Apologies for the down time

Post by **Uncle Jesse** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:09 pm

Updated from FreeBSD 6.x to 7.x, took a while to rebuild everything and get it sorted out.

www# uname -a
FreeBSD 7.0-PRERELEASE #0: Fri Jan 18 07:26:56 PST 2008

new_moonshiner · Post by **new_moonshiner** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:22 pm

thanks for the update and Just glad to be back on .,

punkin · Post by **punkin** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:50 pm

Was like having my head cutoff...or losing my phone....

Post by **blanikdog** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:17 pm

I was thinking I may have been the famous lonely "bandicoot on a burnt ridge".

So bloody hot here that my last ferment died at 40sg in spite of a coolgardie safe type cooling system. My guess is that the yeast died so I'm in the process of trying to restart the bugger. No doubt tomorrow will be another hotty so maybe I'm wasting my time.

blanik

Post by **HookLine** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:40 pm

Blanik, the 'Coolgardie safe ' only works up to a point. I have had good success sitting the fermenter in a large tub of water that comes about half way up the side of the fermenter, freezing up old plastic milk or fruit juice jugs full of water (about 2-3 litre size), and throwing one into the tub every 12 hours or so. The first day can take 3-4 jugs to get the temp down, but after that only 1-2 day to keep it below about 30C. Helps too if you insulate the outside of the tub to slow cooling loss.

This system has worked very well for me in air temps up to about 38C, in high humidity, so should work for higher temps in lower humidity.

Post by **blanikdog** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:11 pm

OK hook, thanks. I'll try that if I can resuscitate the ferment today. Raining like buggry here for a change. Last week it was a tornado, this week maybe a flood.

blanik

Post by **HookLine** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:23 pm

blanikdog wrote:OK hook, thanks. I'll try that if I can resuscitate the ferment today. Raining like buggry here for a change. Last week it was a tornado, this week maybe a flood.

blanik

You have obviously offended the gods somehow, you sinful lawbreaking bootlegger.

tracker0945 · Post by **tracker0945** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:47 pm

I feel for you blanik. I have been suffering the same problem. When I did get them re-started they worked as slow as a wet week (3 in fact), 22 days from a starting SG of only 1.040. to ferment out.
I ended up bringing them inside the house.

Post by **Dnderhead** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:35 pm

would making an evaporative cooler help you, fine spray in front
of fan?

Post by **Usge** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:15 pm

Jessie....

no apologies ever necessary from you sir.

CoopsOz · Post by **CoopsOz** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:25 am

No apology necessary UJ, in fact, my family thanks you....I spent a whole lot more time with them yesterday!

Post by **Dnderhead** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:40 pm

Yes i shore miss This site when its down or power out here
I Ben thinking of getting 20+ gal fish tank for ferment er
it wold give me something to watch.

Rudi · Post by **Rudi** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:30 pm

Your efforts are continually appreciated UJ and your timing is impeccable just got back today myself

Post by **shadylane** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:07 pm

Thanks for the work UJ, my wife was wondering why I was on the Ham Radio instead of the computer.

19Kilo · Post by **19Kilo** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:27 am

Allright...a Ham!
KC0RBC
You can usually find me on the Vancouver Deflector.... hamsexy.com

***Edit... Damn this went off topic with a quickness...lol
THX for keeping it going UJ!!!

cannon.co.tn · Post by **cannon.co.tn** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:30 am

while everyone here is great and I really don't think you have too much to worry about it's a little scary to post personally identifying information in a public discussion board. This is especially true of one focused on an activity that is illegal here in the States. You never know who might wander through and punch your callsign into one of the database programs.

73 from 6 land here.

Butch50 · Post by **Butch50** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:13 pm

UJ, thank you for this site. Being down for awhile only increased my gratitude!