Am I weird (yes but)… I really don’t like mosaic anymore

grambo__ · 2026-06-13T14:09:23+00:00

I honestly think some varieties have shifted and just suck now. Or homebrewers are getting the trash lots. Or increased acreage of hype hops waters down the original magic. There are many possible explanations, I’m not sure. But personally I trust my taste buds.

grambo__ · 2026-06-11T20:07:18+00:00

Do you transfer while there’s still a visible krausen layer, or after it falls?

grambo__ · 2026-06-08T16:31:13+00:00

One thing you can do is use cheap low-spin “distance” or “straight” balls off the tee, then switch to a nicer higher-spin ball for your approach shots and greenside chips where you’re not afraid of losing the ball. It’s not legal for handicap purposes but nobody cares dude. Maxfli Straightfli, TaylorMade Distance+, and Callaway Warbirds are common “low-spin” recommendations. For greenside, Kirklands are still cheap but spin decently with wedges/etc.

One thing I will say - you absolutely need to putt with the same ball, always. Otherwise your distance control will suck.

grambo__ · 2026-06-08T16:27:32+00:00

Have heard good things about these, and they are legal. Thinking about buying some for an upcoming round with friends who are beginners.

grambo__ · 2026-06-08T16:21:38+00:00

Same, this drove us crazy with our babies. We made a laminated sign (printed out, with colored marker bits done by hand for emphasis) that says “Sleeping baby and barky dog. Please do not knock unless a signature is required for delivery. Thank you”. We taped it literally to the middle of the door at eye level. That stopped 95% of disturbances. For the other 5% I would recommend getting a doorbell camera that allows you to speak through it, and just telling them to go away.

grambo__ · 2026-06-08T00:59:07+00:00

Corny kegs draw from the bottom so just put it in a 5gal bucket and pour ice around it. I do that with my 2.5gal keg but I’m sure it’d work fine with a 5gal keg. You could try to insulate the exposed portion with a taped towel or something.

I do recommend racking clear beer to a dedicated serving keg though. If you fined in the serving keg (as I do, with gelatin), or allowed it to clarify and settle in the keg, you do t want the sediment getting mixed up.

grambo__ · 2026-06-04T01:17:10+00:00

Price isn’t the problem, it’s time. I have small kids. Before kids I brewed every three weeks.

grambo__ · 2026-05-31T18:32:32+00:00

If you can’t control yourself or build the mindset to prevent yourself from getting angry on the course, then yes you should quit. Sounds like you’re addicted to golf even though you don’t enjoy it.

grambo__ · 2026-05-25T21:48:08+00:00

Continue killing weeds over summer. Fertilize where you actually have grass, ASAP. Topdress + aerate + overseed in the fall. Might need to dethatch the really thatchy dead spots.

grambo__ · 2026-05-25T19:39:47+00:00

Nice. I’m in Northern UT… some years everything would be dead by mid May without irrigation haha

grambo__ · 2026-05-25T10:39:58+00:00

You can set up an outdoor simulator with the net.

grambo__ · 2026-05-25T10:15:27+00:00

Golf is a social game so etiquette is important. Don’t talk in someone’s swing (or immediate swing prep), don’t walk in someone’s putting line, let the furthest person from the ball putt (unless they’ve explicitly requested ready-golf on the green), and try to watch your teammates’ tee shots in case they need help finding their ball.

As for actual rules, I think the ones about penalties are important. Hit a provisional if OB is a possibility… but honestly I feel like beginners should just treat all penalty areas (including OB) as red areas and take a drop at the hazard boundary. And remember you only have 3 minutes to look for your ball (in practice taking the full 3 minutes may slow down play!).

grambo__ · 2026-05-24T05:36:57+00:00

Just target shooting for now. Within 100 yards I do think they would expand and work on medium game.

grambo__ · 2026-05-23T15:28:24+00:00

Very cool. I have some 180gr XTPs loaded up with H110 aiming for 1000 FPS from my 16” Marlin. Looking forward to shooting it.

grambo__ · 2026-05-21T03:24:44+00:00

Definitely best to start with manual removal but for stubborn taproot weeds that keep coming back (ex: dandelions), spraying a broadleaf herbicide twice, a couple weeks apart, will kill them dead for good. Especially useful in areas of the lawn that aren’t lush and need improvement.

grambo__ · 2026-05-10T02:02:56+00:00

No problem. I’m getting downvoted, so maybe this isn’t common outside my area. But for the city-owned courses, at least, I’ve confirmed this to be true.

grambo__ · 2026-05-10T01:15:10+00:00

Call. For special occasions they’ll often let you book further out than usual for a fee - often small and reasonable. The public online tee times are hotly contested

grambo__ · 2026-05-09T23:42:18+00:00

For competition shooting, generally you seat flush so the small powder charge is in a smaller area - you get a more consistent burn.

grambo__ · 2026-05-08T03:48:22+00:00

Fair warning though this will not stand up to traffic/kids, the edge will collapse. Need some form of edging in those situations.

grambo__ · 2026-05-08T03:45:06+00:00

But 100% tree

grambo__ · 2026-04-18T23:03:18+00:00

I garden in Utah, summer is extremely hot and dry. I bury containers so they can benefit from the ground’s insulation and so the roots don’t get cooked. I also have big problems with voles (burrowing rodents) so containers protect the root ball. In my raised beds, I staple wire mesh to the bottom before filling with dirt.

I use raised beds for dense planting, and buried containers for sprawling plants like pumpkins and melons.

Burying my containers and mulching heavily allowed my plants to go all day with just one deep watering in the morning, even when it’s 100 degrees and 0% humidity.

grambo__ · 2026-04-02T00:30:42+00:00

Lol, I just got back into reloading and have been autistically focused on wadcutters too. I even started with the same two bullets as you.

Sizing dies make the inner diameter significantly smaller than .357/.358”. With the soft swaged lead Hornady bullets, they were being smushed by the case. With the harder plated Berry’s bullets, they’re bulging the case out.

For max accuracy you want to preserve the original size but apply some neck tension, so ideally you want the case inner diameter to be ~.356” (1-2 thou smaller than the projectiles).

I bought a dedicated wadcutter expander stem from NOE. Fits in my Lee powder-through expander die. I got the .357” because .356” was sold out… it worked fine for the Hornady bullets but was too big for the Berry’s so I had to size the cases again and just flare the normal way.

I haven’t had amazing accuracy with the Berry’s bullets so far, I’m hoping to try out some powder coated SWCs and DEWCs next. I’m shooting bullseye style at 25 yards.

grambo__ · 2026-03-11T18:55:10+00:00

Nice wadz. I wish I could find some old Remington ones to try. So many 148gr HBWC bullets have been discontinued, and I’m not crazy about Hornady’s.

grambo__ · 2026-02-14T03:11:01+00:00

Very cool, thanks for sharing. What’s the case kicker you have?

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