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Cranky, many years ago when I was working at a Subway at a truck stop, a teenager came in and purchased sandwiches with two tools of dimes. One roll of uncirculated Roosevelt silver dimes and one of uncirculated Mercury dimes. We held them for a few weeks thinking a parent would come by to claim but...

I'm in for 300#. Any more, I think the wifey might get a little upset unless she is sipping on a mojito...

I'm down for a couple hundred pounds.

My neighbor got a halibut near Port Townsend last week when it opened. He kept that one all to himself though. He constantly catches lingcod. My favorite are the shrimp up here, nothing has tasted as good as those, not even Dungeness.

Anyone happen to have a couple bags of panela they'd be willing to get rid of in PNW? I am moving again soon but getting a friend into the hobby who is interested in making some rum. If so, please shoot me a message.

Welcome from another squid in the PNW. Delta is still here though I spent most of my time at Bravo.

As others stated, you're not making beer and want those enzymes to convert everything. I mash and let it naturally cool down to pitching temp. To ensure I have complete conversion, I also mix a tablespoon of powdered glucoamylase from a one pound bag that I purchased on Amazon for $25. Kviek yeast, ...

Where are y’all getting your panela at nowadays?

I typically measure from inside the flange on one side to inside on the other side to ensure I am tightening them evenly. I also mark them so the same rods go back into the same holes on the flanges. Take it slow and ensure even threads on both sides and you'll get it back to normal soon.

I've never been to Saudi Arabia, but I have lived in a neighboring country and also traveled the 3 countries that border it. Just wanted to point out a couple things. Majority of the workers there are not illegal immigrants. Most come over on work visas from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, P...

That's why you jump electric from the beginning so you can do it indoors... I'm at 20 now but see myself staying in for a while still, it pays the bills and I'm still happy.

I was eyeing one of these when they first came out and may still get one in the future. I saw it at the AHA Conference in San Diego a few years back. You can easily use it to distill, just don't try and use your controller in auto for it. Your best bet would be to make your own condenser using SS tr...

You could put that on the back of the shirt with a different logo on the front.

I am cutting this in vinyl and putting on a shirt tonight. What do you guys think?

One other thing, after adopting the design, query the membership for sizes, quantities and have them commit to purchase prior to making a run at the silk screeners. A few extra shirts laying around is one thing, but being out of pocket for dozens is quite another thing. There are many options cheap...

Corsaire wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:16 am Maybe a mason jar with a piece of tape on it that says ujssm?

I like this idea.

UJ, I am happy to help once I get back from deployment. I can print shirts as they are ordered via PM and send them to the members that want them. I have vinyl cutter, screen printing press, heat press, etc. at home. I will send you a PM shortly.

I made plans for the first run after deployment. Priced all the ingredients to order but think I am going to support the LHBS instead for only a couple bucks more. Wishing I was home running my still right now!

Where there's a will, there's a way. It can be done as I've done it for my 4" plates.

You got it plumbed backwards. It looks like your output is below the liquid level and your input is above it. Try swapping it around. Input to thumper should be below the liquid level and the output to your condenser should be above so you just get vapor. As long as your still was properly cleaned (...

Good Ole Super Troopers scene where they're testing out the bullet proof cup! Love that movie. Looking forward to getting everything out of storage, cleaned up, cleaning/sac runs completed, so I can run a batch or three through. I like the electricity prices in the area compared to where I used to l...

So I paused this hobby when I was stationed overseas in 2018 and I will be starting back up shortly. Come a long way since I started. I have a 26 gallon milk can boiler, a keg boiler with a 4" triclover on top, and a bunch of random odds and ends that I can run as either a SD Dash or Crystal Dr...

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Snackson wrote:http://shop.honeyville.com/pearled-barley.html

$42 for 50# and $4.99 flat rate shipping.

Is that Pearled barley unmalted?

Regulate ole plain barley. Not malted. And they sell flaked barley for $49/50# bag

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$42 for 50# and $4.99 flat rate shipping.

Snackson, did you ever finalize your tequila recipe? It worked out perfectly. I see you've been bumping every tequila thread there is? Lol. Mixed up to 1.064, added 1 tbsp tomato paste to each, and some oyster shells. That was the recipe. I haven't made any since, but it worked out perfectly. I got...

That was his actual still from Mile Hi. He's a member on here, or was. Last logged in back in Feb.

Just sold off the last of my panela. Life had different plans for me and not going to use it all I end of this year so passed along to another local enthusiast. Still have over 12 gallons of low wines to run back through though

Scored a FREE True GDM Commercial Fridge that works perfectly. Clean it up and use for fermentation chamber.

If you need anything locally, I'm near SD and willing to help. Got lots of tools and other stuff for the hobby. Welcome.

Great little unit for 5 gallon batches of beer. I got one but haven't used as I am trying to move my old e-Herms setup.