Nice looking handle it is, too. Just curious if there are custom lighted taps that will fit on. Colored LED's under that would be SWEET. Very nice work with the acrylic if you milled that from a billet, perhaps more impressive if you molded it. I'm a long way from needing anything of the nature, and was taught at a young age to not covet things I don't need (yet). Maybe one day, in a different house with a dedicated beer kitchen/man cave/wet bar in it. I'll have to switch to electric brewing if I do that, but I don't see that being a problem.
It's about 3H15M from my place to Downtown Hotlanta via I59/20. Well, 4H15M going, 2H15M coming home.
We're just southwest of Birmingham, about 6 miles from the 242 Exit off I-65 South at the tank farm. Almost a complete interstate ride from here to the Federal Building downtown Hotlanta. Not much secondary road travel at all, but bits of it on this end can be challenging these days.
Had to go over to Atlanta several times during the immigration process for my better half and her kids, and have been many times for work, or through it (also for work) or for seeing family in the Carolinas. I make no bones, she IS the better half. She puts up with me and has been my rock for 16 years now, 14 of which she has been raising 3 of my eldest daughter's children, one of which was 2 months old when we took them in. I got the best Aussie off the island when she picked me and came to the States. The first ex-Mrs RoadRoach was a rock, too, but more like a millstone tied around my neck. Don't get me started.
Come on by any time, as long as you rattle my cage before you do. I'll try to make sure I have a couple somethings in the fridge. I try, but my drinking skills are better than my brew scheduling.
Maybe sometime this summer, assuming the Gestapo doesn't incarcerate the nation at home again, the missus and I can reciprocate and visit you and yours. I'm so over that crap. But I'll leave those politics alone to debate if the conversation wanders there in person. Early warning. All in our house have had the jab except me but I got monoclonal infusion after I figured out I had it. All in the house have had VERY minor cases of COVID except the missus. So far, she's the only one that hasn't had it. We're not paranoid about it, but like to let new visitors know in case they want to mask up while here to make themselves more comfortable, or opt out with no obligation or judgement if they don't want to assume their own risk visiting someone they've never met. We won't be masked. We're in our home. Not much we can do to avoid each other, and we won't avoid our guests by hiding behind something that won't protect us anyway. You're certainly not a new visitor if you come here a second time, and will likely have to get your own beer or other beverage of choice if you're on your first trip and have been here more than a couple hours.
If you have a preference or a good recipe for me to try for your adventure or just wanna test my skills, lemme know what it is, and I'll give it a spin. If it isn't boiling hot, we can sit on the deck, pick off crows with the pellet rifle, and enjoy something to drink. Enough planning might even get a meal served, including some homemade sausage and something that goes good with that. Obviously, we'll need to plan any special request with brewing/fermenting/conditioning time in mind. There's something magical about storing the stuff under my stairs. It carbs up and is drinkable usually in 4 days or less. Can't say it's properly aged, but certainly drinkable. Remember, I still consider myself a noob with better drinking skills than palate sensitivity. I've also learned the power of suggestion is VERY powerful when tasting a beer. If you bring something with, make me tell you what it is. Not judging your brew, just seeing if I know what the heck I'm talking about and learning to speak beer-speak.
