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BIL has a new work assignment in Europe, starting in a couple of months and employer is covering the shipping of personal items. I have a few things I need to ship over there of my own, (small personal stuff, no commercial or contraband goods) and am thinking of giving it to him to add to...

Damp basement.. I need an hygrometer of some sort to monitor humidity. Not super precise, but not a POS either. A lot of cheaply-made stuff out there. Actually, a thermometer/hygrometer makes the most sense. - Recommendations for a decent unit?

Yard sale find... a few OK bits of HO model train, circa 1970's, the cheap Tyco era, apparently. Any experts around here? Online searches mostly return links to people selling books. and I would like to find a good supplier for the bits I may need, like extra track joiners/connectors.

We are getting a gas fireplace insert installed and the plumber's estimate part reads: 1/2 track pipe qty: 40 rate 4.28 (price/ft, I assume) total $171.2 Is track pipe a flexible line, and why is he running that form the mains, instead of good old back pipe, rated for gas? I know he...

Yeah, the pic in her avatar. Uh? .

What are the boat hull shapes appropriate for gentle coastal waters use? I am looking at getting a low-cost, occasional use, boat, four people capacity for day touring (no Atlantic crossing, no naked babes on deck). A 10 Hp motor would do the job, and allow me on local ponds. I have been...

I ran into a free 5-gallon Rubbermaid orange, round drink cooler, with screw-in lid "Goot" marking at bottom. Can I assume this is the type I have seen here in some folks' setups, as HLT?

This is non-beer related: I purchased an item on eBay, and eBay sends an email saying "Shipped Monday 07 June" when, in fact, seller/UPS just issued a tracking number today (not picked up yet), Wednesday! Actual delivery should be Friday, which may be bad 'cause I will be away starting...

I just experienced something with a hoppy beer (Harpoon's Belgian Pale Ale:): it tastes way better *before* a meal than with food (I drink with food, and rarely without -low tolerance to alcohol) I read a review on the beer, which pointed out that it was a good 'appetizer' beer... and indeed...

I just installed a Ranco to a working chest freezer, and it seems it is not doing its thing... I need to play around a bit more, like using a lamp to see if I have power on close position. EDIT: loose wiring on the load side of the hook up, works fine now! Curious about the best way to...

I do not drink my homebrew very fast, often happy with a beer a night. I wonder if some styles are better suited to my low consumption level. By this I mean, a very strong IPA, or a fresh Hefe may lose quite a bit of taste by the time the end of the batch is up. Suggestions? I know I...

I promised SWMBO I would brew her some Paulaner clone. Should I go the extract route or AG, and why? Another, different issue is that she does not drink that much. The beer may sit for a while. I can help there but, still, I am afraid it may lose some its character over time (see my...

I PM'd you, asking if there was indeed a relation between you and the band of the same name. I am going to see the band (Soulive) play next month. Don't know much about it, my only exposure was a second-hand CD.

I noticed that Trader Joe's has some beers made by Josephs Brau Brewery, San Jose, CA. Is this a new supplier of theirs? I tried their Dunkeweisen and liked it, but that not much to say, as I do not know the style.

Just curious about bottle bombs: how quickly do they typically go boom, if they do? I have a conditioning batch I have to let go unsupervised for two weeks (in a safe place), and wonder if something could happen in such a short span of time.

Did a SMaSH AG brew Sunday. It seemed like there was little cold break material, or it was very small lumps, not the larger amount I thought I had seen in past (have been on brewing hiatus last 6-8 mos). IF there was less cold break material, what would that indicate? For ref.: SMaSH, with...

Single family home, natural gas cast-iron boiler, High temp was set very high, like 220, so I lowered it to be more like 180. Now I read about boiler condensation and the importance of the return temp. Why isn't there a return temp gauge, if this is so critical to the life of the f*%'in...

I 've got a gal. of SS that has turned cloudy. Admittedly, it is small but... What is the rule of thumb to make it good again?

I am working on a kitchen renovation project and am tempted to consider open shelving uppers, or at least have some of them that way. Some folks seem to fear dust and such. Main benefit to me: not have to deal with cab doors. Anybody with such shelving in their kitchen?

Zippers on vests and jackets: zip up when in closet? I am asking, as SWMBO *always" zips mine up when I am not looking, and I find it a pain to unzip when taking out of closet - maybe I am the only slob who does not zip them up..? Let's see: Do you: zipper them up before storing like a...