karlunity Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 I was taking care of the Hippie as she was a bit under the weather. But we are back. No offence Doc or FC but some of your colleagues scared the hell out of me and I am happy to report they were WRONG. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Sounds like she is doing well, then. EXCELLENT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Thank you sir She is better. She ties more easily yet But much better yet still worries about me!!!!! Told her not to...... but you know good wives karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 I did a video on, "Being your own patient advocate". I need to do a part 2 after what we've been through with my crippled mother-in-law. I hope for many good years for you and your wife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 Thank you sir karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Hippies are organic health nuts. Me donut or burger and beer and I am happy. But the flower child wants organic and even beer I drink must be in glass bottles! Told her she should eat like me to be healthy Got the WIFELOOK! karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Yeah, I have my own hippie. Know what you mean, Karl. You should make your own beer, like me. You know exactly what's in it, no extra chemicals, you can bottle it or keg it, costs are around $25 for two cases (48 bottles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Sounds hard to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Make beer? Easy. Takes about 2 hours, most of which is waiting for the pot to boil. Briefly: Bring large pot with some water to boil. Add malt and more water. Bring back to low boil. Add hops, low boil for 30 min. Add hops. Low boil for 25 minutes. Put in 5 gal water bottle, add water and yeast, seal with a gas lock. Wait a week. Pour off beer into bottles (add some honey first) or directly (no honey) into keg with CO2. Wait 6 weeks if in bottles or 3 days if in a keg. Drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 That explains how easily Martin Luther's wife made his beer. No fancy still stuff. Back onto the initial topic- I read last night that research has shown muscadine grapes (which grow on my property), in non-alcoholic form, were show to help with aging skin by increasing moisture and elasticity. Your wives might be interested. Etsy sells it the cheapest, I think. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/polyphenols#what-they-are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 We used to have a lot of muscadine on the property we had near Calvert, TX. Linda made jelly with it once. Didn't gel, so more like thick syrup in that batch. We have what looks to be muscadine growing all over here too, but I've not seen any grapes. The f'in deer probably get them all first, like the blackberries. People have been making beer for over 20,000 years. Probably way before that, but that's been found by the archeologists. I call this The Society Built on Beer. Anyway, can't be too complicated or need too much stuff if they were doing it 20K years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Made beer in NY. ( over filled once and the bottle blew) went to a stainless steel container. Gave it up as the desert in Cali did not have the cold temp it needed nor does Florida Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Thank FC I will pass the word karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 I just leave the bottle on the kitchen floor to ferment. The house, being air conditioned, stays in they 70's and that works just fine. You need cold if you want a lager, but with a regular yeast, no problem at all. And the yeast I use is the same strain I've been using for years. It seems to have adapted to 75F without any trouble. That is, summer (75+F on the floor) or winter (70F on the floor) no problems, just happy making bubbles for us. Yeah, don't over fill the bottles. Leave an inch in the neck. My friends in my fraternity would use 2L soda bottles. Brew, ferment, bottle in those, ready for the next party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 Yeah, sounds easy. I couldn't get muscadine to solidify either. I gave up on trying to make jelly out if it. Must be something about it that prevents it becoming jelly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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