Now this is the ONLY proper use of an aluminum ladder. Those things are DANGEROUS in so many ways. I just noticed your kettle. You and I share a name, AND our kettles are nearly identical. I see you've removed the thermometer to prevent tearing your bag, though. What is that burner you're...

Got way too much invested in the house, too. We just had another new roof put on this year with much higher quality material and workmanship. Completely remodeled the outside, removed an unused fireplace and remodeled the den, remodeled the hallway, dining room, and kitchen. Still have two...

Gotcha. Their prices look pretty good. They had a big sale on 2-Row a few weeks ago. Started to order some supplies, but still not ready to get back into the brewing yet. Don't want to buy supplies and let them go stale. Bloody chicken compound keeps me busy. Run space needs for one flock...

Meeting folks and potential soul mates on the internet isn't nearly as uncommon as it used to be. My first meeting with my wonderful wife of 20 years did not go smoothly. I had a delayed flight from LA to Sydney, which made me miss my connection to Adelaide. I had a few airlines eating out of...

Who did you order the grains from?

My first concert was a very LOUD one. KISS, on their Rock 'n Roll Over tour, well after the KISS LIVE album. A buddy of mine won the tickets from a local radio station and didn't want to go alone but his GF HATED KISS. So he gave me one of the tickets and a ride to the show. Cost me bugger...

I feel your pain. About the time I think I'm going to get a window, something ELSE needs doing. The missus added another 15 chickens a few months ago. A snake got 3 of them (and I got the snake), but the 12 remaining are exhibiting some issues that indicate overcrowding. The larger birds are...

You are correct. The Fermonster is what I have, and is certainly not rated for pressure. Maybe that caused the Freudian slip. Looks to me like it just needs a better lid because it's very thick plastic, but they have no intention of updating the design. It kinda looks like the alien ships...

That's what I meant, Fermzilla. I'm old and allowed to keep talking until I say things right.

Lock it down so I can at least tweak the permanent reminder I put in the phone.

That's the Fermonster with pressure kit, right?

Most of what I planted came from unopened packets, a good bit of it being stuff that was going to be tossed in a dumpster by the missus' employer because it was past growing season. In fact, the stuff from the opened and older packets seems to have done better. However, we do keep the seeds in...

Planted a buncha stuff for the girls’ winter greens. The cabbage, kale, broccoli, and sprouts all look great, but they were all seedlings. The seeds probably had less than 5% viability. Probably about 50% for the carrots and onions, but I figure the lettuce and most of the turnips froze a few...

Just knocked back a Kona Big Wave. Couldn’t have read @Sunfire96 post about Citra/mosaic combo at a better time.

Hard to go wrong with Citra/Mosaic combo. It makes me want to crank up some Bob Marley and put on the flip flops. Problem is we have a low of 29F tonight. I’m allergic to cold feet, so the flip flops gonna have to wait a few months.