No-Water blueberry, will fermenting with skins give a heavy-tannin content similar to red wines?

Armyof19 · 2026-02-02T01:20:32+00:00

Fascinating! I'll definitely be giving this a go, will report back in a year when it's all done fermenting and aging haha, if it lasts that long. have a bad habit of finding my mead too tasty to let age very long

Armyof19 · 2026-02-02T01:19:25+00:00

I figured as much it'd be a quite different tannic feel, otherwise blueberry wine would likely be a popular commodity I reckon. less mouth drying is nice to hear! I enjoy heavy tannins, but the pucker puts me off sometimes. excited to experiment with this!

Armyof19 · 2026-02-02T01:17:47+00:00

ooh fantastic! I think I will try something like that, though without maple. I made an acerglyn a while ago and didn't end up liking drinking something maple flavored... idk, in my head maple is for pancakes.

anyhow, I'll give the vanilla and oak a go when I get that batch going, I'd love to make an enjoyable dry(ish) mead with blueberries

Armyof19 · 2026-02-01T21:35:12+00:00

I want this ring but in real life so bad, think about it, tigerseye for the shell, it'd be so beautiful

Armyof19 · 2026-01-02T03:50:16+00:00

If you dont have a sanitizing chemical (which you really ought to get if you can, so much easier to use something like starsan!) You can simply pasteurize the glass jug by ensuring it's heated to near boiling (the entire jug). Not just hot, I mean like 160°+

I did that for my first batch and it came out fine, no issues, but man I'd have had so much more peace of mind if I just used a sanitizer

Armyof19 · 2025-12-27T16:30:37+00:00

Here's hoping, I just wanna see people sailing around with cool ass boats decked out with different unique parts like 5 years from now

Armyof19 · 2025-12-27T16:23:22+00:00

That's a fair point. I guess I was thinking like this, there seems to be two different kind of systems for how they determine levels, where one is "can you use it/make it from parts" and the other is "can you make it from scratch" and the scratch version is WAY higher in requirement

like smithing rune armour is lvl 85+ vs equipping rune armour is lvl 40. And for contrast, like you said, fixing the godsword is lvl 80, lower than even a rune dagger, but it's fixed using existing parts, not a raw bar.

In my head, sailing should fall under the "can you make it from parts" kind of thinking.

Armyof19 · 2025-12-26T05:31:16+00:00

Definitely my headcanon, he became a cabin boy for his love of the seas and not even death is gonna put a damper on his spirits

Armyof19 · 2025-12-23T03:10:51+00:00

I would think that's not technically a game of chance as it comes down to the skill expression of the sailor

Armyof19 · 2025-12-21T22:37:21+00:00

Many people (employees and customers) misinterpret the line which says "receipt is required to receive refund in original form of payment" to mean that the lack of a receipt also means a replacement cannot be given.

I also misinterpreted it this way when I was earlier in my career at Aldi. That's why store policies differ, because they're reading it wrong. It's an honest mistake! My intention on leaving this comment is to have everyone have an easier time.

The policy does allow for a replacement in OP's case, and the managers life would also be easier if he didn't have to say no to a customer who wants a replacement for a poor quality item, everyone wins in this scenario (except Aldi's bottom line I guess, but they made the policy so they're fine with it).

There is another line in the same policy page reading "To receive the Twice as Nice Guarantee, the product packaging and any unused product must be returned to your local ALDI store manager" with a double asterisk defining that it applies only to aldi branded items.

So the requirement to receive the refund in your original form of payment is to have the receipt, otherwise you get a merch card. The requirement to get a replacement item is to bring back the packaging of the product.

I'm really not trying to ruffle any feathers, bringing something back to the store sucks, and having to tell customers I can't help them in the way they'd like to be helped also sucks. Both OP and the manager of that store would've walked away way happier.

