Anybody get any good deals lately?

[pope]

I bought a set of 'precision' chinese ones that I liked because they were slim and tiny so they worked in my parrot without the flow pressure raising the hydrometer. Turns out when I finally compared they were not very precise. Now they just take up room in the back of a drawer since I don't have the heart to trash them.

[jedneck]

8 300lb butcher hogs for case of miller lite each. Ilike having hog farmer friends

[ShineonCrazyDiamond]

I like having a butcher friend....

[StillerBoy]

8 300lb butcher hogs for case of miller lite each. Ilike having hog farmer friends

That is a very good deal.. those are prime size hogs, the best there is..

Mars

[Hambone]

I got a free hog from a buddy who's son had a 4H project that grew out of control. Was 650 lbs at slaughter. Still good, but wow. The bacon I cured was wider than my hand. I called it "Fred Flintstone" bacon...

[jedneck]

Thats a nice meaty bacon. I had customer with 3 hogs that had 130# of bacon off the 3 of them

[NZChris]

Beautiful looking bacon Hambone. I've never been lucky enough to score belly that thick.

[cranky]

It doesn’t say anything about shipping or not on the auction page. It said there is supposed to be a link for each auction beside the name that gives that info, and I don’t see anything.

Homer

There may be something as the auction time gets close. You can always call the company and see if they will work with you.

One thing to know about these auctions is there is what appears to be a set closing time but every time a bid is made on any item the closing time is extended on all items so it can turn into a real endurance auction and you have to keep a close eye on what you want.

[cranky]

I just noticed this one as well
https://www.cyberauctions.com/PreviewAu ... directed=1

This is the spirit auction to go with the equipment auction.

Some items like the full barrels of whiskey say "To be Purchased by Active Permit Holders Only" I don't know what kind of permit is required but I know I don't have one or I would sure be bidding on some of those barrels.

I might be bidding on some of the brandys and liquors but looking at the plastic containers full of spirits that appear to have been stored in them since as early as 2011 I'm not so sure I want anything.

[HomerD]

It doesn’t say anything about shipping or not on the auction page. It said there is supposed to be a link for each auction beside the name that gives that info, and I don’t see anything.

Homer

There may be something as the auction time gets close. You can always call the company and see if they will work with you.

One thing to know about these auctions is there is what appears to be a set closing time but every time a bid is made on any item the closing time is extended on all items so it can turn into a real endurance auction and you have to keep a close eye on what you want.

Thanks, cranky. I’ll keep an eye on it and give them a call if I need to.

Homer

[cranky]

I don't know if this is a local thing or nation wide but when I loaded my weekly digital coupons to my Safeway card they have one for 64oz Signature select 100% apple juice for 99 cents (limit 3) which is a pretty good deal if you don't mind Chinese apple juice. That's only $3 for a gallon and a half and if you had 20 or so burner emails and Safeway cards to go with them you could get 30 gallons of apple juice for only $60

[Oldvine Zin]

I don't know if this is a local thing or nation wide but when I loaded my weekly digital coupons to my Safeway card they have one for 64oz Signature select 100% apple juice for 99 cents (limit 3) which is a pretty good deal if you don't mind Chinese apple juice. That's only $3 for a gallon and a half and if you had 20 or so burner emails and Safeway cards to go with them you could get 30 gallons of apple juice for only $60

Yea but still nothing I would want to ferment for own my enjoyment. I'll stick with paying a bit more for Washington state juice.

Stay safe
OVZ

[Tummydoc]

Got an airstill for $25 off Craigslist. Had to replace the bimetal sensor disc under the pot ($3.23 including shipping for 5 discs on ebay). I'll just use it to distill Odin's easy gin after maceration. Less hassle than my smallest boiler (5 gallon clawhammer), and old school because Odin posted he started with an airstill!

[The Baker]

Dunno how it works; but if that bimetal disc turns the element off and on you are better without it.
Stills don't like off-and-on.

Geoff

[Durhommer]

2 kegs for 30 dollars. The 15.5 kegs but ones cut in half

[Durhommer]

So one keg it in half cool no problem but a full keg was a suprising thing to wrestle in my car

[cranky]

I don't know if this is a local thing or nation wide but when I loaded my weekly digital coupons to my Safeway card they have one for 64oz Signature select 100% apple juice for 99 cents (limit 3) which is a pretty good deal if you don't mind Chinese apple juice. That's only $3 for a gallon and a half and if you had 20 or so burner emails and Safeway cards to go with them you could get 30 gallons of apple juice for only $60

Yea but still nothing I would want to ferment for own my enjoyment. I'll stick with paying a bit more for Washington state juice.

Stay safe
OVZ

Me too but some people don't have a problem with Chinese juice.

[DSmith78]

Got this step drill bit set for £3.99.

[JesseMarques]

120kg of molasses for U$50,00, including buckets and shipping

[DSmith78]

120kg of molasses for U$50,00, including buckets and shipping

[JesseMarques]

120kg of molasses for U$50,00, including buckets and shipping

Brazil, dude hehe

[NZChris]

A second hand 3l copper alembic at a good price.

I'm cleaning off all the sticky tape that the previous owner used to seal it for making essential oils. It should be ready for a quicky gin run tomorrow.

I bet she got bugger all oils out of a still this size.

[SaltyStaves]

Nice score!

[NZChris]

It'll be ideal for running feijoa gin on the table to entertain visitors Salty

[Windswept]

It'll be ideal for running feijoa gin on the table to entertain visitors Salty

That's a great idea!

[SaltyStaves]

It'll be ideal for running feijoa gin on the table to entertain visitors Salty

Hehe. If they manage to get their mouths around the spout, there is a small chance they might taste some Feijoa.

[NZChris]

Almost. I have made a very nice feijoa flavored gin and we had a couple of feijoa G&Ts that evening , but the flavor was gone 24 hours later

[NZChris]

I've managed to remove all of the sticky from the tape that the previous owner had used to seal it.

It wasn't easy.

I'll do vinegar and sacrificial runs tomorrow to clean up anything internal that I've missed.

[Windswept]

Just picked up some honey! Cost me the price of the barrels!

[cob]

I got a triple scale hydrometer at the goodwill store for $1.99. but it committed

suicide in the back seat with a half gallon of milk before we made it home