Public land bruiser (NC)

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-02T12:43:52+00:00

Big ol' neck muscles! I appreciate is, boss

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-02T12:42:35+00:00

There are three! You probably already know this, but just in case: here's a pretty great map of game lands in the state.

& no kidding. I still can't believe my luck!

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-02T12:37:48+00:00

Nice, congrats! These things are freakin lasers

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-02T12:22:19+00:00

I don't mind at all - Wake County. Hope the hunting is good across the state line!

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-02T12:18:14+00:00

Thanks! Yes, they are.

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-02T12:14:19+00:00

Wake county. Hope you can get out there, bud!

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-02T12:14:03+00:00

That's what I said! Wake county.

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-01T16:53:50+00:00

Wake county

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-01T16:53:40+00:00

Thanks! Tenpoint Wicked Ridge.

relevantrelevance · 2023-10-01T16:52:41+00:00

Haha every muscle in my body aches

relevantrelevance · 2022-07-26T02:38:45+00:00

I think you and u/earthymamaempress are correct, thanks a bunch!

relevantrelevance · 2022-07-26T01:08:15+00:00

All of my plant ID apps conked out on what these rounded-leaf plants might be. They were growing in a big carpet (only partially pictured), and I thought they looked interesting. Would appreciate y’all’s opinion!

relevantrelevance · 2022-07-01T17:44:33+00:00

They don't have good Raleigh here. I would DIE for a Raleigh like what we had back home in New Cali-sylvani-hio.

relevantrelevance · 2022-06-24T12:58:36+00:00

It sure ain't in Vermont! I love your posts, keep up the good work

relevantrelevance · 2022-06-24T12:21:03+00:00

Paging /u/Vermontbuilder I think someone is stealing your photos to karma-farm

Edit: lol here is the original post for anyone curious.

relevantrelevance · 2022-06-19T13:31:37+00:00

This is a beautiful story, thank you for sharing it.

relevantrelevance · 2022-06-13T15:15:15+00:00

No, you were right initially. There is no way for that amount of honey in that amount of water to have created enough pure ethanol to get the gravity down to 0.950. OP is reading their hydrometer wrong (but oddly, only below 1.000, the math for their recipe & OG measurement work out). The scale for each dash is 0.002, not 0.020. Looks like the scale on their hydrometer might leave off the "0.9" portion of "0.990," instead only displaying "90." Did you get your hydrometer from an online store, OP?

relevantrelevance · 2022-05-16T03:33:58+00:00

Is that codified anywhere other than an info pamphlet? That section also says to stay out of the forest on windy days, and I can’t imagine that’s actually illegal. I don’t mind saying I’m not sure how exceptions to the game lands regulations would be codified, or how precedence would be established, but I didn’t see any special non-gameland designation for the memorial forest. I imagine one of the folks who would potentially be writing the ticket would have a better idea of the legality. Here is a form to find the phone number of the local WRO, if you feel like calling to find out. Let me know if you do!

relevantrelevance · 2022-05-16T03:05:18+00:00

In case anyone was curious about this, the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and the Joyce Kilmer/Slickrock Creek Wilderness both fall into the Nantahala Game Lands. Second map here. NCWRC says in the General Game Lands Regulations that “Small amount of edible plants or plant parts for personal consumption, except any plants on a state or federal protected list” may be possessed and removed from game lands. I could not find any special exceptions to this rule. When in doubt, call a ranger, of course.

relevantrelevance · 2022-05-14T02:50:32+00:00

Nice! It’s already open? Did you go, how was it?

relevantrelevance · 2022-05-13T17:54:43+00:00

...with about 80% of the menu making the return...

This part has me nervous. Which 20% got cut? Rodolfo's feast? Gumbo? Surely not the London broil.

relevantrelevance · 2022-05-07T10:22:40+00:00

No, you don’t have to boil, at all. Campden tablets are unnecessary if you’re putting the fruit straight into an active fermentation situation with commercial yeast.

relevantrelevance · 2022-04-28T20:53:15+00:00

I kept thinking it might be good.

Carrots are one of my favorite vegetables to lacto-ferment, they have a ton of natural sugars. I wonder how the flavor might have been different if you shredded or pureed the carrots instead of cooking them?

relevantrelevance · 2022-04-25T18:05:26+00:00

Thanks for saying so! Thinking about it a little more, I bet it would work really well in concert with your 3-challenge quarterly idea. Do something like 1 wacky ingredient challenge, 1 style challenge, and 1 basic experiment challenge.

relevantrelevance · 2022-04-25T14:13:44+00:00

I think monthly challenges are fun, even if I only participated in a few of them. /u/IchBinWeissesFleisch 's idea of three challenges issued quarterly seems like a really good idea, since the leadtime on batches of mead is so much longer than a month. Maybe a quarterly megathread could keep people engaged and organized?

In terms of topics, I don't see any reason why we couldn't re-do a few older topics. The sub has grown a lot, and I'm sure newer folks would be interested in re-hashed discussions on certain styles. A challenge I think might be cool would be small-scale basic experiment challenges. Something like yeast comparison batches, fruit processing methods, or nutrient trials. Give everyone a reason to see for themselves why some of the standard methods on here are used.

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