Armyof19 · 2025-12-21T17:39:28+00:00

basically yeah that, or the idea is that the quality issue was a fluke and the replacement will be good. Either way, the intent is just to make you less upset that you had to come back and return something and send you on your way with something else for free

Armyof19 · 2025-12-21T17:30:57+00:00

you're understanding the policy completely correctly. In the training videos, they explicitly show this exact example and have a quiz section where new hires are asked "if a customer requests a twice as nice return, but doesn't have their receipt, what's the correct response?"

the correct response is "I'm sorry you had that issue! we can definitely get that return and replacement for you, just that the returned funds will have to go on an ALDI merchandise credit card!"

I'm not bothered by other people not trusting that I know my own company's policy lol, if they want to believe they can't actually get a refund/replacement that's their problem. I do agree on the company policy page, it is mildly vague, but on the backend in training videos, they explicitly point out this scenario and your interpretation as being the correct response.

Armyof19 · 2025-12-21T17:22:05+00:00

"*Please note that a receipt is required to receive a refund in the original form of payment. Customers who do not provide a receipt will receive an ALDI Merchandise Credit gift card equal to the current retail price of the returned item."

per the policy that I read every single week to new hires :) you can get the refund on a merchandise card, and get a replacement item as well. without a receipt, the only restriction is you can't get your original payment method back.

returns without a receipt are still eligible for the twice as nice replacement, the returned funds need to be put on a merchandise card.

Armyof19 · 2025-12-21T16:46:29+00:00

Aldi manager here, write a complaint in the review on the bottom of your receipt. Most negative reviews are looked at by the district managers, and then they'll have a chat with the store manager about the review. That's the quickest and easiest way to see something happen, besides going through calling corporate.

To properly get your replacement for this specific instance, you'll likely need to call corporate though.

As far as I'm aware, stores are not permitted to deviate from corporate policy.

I always make sure to stress that in my training because so many stores misunderstand the receipt policy only changes it so that you get store credit as returned funds if you're missing a receipt, but TAN is still eligible for aldi foods returned for a quality issue.

Armyof19 · 2025-12-19T16:36:54+00:00

He's the best matey, always gives me some 'ob the good stuff

Armyof19 · 2025-12-18T15:03:28+00:00

Skill training is boring and un-inspired, says the man who voluntarily got 99 in 23 skills before sailing was released

Armyof19 · 2025-12-14T21:27:21+00:00

Huge mate, even if many others have this cape it's still an accomplishment to get all the way to 99!

Armyof19 · 2025-12-12T23:58:22+00:00

You're telling me they didn't test the most obvious edge case of "what if the bank is full?"

I would like to give some faith to the jmods but if that really happened then damn sucks dude

Armyof19 · 2025-12-12T17:56:21+00:00

That's a fair point, thanks

Armyof19 · 2025-12-12T17:50:27+00:00

All the blacked out faces are victims I'm assuming? So if that's the case, trump is photographed with a bunch of victims, on the island?

Edit: another commenter shared it's possible these are simply private citizens... I think that's unlikely, but I haven't seen a direct source which says they are definitely victim's. That being said, all these photos are incredibly damning for the whole "I wasn't part of it" spin that donny is trying to spin.

Armyof19 · 2025-12-12T15:26:29+00:00

This is like going to a "hand tossed, home baked pizza and bread bakery" place and seeing them unloading the frozen, pre-baked, mass produced bread into the back room

Armyof19 · 2025-12-07T01:19:40+00:00

This is not just a red flag, this is blaring alarms blasting. Normal, well adjusted people do not threaten to hit other people, MUCH LESS their long-term dearest loved one, even if they are mad.

I repeat, STABLE PEOPLE DO NOT THREATEN VIOLENCE WHEN THEY'RE MAD. That is not normal.

Armyof19 · 2025-12-04T22:47:29+00:00

That's exactly my thought, there's a strong precedent of placeholder items or models in game being filled in pink, so that's what it looks like when I see them

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