home from the LHBS and SWMBO greets you with "HELL NO!" You explain that it's a mash paddle, she gets jealous of your MLT and berates you for never buying anything for her.