My First Homebrew - Irish Red Ale (Came out tastier than I thought!)

phoenix3e3 · 2 months

My first brew was the Midwest irish red as well and I have to agree that it definitely needs more hops. This one was fantastic after the first few weeks bottle conditioning but I have a few bottles that have sat a bit longer and since the hoppiness has kind of mellowed I'm left with a kind of cloying sweetness that wasn't there before and not nearly enough crispiness at the end. It was still a good first beer but far too sweet on the finish for my taste.

insomnia_accountant · 3 months

I also have a crappy electric apartment stove. I do 3 gallon boils; My stove has trouble keeping this amount at a kind of rolling boil so I can't even imagine 4. I've heard of some people situating the pot so that it covers two burners. You can put the lid partially on to keep the heat up a little bit but don't fully cover the pot. There is also the option of building yourself a heatstick http://www.cedarcreeknetworks.com/heatstick.htm for future brews! My pot takes quite some time to boil as well but it finally gets there if I'm patient!

stupid_human · 3 months

Just twist the tubing and push it at the same time and it will eventually go over the siphon/bottling spigot after a lot of frustration the first time. As for how to siphon: http://www.breworganic.com/tips/virtual_class/siphon.htm helped me out. It's a bit tricky to get started sometimes but you get the hang of it.

notanotherreddituser · 3 months

Just drink a lot!

haha that seems to be the best method huh. I'm just not very good at planning or thinking of these things when I have the opportunity D: ohwell, I'll work something out!

notanotherreddituser · 3 months

an irish red and apfelwein currently :)

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srikanthb23 · 4 months

polydactyl cats (Cats with extra digits) are nicknamed Hemingway cats because of the polydactyl cats at Hemingway's home! He's a cutie and special for sure

srikanthb23 · 4 months

Should have posed your Hemingway cat with some Hemingway.

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thebluewonderland · 4 months

How are my points misconceptions? I am telling people that:

You need to provide your Address and SSN for this program which is true. It is up to whomever sees this how they want to use that information. Some people don't like giving out their SSN for these programs, it's as simple as that.
You have to pay the $5 for the pre-paid mastercard out of your earnings, which is also true.

I am glad that you are such an expert on cashtexts to state that these points are "super false." I am only giving people more information on the website that you did not provide in your original post.

thebluewonderland · 4 months

You DON'T have to give them your address or SSN in order to earn money. You do, however, have to give them your address and SSN to get paid.

ಠ_ಠ What is the point of "earning money" if you can't actually be payed out for it? Bottom line is that the website DOES require your SSN which is a huge turn off for a lot of people. And as for the $5 cashcard thing:

Less a $5.00 fee for your Global Cash Card (Until your commissions equal $5.00 you cannot receive a cash card)

So while, yes, the $5 is coming out of your earnings, you are still technically paying for this card. Anyway, edited original post to reflect that SSN + Address is only required for payment not necessarily the text messages although I still have yet to see people getting any.

thebluewonderland · 4 months

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manirelli · 4 months

That you're still making fallacious statements without any kind of evidence and that Reddit as a whole is playing into it just as much. I'm not asking you to quote a book; I'm asking you (among others on Reddit who seem to only get their information force-fed through blog posts and front page snippits) to actually read and use THE BILL for support to your claims, not your emotions. It doesn't really matter, I'll still be downvoted to oblivion and the cycle will continue.

manirelli · 4 months

it doesn't all happen at once, it's a slow, under the radar, crumbling of the internet. The internet is the first (and they're trying to make it the last) real individualistic communication medium.

this legislation will do no good for anyone except the corporations that want to hoard money

Please do explain to me how this is truth and not your own biased opinion on the subject. You are entitled to your opinion, especially here on the "first real individualistic communication medium." But please don't pretend that you are not, "As opposed to impartially providing information, propaganda, in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to influence an audience. Propaganda is often biased, with facts selectively presented (thus possibly lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or uses loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented."

manirelli · 4 months

I don't mean to berate you, it is just hard to tell here on reddit when people are trying to be sarcastic or really just buy into anything they read. It's just maddening when the majority of people who see this information don't even go out and read the bill for themselves! Anyway, sorry if I came off strongly as well, I just mean to try and talk some reason into the lynch mob that any and all SOPA discussions are becoming.

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