No, no imbibing going on either today or last night....
But I'm still suprised that when I discovered that Oops, let me preface forst...
I forgot to buy more coal for my stove, so this morning aside from discovering that the fire was out and it's getting cold (18degF temps there's 3" of fresh snow)
That I forgot to toss some "buggy" Cornmeal that the Miller-Moths
(and or their larva) infested over the summer for yesterday's trash collection.
Though I probably still could have used it for mash I decided to be squeemish, after all the 80lbs I have only cost me US$0.07/lb
($0.35 each for 5lb bags)
so adding two and two together, along with some cardboard boxes that I was going to burn anyway I added the torn up boxes to my Harmon Coal stove with a generous sprinkling of white cornmeal, bugs and all...
What I'm suprised at is that the cornmeal burns quite well!
And I don't know WHY I'm suprised...
It really throws a lot of heat.
I suppose burning it better than feeding it to the rats and bugs at the local landfill.
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I'm trying to figuire out why I'm suprised....
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You realize that they sell corn powered furnaces, dont you? I think corn burners, and coal burners are not that different from each other. I do not have one, but I know someone that does (guy that is the janitor/maintenance man where my wife works, he also owns a "goat farm").
Pretty cheap heat. A bushel heats more than a day, even during the coldest of months.
H.
Pretty cheap heat. A bushel heats more than a day, even during the coldest of months.
H.
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I know I'm considered a noob because I only do UJSM style wash's but I can guarantee my corn doesn't cost 7c a pound. It is far cheaper for me to buy sugar, even buying from the supermarket at a cost of $1 a kilo. And on the upside, it's a whole lot less work.
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Just checked the markets, and corn is now running for $ 3.82/bu, but everybody knows that they mark it up about double for consumers.
If ya grow it yerself, it's damn near free. That, and sugar is $$$ in the US (about 50-60 cents per pound on a 5 lb.basis.)
If ya grow it yerself, it's damn near free. That, and sugar is $$$ in the US (about 50-60 cents per pound on a 5 lb.basis.)
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20lt small pot still, working on keg
"Don't steal. The government hates competition."
"Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see"
20lt small pot still, working on keg
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BW, With the weather we have had in the southeast, like here in NC, a lot of farmers are totally quiting corn. Costs more to grow than it worth. Even for silage. We can buy your corn cheaper than we can grow itl I got 5% of my normal hay cut this year. It was drastic.
Hopefully this weather pattern is quick cycled, but doesn't sound like it.
Hopefully this weather pattern is quick cycled, but doesn't sound like it.
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My neighbors had a great corn harvest here, they use irrigation. As to using corn meal with weevils in it, yeast needs protein also. Just remember to be careful because corn meal is ground fine and it will burn/boil over real easy. I use a feed grinder on my corn. The only problem is the wife's horses hear the grinder and expect their share of the corn. Nothing is friendlier than a hungry horse.
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A friend of mine (great gal) picked up 50 lbs of table sugar for me last weekend, said it would be for my late birthday present. It was $1.95 each or about .39 cents / lb. The only corn I have worked with is the cracked corn from Tractor Supply. You get a 50 lb sack and it comes to about .14 cents / lb.BW Redneck wrote:Just checked the markets, and corn is now running for $ 3.82/bu, but everybody knows that they mark it up about double for consumers.
If ya grow it yerself, it's damn near free. That, and sugar is $$$ in the US (about 50-60 cents per pound on a 5 lb.basis.)
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