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    Homebrewers Roll-Call

    How long have you been brewing? Hard to believe , 21 years! All-grain or Extract? All-Grain on a Tower I build and add-on HERMS What was the last beer you brewed? Back-to-back 10 Gallon bathes of Vanilla Porter and Coffee/Chocolate Breakfast Stout Bottle or Keg? Keg Favorite Styles? Hoppy and...
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    Banking Smoked Meat

    I have yet dry out meat on purpose :)  Third bacon was great, Cheeses good, polish sausage, I'm working on!
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    Banking Smoked Meat

    Thanks!  And as I will be busy frying pulling early is the answer, just used to taking briskets to fall apart 200 :)
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    Banking Smoked Meat

    Howdy, whenever I light the charcoal grill or offset smoker I want them full so I can "Bank" some food for later. My daughter-in-law was deployed (Army) over Thanksgiving and Christmas so we are having a holiday meal this weekend before they move to Germany. She want's Fried Turkey!  So I will...
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    Homebrewers Roll-Call

    We are in stage 4 drought emergency, lakes at 28% and the city in final testing to recycle 7.5 millions gallons a day of effluent back into the drinking water supply for over 130,000 people.  No outdoor water use allowed other than keeping swimming pools full (health reasons)  In the summer I...
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    First Cold Smoked Brats Recipe

    I couldn't get this picture to upload from my phone so I came in thru the backdoor.  The shiny rods are pieces of 3/8" stainless tubing. From my first cheese smoke I added a shelf under the stack for an old skillet to catch condensate drips. 
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    First Cold Smoked Brats Recipe

    Here is my upright box. Only smoked cheese in upper two positions. So thinking of 3' long hanks of 6" links, 18" hanging on each side of 5 rods (atbtop)which will hold 6 or 7 hanks each without touching.
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    To spatch or not to spatch?

    I brined 4 small birds last weekend for my first Spatch. Brown Sugar, Salt and blended Jalapenos. Brushed with mayo and liberal amounts of Jeff's Rub. 325 with Pecan til 160 I.T. about 2 hours. Very happy with the even cooking, although the presentation lacked 
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    To spatch or not to spatch?

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    First Cold Smoked Brats Recipe

    Thanks for the reply!  My buddy (inset) was cutting up 1/2 a 4H pig for me last night so I had to come up with something quick. Grabbed a package of Adkins Polish Kolbase seasonings and my pink salt and headed out to the country. Cut pork chops, loin, ribs, several roasts to smoke and pull and...
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    First Cold Smoked Brats Recipe

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    First Cold Smoked Brats Recipe

    I have cheese down cold and have been given 1/2 of a 4H hog to be processed Tuesday night. Butcher normally uses Old Plantation, which we are not particularly fond of.  I have most of the pound of Pink Salt I bought for my bacon so just looking for some  favorite spice mixtures. Will probably...
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    To spatch or not to spatch?

    Maybe this will be my weekend to Spatch a couple of yardbirds. I'm guessing one will fill a Bradley Rack, which I really like in my offset smoker main pit. Also have a pair for the upright when I cold smoke.  I guess I'll brine in salt and some Atkins friendly spices, Any other suggestions? 
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    How I bottle without making a mess

    Yep, the only advantage of a bottling bucket is batch-priming beer, or sparkling cider. Always bottle wine directly from carboy :) Prost!
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    Commercial Fridge Build

    Have you put a magnet to it? Galvanized steel is magnetic, but so are cheaper grades of SS so you are only sure if magnet doesn't stick. Also Galvanized will shine up with vinegar.
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