It was a cool Winter's night about a week before the Solstice. Had just finished typing to the rep from Midwest, "no it hasn't arrived yet". The dogs were bothering me. Barked at them a bit and hit send. I thought, "Was that the delivery guy?". I sprang to the front door to see what was the matter. And there it was in the cool LED glow of our holiday decorations, a brown box that said "FRAGILE" (say Fraj-eel-aaa). Italian I think. Decided to bring it in anyway and here is what I found.
A brand spankin' new Dubbel 'em Up partial mash kit with the following;
Instructions
6 lb. Belgian Pils malt
3.3 lb. Light Malt Extract
1/4 lb. Aromatic
1/4 lb. Biscuit
1 lb. Light Candi Sugar
1 oz. Hallertau
1 oz. Saaz pellet hops
priming sugar
Wyeast Activator pack of Ardennes yeast was included which would be optional when ordering I think.
It wasn't a lamp in the shape of a woman's leg, but, something much better. Something I can use. Something that could transform into a beautiful elixir of magical wonder, fermentables and stuff to ferment with.
Now I just need to set a day to brew :-) And clear a path to my brewing stuff in the garage. And clean out a carboy. And probably get rid of that infected beer that's been out there for a while. And...
Now I just need to set a day to brew :-) And clear a path to my brewing stuff in the garage. And clean out a carboy. And probably get rid of that infected beer that's been out there for a while. And...
- I find reading something that isn't on a screen enjoyable every now and then. This magazine has been there since the early days and something you'll find many homebrewers subscribe through.
My Dad uses one to serve out of keg I refill for him.
- Just purchased two similar to these. Much easier to transport than 5 gal kegs. Definitely more expensive than a reconditioned keg, but, that's why somebody ought to buy one for that special homebrewer.
- Nice little package of the charger and keg together with spigot. I used a setup like this at my Mom's holiday party over Thanksgiving.
- A used soda bottle with the standard PET size screw top and one of these and you can carbonate anything. Helpful for taking some beer with you and keeping it fresh and pressurized with CO2. Makes it possible to save smaller amounts of homebrew. Also allows you to try different carbonation levels with your beer. LOVE this thing.
- Makes it easy to transfer beer to and from containers. Really makes life easier.
- Magnetic back, long tether, simple, effective, accurate ... sure I'd like something fancier, but, this was cheap and is more than adequate.
- Think of it as a Wikipedia article for everything about homebrew, before the Internet. There are other books. I have them. None of them have the character and authenticity of Mr Papazian.
