I finally got enough of my list done to get our contract signed and our house should be listed by next week. The house wasn't in bad shape but I want it spick and span shiny to compete with any new construction. I'll keep finding things to do no doubt but my list is done and I am very happy with how the house will show.
We hired a fellow to help me out with a lot of four handed chores, some painting etc. and it turns out he got a MB kit from his wife 3 years ago. When he found out we brewed he got all excited and we have begun his indoctrination with hours of brewing talk and pipeline sampling. When he remained intrigued BB2 bought him 2 BD Prophesy Ale and a Pale Horse Export and we will help him brew his first beer in a few days.
He brought his 3 year old kit over today and the LBK has the oddest looking spigot I've ever seen, it is tiny and looks quite flimsy; you push instead of pull on this little tab of a tap, the can of HME (West Coast Pale Ale) was swollen on both ends, it had a booster pack that was hard as a rock and the pack of One Step looked like it had been dragged down the road behind a pick-up.
That all went into the trash!!!
I haven't had time to play with a recipe but we gave him an ounce of Cluster hops and I have a few leftover grains in the freezer that I will have a look at so we might steep some Carapils and do a hop stand just to show him what kind of flexibility he has as a homebrewer.
I've given him homework to read JP's "How to Brew", surf BYO, and of course check out THE BORG.
He says all he really wants to make is his favorite BMC so we are going to try and go easy on him if that is possible; BB2 and I are
units after all. 
Could one of you guys please remind me (Mashani???) about where to get replacement spigots for his LBK.
The plan is for him to come here and we do the brewing, put the wort in his LBK and let him pitch the yeast when he gets it home. I'll get him set up with the frozen bottles/ice chest scenario and he knows needs he to get some PET bottles collected (he got caps but no bottles in his kit) while his brew ferments.
RickBeer and Mashani I'm thinking right off the top of my head, if you would chime in here, I've not dealt with a brand new newb so please let me know if there is a flaw in our plan.
Hopefully I'll have him surfing the Borg and signing up in no time. A new unit assimilated.
