Anybody get any good deals lately?

[NZChris]

Picked up a 3/8" brass needle valve for a few dollars at a garage sale. Perfect for water control for my next reflux still experiment.

[Bushman]

Picked up a 3/8" brass needle valve for a few dollars at a garage sale. Perfect for water control for my next reflux still experiment.

That is a great find!

[Deplorable]

I bought an old rusty grain mill today for US$50.
Got it broken down and soaking in vinegar now. It's got a couple worts, but the cones are in great shape. Should be able to get it restored and functional for under $150 total out of pocket. This should make a fine corn grinder.

[Oldvine Zin]

Nice find!!

[Saltbush Bill]

I bought an old rusty grain mill today for US$50.
Got it broken down and soaking in vinegar now.

Save the Vinegar and just soak it in some backset/ dunder ....will do exactly the same thing ........except you get to make booze from the wash/ mash thats made the de-rusting agent first........ Waste not want not !

[Deplorable]

I bought an old rusty grain mill today for US$50.
Got it broken down and soaking in vinegar now.

Save the Vinegar and just soak it in some backset/ dunder ....will do exactly the same thing ........except you get to make booze from the wash/ mash thats made the de-rusting agent first........ Waste not want not !

My small amount of backset is reserved for the next whiskey mash, otherwise I'd have use it.

[River Rat]

Well, I thought I found a good deal.... I found some panela online for $1.87/LB with free shipping. I ordered 24 lbs to try it out. What I received was 22 lbs of "P.A.N. pre-cooked enriched white corn meal". I got a refund and they did not want the corn meal returned to them, so at least I got something that can be fermented. The same panela is listed at $3.54/LB now. Looks like panela rum is on hold.
Any thoughts on "enriched pre-cooked corn meal"?

Deplorable - nice score on the mill! Is that flywheel cut for a v-belt?

[Hambone]

Any thoughts on "enriched pre-cooked corn meal"?

Enrichment is usually some B vitamins. So shouldn’t be any problems…

[Deplorable]

Well, I thought I found a good deal.... I found some panela online for $1.87/LB with free shipping. I ordered 24 lbs to try it out. What I received was 22 lbs of "P.A.N. pre-cooked enriched white corn meal". I got a refund and they did not want the corn meal returned to them, so at least I got something that can be fermented. The same panela is listed at $3.54/LB now. Looks like panela rum is on hold.
Any thoughts on "enriched pre-cooked corn meal"?

Deplorable - nice score on the mill! Is that flywheel cut for a v-belt?

No. Too old for that. If I later decide to power it, I'll have to buy a fly wheel. I've got a 1hp electric motor that could run it.

[The Baker]

This one is different.

My chore is making the bed.
Said to my supervisor (SWMBO) 'This sheepskin underlay has had it. Old. Never was much good,
held (poorly) by straps in the corner, etc.'

She ordered this you beaut new one. "Fitted" not straps, better made altogether.
So did the neighbour.

So I now have two (Queen bed size) sheepskins to keep the washes warm, maybe make a coat for the still...

Geoff

[Setsumi]

This one is different.

My chore is making the bed.
Said to my supervisor (SWMBO) 'This sheepskin underlay has had it. Old. Never was much good,
held (poorly) by straps in the corner, etc.'

She ordered this you beaut new one. "Fitted" not straps, better made altogether.
So did the neighbour.

So I now have two (Queen bed size) sheepskins to keep the washes warm, maybe make a coat for the still...

Geoff

, waste not want not.

[CoogeeBoy]

This one is different.

My chore is making the bed.
Said to my supervisor (SWMBO) 'This sheepskin underlay has had it. Old. Never was much good,
held (poorly) by straps in the corner, etc.'

She ordered this you beaut new one. "Fitted" not straps, better made altogether.
So did the neighbour.

So I now have two (Queen bed size) sheepskins to keep the washes warm, maybe make a coat for the still...

Geoff

Or a coat for the dog! Must be cold where you are now.

[The Baker]

Haven't got a dog...

Yair some days are really cold, a few at nine degrees celsius.

Geoff

[cranky]

Today I got three 12 packs of Coors light and 2 bottles of Tabasco sauce for free

[Kareltje]

What is Coors????

[JellybeanCorncob]

Are you sure they didn’t have to pay you to take that beer?
Haha.
Cheers. Good on ya!

[JellybeanCorncob]

What is Coors????

It’s like “Beer Whiz Beer” It’s in the water, that’s why it’s yellow.

[Saltbush Bill]

The Tabasco was a bargain

[Bushman]

Not sure how you score all these items all the time cranky. Without telling people what you do I’ll just ask if it was confiscated.

[Stonecutter]

Today I got three 12 packs of Coors light and 2 bottles of Tabasco sauce for free

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Gotta be one of the most red neck things I’ve ever heard of. I’m more of a PBR guy myself

[Stonecutter]

Hey…. The mountains are blue alright! Haha good shit

[River Rat]

Today I got three 12 packs of Coors light and 2 bottles of Tabasco sauce for free

How'd you do that? I'm asking for a friend...

[cranky]

Not sure how you score all these items all the time cranky. Without telling people what you do I’ll just ask if it was confiscated.

No it is not confiscated. I have access to a bottle dumpster used by several different bars. Since I need to bottle 7-9 gallons of brandy, 15 gallons of cider, 10 gallons of that pink stuff and a few other things I have been raiding the bottle dumpster a lot lately looking for beer bottles that use crimp on caps and bottles with corks. It seems that occasionally when beer is at or near it's expiration date they are choosing to just toss it in the dumpster box and all unopened so I rescue it...just for the bottles of course...

What is Coors????

It's a fairly low alcohol (4.5%) American lager "beer" made with barley, hops and corn syrup. It's quite popular in certain crowds but I don't know anybody who drinks it. I do however know a guy with a still who is more than willing run off any kind of alcohol he can get for nothing

Are you sure they didn’t have to pay you to take that beer?
Haha.
Cheers. Good on ya!

In a way they did. I need bottles, so it saves me the money for the bottles. The bottles are actually worth 5 or 10 cents in certain states so technically I could get paid to take them.

The Tabasco was a bargain

You really can't go wrong with free unopened hot sauce. It's not even expired or nothing, not that Tabasco actually ever expires.

Today I got three 12 packs of Coors light and 2 bottles of Tabasco sauce for free

Gotta be one of the most red neck things I’ve ever heard of. I’m more of a PBR guy myself

That's funny right there

Today I got three 12 packs of Coors light and 2 bottles of Tabasco sauce for free

How'd you do that? I'm asking for a friend...

It's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time and willing to take advantage of it.

[Kareltje]

Several people: Thanks for telling me what Coors is: now I get the jokes.

[cranky]

I got another 2 bottles of Tabasco today and could have gotten 3 more 12 packs of Coors light but would have had to climb into the dumpster to get them. I'm not real crazy about the idea of climbing in there with all that broken glass for 3.3 gallons of crappy 4.2% beer. I might feel differently tomorrow

[Saltbush Bill]

Looking into my crystal ball and I see a specially designed long handled tool for extracting packs of Coors light from dumpster bins in your future Cranky.

[Bushman]

Necessity is the mother of all inventions, if they are in the 1/2 case bottles you can probably grab them with a simple hook on SBB’s long handled tool.

[bluc]

3 pack silicone gap filler $13au. Just the thing when doing brewery Reno...

[still_stirrin]

What is Coors????

A “sex in a canoe beer” —> f’ing close to water!

[zed255]

Necessity is the mother of all inventions

I'd be willing to bet laziness has led to more inventions than necessity.