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    And now a random photo

    My Rotty mix passed away a couple months ago, and I decided to get another pup. I just brought this guy home, his name is Porter:
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    How Do You Afford This Addiction?

    I'm a retired firefighter/paramedic. My main hobby is brewing beer, and that takes up most of my hobby money. My hobby money comes from my part time job at a liquor store. During my time as a firefighter, I worked part time as a tow truck operator, worked a bit as a mechanic, and my worst Idea...
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    Do you refrigerate potatoes?

    This thread has lead me down multiple rabbit holes, but this turned out to be the one that keeps going. I’d not heard of eating fermented rice. Sure, there’s rice wine, rice vinegar, sake, and other fermented rice products, but fermented rice for dinner isn’t something I’ve even thought of. But...
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    Do you refrigerate potatoes?

    I'm curious, what causes the starches to convert to sugars at low temps? I brew beer, and to covert the starches in the grain to sugar, I need to steep the crushed grain in 150F water for about an hour. Amylase, the enzyme that does that work, does it best at that temp. Do potatoes have an...
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    Johnsonville brats

    I also won’t buy them anymore. Especially the ones with cheese. The original is ok, but the local butcher has much better ones.
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    New Guy From NH

    Hi, I've been brewing beer for about 17 years, started fermenting veggies a few years ago, and now I'm learning about fermented meats. I've been smoking meat and fish for many years, but I didn't know fermenting meat was a thing. Until now. I intend to follow this rabbit hole wherever it leads...
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