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Comment on Please don't say just hello in chat in ~tech
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Comment on Please don't say just hello in chat in ~tech
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentDang, that's going above and beyond! And also, yes, acceptable.Dang, that's going above and beyond! And also, yes, acceptable.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentI've yet to look at anything sour at all... do you pitch the lacto, wait a day, then pitch more yeast? Or something different? Never quite understood the process.I've yet to look at anything sour at all... do you pitch the lacto, wait a day, then pitch more yeast? Or something different? Never quite understood the process.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentI don't see it as a huge gamble. Assuming you don't get an obvious infection or mold, you can just taste the "beer" coming off the sample. If it's not awful, it's going to be ok! ... probably! On...I don't see it as a huge gamble. Assuming you don't get an obvious infection or mold, you can just taste the "beer" coming off the sample. If it's not awful, it's going to be ok! ... probably!
On my case, the yeast produced very similar flavors in a big batch as it did the collection and starter.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentSo many hops! That's crazy. My beers lately have been 1 oz, no dry hopping. So simple! I had bought some hops in bulk on clearance and they (in hindsight) past their time. After a few bad pale...So many hops! That's crazy.
My beers lately have been 1 oz, no dry hopping. So simple!
I had bought some hops in bulk on clearance and they (in hindsight) past their time. After a few bad pale ales/IPAs I kind of gave up on the style.
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Comment on What's your "must have" software for a MacBook Pro, especially for programming? in ~comp
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentIt's much lower than Chrome and Discord and the computer game I regularly play... but higher than everything else? So, I'm not sure if that's good or bad. It surely doesn't sink my batter quickly.It's much lower than Chrome and Discord and the computer game I regularly play... but higher than everything else? So, I'm not sure if that's good or bad. It surely doesn't sink my batter quickly.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentTotally counts! I wish I enjoyed mead 😕Totally counts!
I wish I enjoyed mead 😕
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Comment on What's your "must have" software for a MacBook Pro, especially for programming? in ~comp
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentYeah, you can reverse the scroll direction... but it's "backwards" between the touch pad as mouse. So if I flip it so the touch pad is "right", the mouse is then "wrong". This app lets you control...Yeah, you can reverse the scroll direction... but it's "backwards" between the touch pad as mouse. So if I flip it so the touch pad is "right", the mouse is then "wrong". This app lets you control them independently.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentI picked it up to have something "else" to do with my brewing. As is, I'll spend a few hours thinking up my next brew and finding a recipe, a few hours going to the brew shop, then brew day is...I picked it up to have something "else" to do with my brewing. As is, I'll spend a few hours thinking up my next brew and finding a recipe, a few hours going to the brew shop, then brew day is usually a 5 hour long ordeal... and then I'm done for weeks. Just sitting around, waiting. So I wanted something to fill the gaps.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentMy attempts at cider were always such a let down. I will be trying again, but it will all be store bought. How do you go about prepping/juicing your apples?My attempts at cider were always such a let down. I will be trying again, but it will all be store bought.
How do you go about prepping/juicing your apples?
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentI know a lot of brewers that switch to kombucha... mostly so you can keep up the hobby when you don't need more beer, or to try to keep busy and not get fat. I'm definitely interested! I...I know a lot of brewers that switch to kombucha... mostly so you can keep up the hobby when you don't need more beer, or to try to keep busy and not get fat. I'm definitely interested!
I understand it's bacteria and yeast, and there's tea, but what is it fermenting? What's the sugar?
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FunnyFatGuy LinkAfter three weekends of grueling lawn/garden maintenance, house maintenance, and brewing beer... I'm hoping to do nothing at all! Not likely to happen but that's the plan.After three weekends of grueling lawn/garden maintenance, house maintenance, and brewing beer... I'm hoping to do nothing at all!
Not likely to happen but that's the plan.
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FunnyFatGuy Link ParentWhere you going?Where you going?
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Comment on What's your "must have" software for a MacBook Pro, especially for programming? in ~comp
FunnyFatGuy LinkGimp works very well. I use CyberDuck for ftp (though VSCode can do that, too). I use github desktop for simplicity's sake. There's an app called "scroll reverser" or something like that. I need...Gimp works very well. I use CyberDuck for ftp (though VSCode can do that, too). I use github desktop for simplicity's sake.
