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    Glass Vs Plastic carboy

    The solution to this problem is in the solution!  By that I mean: Do not use a bottle brush on your plastic fermenting bucket. Use proper cleaning solutions, gentle wipes, and elbow grease. Wash it thoroughly, then fill it with diluted solution and let it set for an hour. Then wash it again...
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    First Cherry wood smoke

    To go back on-topic, I have a free source of cherry and I use it in most of my smokes. Cherry is hard to split so I tend to cut it with a saw, and throw a couple sticks on top of the coal bed and just let it do its thing.
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    DIY solar and wind power

    On the market, but generally unavailable, are solar roof shingles. I'd love to see them become a bit more efficient. Then they could, in theory anyway, be used on virtually all new residential construction and roof replacement projects. It won't take you off the grid in many northern areas, but...
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    turn your 22.5 kettle into a smoker

    I used to smoke on the Weber kettle all the time. Served me well for a decade. I still have it. It's in great condition, and I use it for grilling.
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    favorite types of wood

    So far I've used: hickory mesquite maple cherry oak First two I've had to purchase chips/chunks, the others have been free in the form of logs. All of 'em are good! My last smoke, 6 racks of babybacks and 2 chickens, used all of them - and it came out great.
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    You can stream high deff movies from your pc to xbox360 to watch on your big screen tv!!!

    That presumes a treasure trove of HD movies on the PC. Besides Netflix or other similar service, where does one find a bunch of HD movies for PC?
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    More brewing updates

    Minikegged/bottled a batch tyesterday, and will minikeg/bottle another on Wednesday - as I brew yet another batch. Then I'll brew again on Sunday while I move Wednesday's abtch from primary to secondary. Production is finally catching up to consumption  :) 
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    "Cowboy Lump Charcoal" (War Zone)

    I have no quibble with Cowboy. For smoking it's not as good as RO, but for direct grilling it works better because it lights up quicker. When I'm doing my aged porterhouse steaks, they get grilled over Cowboy. I do notice the taste difference between lump hardwood and typical briquettes. And...
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    A dazzling day on the beach....

    a half-chicken and two racks of babybacks that I smoked yesterday, a minikeg of my homebrew...  life s very good indeed  :)
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    New Platform - What do you think?

    It's awful.... and it deserves far worse language than that to describe just how awful it is. Confusing layout, popups for videogames....  WTF is this crap? Sorry but it SUCKS.
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    How many us hunt ??

    I wouldn't shoot my old recurve nowadays. IF I ever decide to hunt again, I'll likely pick up a PSE NovaNI or Stinger package. Shot the NovaNI last year, and it's awesome. Then again, I doubt you can go wrong nowadays with most any of these bows from most manufacturers. It comes down to the...
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    Winter's over.... the Weber kettle's back in play

    The gas grill is great during cold weather. Come home from work, turn it on; in 10 minutes you can cook. A few smoke chips and you've got good flavor too. But the past many weeks the kettle has returned to the cooking rotation. Did bacon-wrapped filet mignons and marinated chicken breasts...
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    Do you remove the membrane from ribs?

    I always do. Except once, where for some reason I forgot. That taught me NEVER to forget. The eating experience is much more pleasurable without the membrane.
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    How many us hunt ??

    I used to bow hunt; I took a couple of deer back in my teens and early 20s with a beautiful wood recurve bow given me by an uncle. I don't anymore. Though I might opt to do so in the future.... but I just don't get a thrill from killing things so it's unlikely. No way I'd go out there during...
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    More brewing updates

    Brewed an Irish stout ale last night. Next week I'm gonna transfer it to a secondary fermenter, and then brew a pale ale. After five batches where nothing went as expected yet every batch has been delicious, I've learned to simply trust the hydrometer. So the process has boiled town to this...
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    Exhaust pipe damper

    To paraphrase Pirates of the Carribean, it's more like a guideline than a rule. That exhaust damper has many uses. Indeed, closing it and the intake damper will help you shut down a fire. But it also does these things: - For smokers that stay outdoors without covering, it keeps rainwater out...
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    National Home Brew Day!!!

    I have a batch I need to keg/bottle, then I have to brew another batch before heading out of town for a couple days.... gotta try to make production keep up with consumption
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    Smoke Box & Heat

    The CharGriller's performance is directly related to ambient conditions. 70 degrees, no wind? Has no trouble retaining heat. 30 degrees, windy? Different game. You can still be successful, but it takes more thought and effort. You're coming into late spring-summer at this point. You should be...
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    Pizza on the grill

    Been grilling pies for years. In fact, out on my beach it's the only way to get fresh hot pizza! At home we sometimes use a pizza stone and sometimes not. I like it better without, but you have to be careful you don't burn it.
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    Refurbishing a Char Griller

    I hope you got it for $40 bucks or less. With that amount of work, a new one (which goes for less than $200) might have been the better choice. Anyway.... the cast-iron needs to be soaked in water for an hour or so. Then immediately, without drying, ***take a motorized wire brush to it. When...
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