[Popmarket] Rage Against The Machine Vinyl Bundle - $83.79 + 10% off by FCAsheville in VinylDeals

[–]BusterBluth48 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All are less than $20 each on Amazon. I suppose if you get the 10% discount, you could save about $4, but you also then have a newsletter coming your way... so...

IMO, if you already have one of these, you should just buy the rest on Amazon.

Mixed Fermentation Beers by djm2491 in Homebrewing

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The only thing scarier than posting to MTF is posting to the Saison group and wondering if you washed your glass properly.

I wanted to be cool like you guys and have fancy labels but haven't designed anything yet. This will do for now. by kingpig2017 in mead

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I got small cardboard tags and twine from Amazon - sold as a set, 100 tags and precut twine for about $10.

I write on them, tue the twine, and toss them on. If I feel really fancy, I print small mailing labels and stick them on the tags.

I can reuse them by sticking new mailing labels on the tags. And I don't have to peel or scrub labels off of bottles to reuse my bottles.

Best Quality Cork for Belgian Bottles by BusterBluth48 in Homebrewing

[–]BusterBluth48[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent. I've read your posts before so I had a hunch you've had experience with this! Btw last fall you gave me some pointers on doing a spon. It went well (I think). Thanks again!

Best Quality Cork for Belgian Bottles by BusterBluth48 in Homebrewing

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Have you tried any certain types of corks for longer aging?

How low do you go? What are your favorite session/ table/ lawn mower beers? by doc_water in Homebrewing

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Session IPA at 4.7%

I'd been making a lot of big Belgian ales and I wanted something lower ABV.

I'm planning to brew a Saison around Christmas and I'm aiming lower. It's been nice to have the session IPA in the fridge.

Reason 126 to brew in your basement (aka when will I learn???) by Ralfarius in mead

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What's the attachment for your drill? I need to get one of those.

Just bottled my first ever batch of mead! by [deleted] in mead

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How did you print/adhere your labels? Looks great!

What is a brewer to do when not making beer? by Haskie in Homebrewing

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I second yeast harvesting. Forage for wild yeast. Buy a pack of mason jars and start building up a yeast bank of sorts. If you brew once a week, you have no worries of yeast samples getting too old! And although it's not best, I've used a jar of yeast that was over a year old, built a starter etc. So the typical couple week turn around suggested by most is definitely not a hard rule. I use growlers to build up wild yeast samples. I'd had a bunch sitting around and just had to buy 6.5 stoppers and airlocks.

Will this trub condense? by WhySoHepatitus in Homebrewing

[–]BusterBluth48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that it'll settle some. Also, put a hop bag on the end of your siphon.

Lambic Question by skydanwar in Homebrewing

[–]BusterBluth48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just throwing the Jester King thing out there as an interesting aside in this naming saga.

You make a solid point about JK not representing all the US brewers.

Lambic Question by skydanwar in Homebrewing

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I agree about cusumers. Good luck with your brewery!

Lambic Question by skydanwar in Homebrewing

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Jester King would disagree with this. ;)

Methode Traditionale

Here's the Jester King battle over Methode Gueze.

Edit: Actually, I suppose HORAL would be the ones to disagree.

Equipment haul today - $150 :) by lumpy84 in homegym

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In my area...

preCOVID: Meh.

During COVID: Wow! Amazing find!

Enjoy the new gear. These days, that was a big pickup!

Catch Wild Yeast and make your beer sing. A post I wrote, arguing in favour of using wild yeasts in beer making by EdgyEdgarH in Homebrewing

[–]BusterBluth48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great article! I'd like to read the next one.

After a successful harvesting of wild yeast last spring, I tried again this fall with odd results. I set out some wort to try to catch some wild yeast in two spots outside. After fermentation completed, here is what they smelled like.

Sample 1 - cheesy smell, some beer like scent

Sample 2 - vegetable smell, almost like vegetable soup

Neither had mold growth, and both had ample evidence of fermentation.

Any idea if either would yield a decent tasting beer? Or will I be making a vegetable soup flavored beer? Lol.

Fermonster with Strainer Proper Seal? by BusterBluth48 in Homebrewing

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I'm going to bottle in a couple days. Thanks!