Update Dad was int the hospital for 7 weeks, they went to put a pacemaker in and he cardiac-ed. clinically dead for 2 minutes. Amazingly enough a full recovery. last week was wild. We got custody of my great nephew, and my dad came home at the same time. I feel like I am taking care of 2 10 year old...

My dad has been in the hospital for the last 10 days. I have put in new carpet in his house, redid his shower, bought him a new couch, and completely dusted his whole house. And still trying to make a living. I have beer 30 gallons of beer that I haven't even had time to keg yet. 12-16 hour days has...

I was stuck in the mud south of houston for the last 6 weeks, with limited bandwidth. I came back to so cal last wednesday, only to get stuck in the mud here on friday. Now I have to get back to work and brewing. Nobody kept the brewery clean while i was gone, so I got to go through and wipe the dus...

That answers my question. I will dump it in the pool that I am draining to dilute it. Maybe take it in the back forty and shoot it with a shot gun.

I don't want to open it up, i don't plan on using it. I was wondering if it is sell-able. I know nothing about vinting wine. There is a bunch of winemaking stuff at the house I am cleaning up. All brand new stuff. The date on the must is 2013 that it was made.

OK you wine makers out there, I need an answer. How long is wine must viable for in a sealed container? I found a bunch on my excursion to houston.

Sanitation (one can never be too clean)
Temp control
Oxygenate the wort before pitching.
And last but not least...Patience

Just weighing in here. All yeast needs oxygen to propagate properly. As the water is boiled, the oxygen is released into the atmosphere, so there needs to be some sort of oxygen added to the wort before pitching. Before I went AG, I would aggressively whip up the wort before pitching. I soon read th...

Yes, you can do exactly that. Also, if adding some hops for more flavor or aroma, then just throw them into the steep and boil for however much time you want for the results you intend, and then add the HMEs. Thanks that is good to know. WOW! That is really freaking cool! :jumpy: Just understand th...

We need a hop pedal , oh wait we already got one of those

I very rarely use picks when playing the banjo due to the noise. I am on my 3rd banjo, dropped the coin and got a Deering. My last 2 banjos were crap, but I enjoyed playing (not so much tuning constantly). The deering rarely goes out of tune, and it is made in the great ole USA. While I am on my wor...

I am between 4.8 and 6. I like to drink a lot of beer and not get drunk. I brew a lot of session so I can experiment with hops due to that is my weakness in brewing knowledge.

Does anyone know Jons' facebook page

My favorite time to play is after everyone has gone to bed and I get to relax and be amazed that i can actually make some tunes. It helps me sleep at night.

Does anyone know what a scud missile and a banjo have in common?

By the time you hear it, it is too late

ZIP ZERO NADA...bummed being that i won't be brewing for at least 6 weeks