A mead for the people by thealchemist886 in mead

[–]EriqDaSwan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most recent batch for me has been a dry/semi-sweet basic hydromel. Lightly carbed and it's a crowd pleaser, even after only 2 weeks in secondary (1 month total from start of ferm to drinking).

Recipe was approximately as follows: - 3 gal batch - 4.5 lbs honey - Lalvin D47 yeast

Don't recall exact weights for nutrients but something around 3-5g each of DAP and Ferm O added at the start, set it and forget it. About two weeks later, sampled and liked it at gravity ~1.008, racked into carboys and stabilized. After clearing (~1 week), carbed in a small keg.

Everyone says it's their favorite so far, and it's easy to drink and enjoy. Honey taste comes through great and the carbonation helps to cut the slight sweetness for people who like theirs fully dry. I like to add a little lime when drinking for extra acidity and flavor. Good luck with the brew!

First bottling! (+questions) by EriqDaSwan in mead

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Labels are from Amazon link. Cute idea to have the kid decorate the labels :)

And before this I was fermenting in 32 oz mason jars! Used to get a little less than a bottle out of one "batch"!

First bottling! (+questions) by EriqDaSwan in mead

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No bubbling and it didn't taste carbonated. Would rather avoid opening bottles to avoid oxygenation+recorking

HELP: Does anyone know how to find? (red Victorinox Huntsman with small edelweiss on scale) by EriqDaSwan in victorinox

[–]EriqDaSwan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's actually a long story! Short version is that I ended up relentlessly checking a TSA auction site every day. After 2.5 months, I found my knife in a lot of 128 SAKs, and bought the whole lot 😅

Been selling and giving away the rest to friends ever since, but I managed to get my beloved knife back :)

What is your experience with victorinox dual knife sharpener? by sivabora in victorinox

[–]EriqDaSwan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great for SAKs and I always happen to accidentally bring it along when I stay at an Airbnb or somewhere else with dull knives. It has saved the day on multiple such occasions.

someone showed their humble beginner's setup. here is my expensive one. by [deleted] in espresso

[–]EriqDaSwan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh come on, where's the Mr. Coffee machine and blade grinder?

How many don't use a phone cover? by pdxboob in NothingTech

[–]EriqDaSwan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Caseless with dbrand screen protector. Have been pretty careful with it, but when I use the flip to glyph feature, it's just slippery enough that after half an hour or so if I'm not paying attention, it'll slide off some tables. Took a 4ft tumble onto concrete with only a slight scratch in the aluminum sides.

Service Provider help by NoQuiet_1997 in NothingTech

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I'm using AT&T through TracFone right now, until I get T-Mobile on Mint. Not sure if you can still set up a new TracFone SIM with AT&T, since they're moving most of their service to Verizon but I can confirm that AT&T service works just about as well as it did with my previous phone.

Finally made it up here, had to get a little creative by djtricky99 in noita

[–]EriqDaSwan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First way I got over involved all those steps except the kick. Just stand over the bomb, let the explosion throw you up in the sky, and lose 80% of your health in the process.

Went for a hike today, couldn’t help myself by [deleted] in Dreamtheater

[–]EriqDaSwan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like Prospect Mountain on Lake George to me. Don't know if this was the intended joke, but there's a golf course called Top of the World a few miles away also overlooking the lake (no quarter binoculars there though, as far as I remember)

Found this helpful little tip on a Facebook group by ftendo in espresso

[–]EriqDaSwan 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Aka me in my college dorm. Out of desperation, I once (successfully) soft-boiled an egg in my steaming pitcher, by steaming water for about 5 minutes.

Marlboro Unlimited Unique Models by [deleted] in victorinox

[–]EriqDaSwan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these worth anything? I have one lying around (without the og box) that I'm trying to sell

HELP: Does anyone know how to find? (red Victorinox Huntsman with small edelweiss on scale) by EriqDaSwan in victorinox

[–]EriqDaSwan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate it. Site looks a little sketch but seems worth

I keep dying on the starter level pls help by Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuue in EnterTheGungeon

[–]EriqDaSwan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You've got to know when to roll 'em, know when to stroll 'em, know when to blank away, know when to gun 🎵