There's an app called "scroll reverser" or something like that. I need it. It allows you to change the mac's native scroll option, but also do different for touchpad and mouse.
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Comment on What's your "must have" software for a MacBook Pro, especially for programming? in ~comp
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentVSCode is shockingly good. Really, it's hard to believe this amazing free app came from Microsoft. I use it on both my Mac and Windows PC.VSCode is shockingly good. Really, it's hard to believe this amazing free app came from Microsoft. I use it on both my Mac and Windows PC.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentI'm very excited by how well it turned out. I read up on yeast harvesting on https://bootlegbiology.com/ and it seemed easy, so I did it. I think I just got lucky and my first "harvest" produced a...I'm very excited by how well it turned out. I read up on yeast harvesting on https://bootlegbiology.com/ and it seemed easy, so I did it. I think I just got lucky and my first "harvest" produced a "beer" that tasted vaguely like Hefeweizen. When it comes to harvesting yeast, if it doesn't taste foul it's a success.
To do this you basically just mix up dry malt extract and water, then leave it out, covered in cheese cloth. 24 hours later you bring it in and wait.
For the beer, I also "discovered" that the creeping Charlie investing my lawn (I don't put down weed killer) is also called ground ivy which used to be called "ale hoof"... which is Middle English for "ale herb". They used it to bitter beer before hops were widely used. So I picked my weeds and ended up with a blend of hops and creeping Charlie.
It all felt very authentic and sustainable. Most importantly the beer turned out rather drinkable! It's not great? But when I tell folks what went into it, they're very pleased.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy LinkI had went through a "no brew" spell; due to various life situations. And after that I brewed beer three weekends in a row. So I presently have... A strawberry rhubarb wheat ale made with back...I had went through a "no brew" spell; due to various life situations. And after that I brewed beer three weekends in a row. So I presently have...
A strawberry rhubarb wheat ale made with back yard harvested yeast, front yard rhubarb, and various plants for bittering.
A cherry quad bock made with cherries from my mom's cherry tree.
An Amber kolsch with raspberries and mulberries harvested from my yard and the neighbors yard.
It's fruit beer season, it seems!
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentI have a cherry quad on tap in my home keezer right now... there's that note of cough syrup that's hard to ignore. But the cherries were harvested from my moms cherry tree, so it is what it is!...I have a cherry quad on tap in my home keezer right now... there's that note of cough syrup that's hard to ignore. But the cherries were harvested from my moms cherry tree, so it is what it is!
I've been fairly afraid of wine. Seems expensive to "do it right"... ie, proper grape must... and easy to get it wrong.
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Comment on Home brew! Who's brewing up what? in ~hobbies
FunnyFatGuy Link ParentI'd been idly interested for years, but my little brother asked me to take a class. One of the local breweries did a home brew + DIY session... which was basically a normal brew day for the...I'd been idly interested for years, but my little brother asked me to take a class. One of the local breweries did a home brew + DIY session... which was basically a normal brew day for the average home brewer with equipment that was cheap and easy. Things like "make your own mash tun with a cooler" and "just buy a turkey fryer".
The absolute best way to get started is to find a home brewer and just stay for a whole session. Once you get the basic idea, all the stuff you read online becomes relevant. And, as I said above, the home brew community is very helpful and encouraging.
Once you realize how cheap it is to make good beer, it's hard to let any other beer drinker not know about it.
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Home brew! Who's brewing up what?
The home brew community is one of those groups I just love. Everyone's enthusiastic, helpful, and excited. So... what are you working on? Got something in the fermentor? Something planned for the...
The home brew community is one of those groups I just love. Everyone's enthusiastic, helpful, and excited. So... what are you working on? Got something in the fermentor? Something planned for the weekend?
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I have a project manager that will send me, almost daily, "Hello FunnyFatGuy".
And then there's silence for between 1 minute and 3 hours. No telling if/when he'll continue. I've started to completely ignore his "Hello" or similar greeting until he includes information. And if he wants to just chat, he can come at with me something more than just "Hello"!!!