Recent content by Rufus_T_Firefly

My wife and I both cook. Whoever has the time does the cooking. I would say I am the better cook in the sense that I worked in resturants and can make recognizable dishes. You need a note from your cardiologist before you are allowed to sit down to one of my breakfasts and I like to cook...

I just searched for the "No fermentation after XX hours, what do I do?" Thread and found this one and several others. As recommended, I pulled a sample after 40 hours with no blowoff and no bubbles in the airlock. I could see activity before I even checked the gravity. It's got a head and...

1) Buy 12 pack of your favorite bottled beer. 2) Drink 12 pack. 3) Save bottles. 4) Repeat 1 through 3 until sufficient empty bottles have been acquired. LHBS should have some or be able to get some.

I just stopped in to East Coast Hydroponics and Homebrew, today. They've been dealing hydroponics supplies for years. The homebrew suplies are a more recent addition. Maybe not worth the trip into Queens for the selection of homebrew supplies, but they can fix you up with what you need to...

I live pretty close to Karp's. It's also a good, old fashioned, independent hardware store. You know, with counter guys that actually understand what you're asking for. A rare thing these days. Their homebrew portion of the shop looks pretty humble (it's in the back), but they have most...

I do have a bit of a thing for stianless steel. Not quite to the level of a fetish, but..........

Most hobbies are the same way. You can "get started" for a mere couple of beans. The more interest and expertise you develope the greater the % of disposable income is consumed. This one looks like it's got a fine potential for impoverishment.

Well aware of the legal difficulties re: distilling. Opining that it is a travesty is still legal though. But I'll taylor my comentary to the room. Not yet an active poster because I don't know all that much. I need to learn a fair amount before I can pose an intellegent question. Got a...

Always a safe bet StLou.

Brand new to brewing (haven't actually done it yet) and to the forum. I'm a darned fine cook and I used to make my own yogurt and cheeses, so I figger I can probably do this too. I'm getting started (after considering it for years) because of conversations I've had with one of the faculty at...