What are your other hobbies?
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Sonny@bnr
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I use to be into them then I got into cars and took a break here's. pic of old tank now I'm getting back into fish keeping just sucks I sold all my stuff and now it's expensive getting it all started again
seanp1
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Would that be a gold severum on the right?
BKamp613
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My friend and I homebrew beer. It's really fun and a cold delicious beer you made yourself is a great payoff...even though it takes a few weeks.
We have a FB page if anyone wants to check out what we're up to. About to start a Strawberry Blonde Ale for my father-in-law.
https://www.facebook.com/TheBasementSudsman
We have a FB page if anyone wants to check out what we're up to. About to start a Strawberry Blonde Ale for my father-in-law.
https://www.facebook.com/TheBasementSudsman
RoXXXanne13
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nessquid89
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Bar tending for party's would be one of my many hobbies
ungawd
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I just started last week. There's an Irish Red in a secondary now. As soon as I find a large enough pressure cooker, or suitable materials, I'll be making some bourbon. I don't do facebook so I can't see what you've got brewing.
BKamp613
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Nice. What are you using for your Red? My strawberry blonde (just a blonde ATM) will be in the primary for another 12 days or so. Work schedule prohibits me from going all out and using fresh fruit (babysitting in case of blow-out) so I'm "cheating" and trying extract.
I'll just throw some in during bottling. Thinking of splitting it and only bottling half with strawberry in case it tastes like ass. At least I'd have 1/2 a normal batch if that happened.
1st (October '12): American Lager (Turned out Sam Adams-ish)
2nd (March '13): Lighter American w/Orange + Coriander
3rd (May '13): Blonde w/Strawberry
Upcoming (Sometime in June): Maybe a hefeweizen?
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ungawd
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The first beer is an Irish Red Ale extract kit from Midwest Supplies just to get into it. I'm strongly considering sours because they seem easy and are recyclable. I'll have to see how this first batch goes. The primary went astonishingly quick, 3 1/2 days. On wednesday I'm going to bottle it. The next beer batches will be kegged and a friend is having supplies delivered this week to build a keezer.
The beer is mutual between us, but I'm strongly interested in aging some bourbon and concocting some harder varieties. I haven't located a sizeable pressure cooker yet but have all the other supplies ready.
BKamp613
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Dang, that is pretty fast. I brew with a buddy too, but he moved 2.5 hrs away. Figured I'd load up on some easy batches when he can't make the trip. I'll have to check out some Red recipes. You can tweak everything to craft a brew that's truly your own. Let me know how the bourbon works out. We make a kick-ass bourbon slush drink in the summer. Like a drunken snow cone lol.
ungawd
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I got the rest of my supplies this evening. First I'm going to make a simple cracked corn with a mix of white, brown, and cane sugars. In about a week I'll "process" it and age it in jars with applewood; heat, cool, and turn method for several weeks. I'll start another batch the week after once I locate some rye as I've got a bag of Jack Daniel's barrel chips in wait.
Macehammer
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Picked up here thinking you wee talking about car mods and I was like, "Wathufu??"
Nevermind, carry on...
ahtoxa
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I have a few hobbies that I support, some more than others.
1. MTB. Actively ride 2 times a week or more, but with work it's hard to get out more than the two times on Saturday and Sunday. My MTB cost more than 4 of the cars that I've owned in the last 3-4 years. Cost rating - 6/10. Buy-in is expensive but regular maintenance and parts cost is reasonable (compared to wheeling a truck).
2. Offroading. Modified and extensively wheeled two rigs in the last 9 years. Met some of the most interesting, kind, honest and generally good people in this field. It's far from being a strictly redneck activity if you stay away from mud bogs and stick to actual wheeling. Cost rating - 8/10. It gets expensive very fast.
3. Camping, hiking and backpacking. Cost rating - 3/10. Very cheap once you have the gear you need for what you want to do. Quality gear will last you years and years (not including clothes, of course). Once you got the gear - it's mainly the cost of gas, especially if you take more of a minimalistic approach.
4. Beer. Self-proclaimed beer snob. Drink primarily small microbrew and favor IPA/Porters in the cooler months and weiss on really hot days on the patio. Cost - ???
1. MTB. Actively ride 2 times a week or more, but with work it's hard to get out more than the two times on Saturday and Sunday. My MTB cost more than 4 of the cars that I've owned in the last 3-4 years. Cost rating - 6/10. Buy-in is expensive but regular maintenance and parts cost is reasonable (compared to wheeling a truck).
2. Offroading. Modified and extensively wheeled two rigs in the last 9 years. Met some of the most interesting, kind, honest and generally good people in this field. It's far from being a strictly redneck activity if you stay away from mud bogs and stick to actual wheeling. Cost rating - 8/10. It gets expensive very fast.
3. Camping, hiking and backpacking. Cost rating - 3/10. Very cheap once you have the gear you need for what you want to do. Quality gear will last you years and years (not including clothes, of course). Once you got the gear - it's mainly the cost of gas, especially if you take more of a minimalistic approach.
4. Beer. Self-proclaimed beer snob. Drink primarily small microbrew and favor IPA/Porters in the cooler months and weiss on really hot days on the patio. Cost - ???
ungawd
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I'll have a white russian.
