Owly055
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My first homebrew was in 1967, at age 12...... on the sly. I've brewed beer and wine off and on since. I've brewed close to 200 batches in the last 3 years, most 2.5 gallon.
My relationship with alcohol goes back over 50 years!! It is not doing me any good. A year or so back, I quit drinking totally for 3 months....... It was never my intention to quit longer than that at that time. I wanted to lose some weight, and to discover if I had become "dependent". I had no difficulty, but addiction does not run in my family, or my huge extended family. We have no alcoholics or drug addicted family members, for whatever reason, nor to my knowledge have we ever.
My health is suffering from alcohol, and my blood pressure is in the red zone. I've not visited a doctor for about 10 years, as I am generally healthy, and physically fit. I walk several miles a day, work outdoors much of the time, and still trek far back into the mountains in the summer on a regular basis. As part of making a number of major life changes, I'm giving up brewing, all drinking aside from the typical one beer I have when I go to the bar about twice a week. This time my intent is for it to be permanent.
Unfortunately I have about 40 pounds of two row and a freezer full of hops, I'd estimate 7 lbs. I also have several fermenters including my 7 gallon Fast Ferment, two of the Williams 1.7 gallon mini corny kegs, and quite a few of the half liter EZ Cap bottles, a copper coil chiller, one 20 qt stainless stockpot that I don't really need, a 1500 watt floating heater and misc other things. I also have the 3 gallon Fast Ferment that simply does not work, and which I was refunded for and told to do what I want with....... I can't sell it, obviously both because that would not be morally right, and because it simply does not work, but I will give it to anybody who decides to take the rest. I will not piecemeal things out.
I live north of Big Timber, Montana, which is roughly half way between Bozeman and Billings, and often go to both places, and in the fall I usually travel westward to Portland, sometimes taking the direct route through Spokane, others heading south through Idaho. I like back roads.
Anybody in the area who's interested, please PM me.... This is an all or nothing deal, and I can load the works up and bring it to the BZ or BGS area, and we can deal.
..................... I'm through!
My relationship with alcohol goes back over 50 years!! It is not doing me any good. A year or so back, I quit drinking totally for 3 months....... It was never my intention to quit longer than that at that time. I wanted to lose some weight, and to discover if I had become "dependent". I had no difficulty, but addiction does not run in my family, or my huge extended family. We have no alcoholics or drug addicted family members, for whatever reason, nor to my knowledge have we ever.
My health is suffering from alcohol, and my blood pressure is in the red zone. I've not visited a doctor for about 10 years, as I am generally healthy, and physically fit. I walk several miles a day, work outdoors much of the time, and still trek far back into the mountains in the summer on a regular basis. As part of making a number of major life changes, I'm giving up brewing, all drinking aside from the typical one beer I have when I go to the bar about twice a week. This time my intent is for it to be permanent.
Unfortunately I have about 40 pounds of two row and a freezer full of hops, I'd estimate 7 lbs. I also have several fermenters including my 7 gallon Fast Ferment, two of the Williams 1.7 gallon mini corny kegs, and quite a few of the half liter EZ Cap bottles, a copper coil chiller, one 20 qt stainless stockpot that I don't really need, a 1500 watt floating heater and misc other things. I also have the 3 gallon Fast Ferment that simply does not work, and which I was refunded for and told to do what I want with....... I can't sell it, obviously both because that would not be morally right, and because it simply does not work, but I will give it to anybody who decides to take the rest. I will not piecemeal things out.
I live north of Big Timber, Montana, which is roughly half way between Bozeman and Billings, and often go to both places, and in the fall I usually travel westward to Portland, sometimes taking the direct route through Spokane, others heading south through Idaho. I like back roads.
Anybody in the area who's interested, please PM me.... This is an all or nothing deal, and I can load the works up and bring it to the BZ or BGS area, and we can deal.
..................... I'm through!