Home of the Old Fart's Club part 2

[thegloman]

Keef
I'm not happy with any of my current wine.
I'm gonna take the peach, grape and pear and run them thru the still. Theres nearly 5gal. Of it so I expect at least a half gal. Of brandy.
I gotta make more blueberry. It was really good! Too bad I gave so much of it away!

 

[Keef]

I'm try a different way to get to brandy -- U know how I reduce the wine by freezing off water ice ?- It's my thought that I'm also concentrating the nasties in the head - So I'm try freezing a 5 gallon fermenter down to 2 gallons - Then I want to heat it up and figure out how to cook just the head off - Probably be just a guess but I should he able to get most of it off ? Should really bring out the fruit ?

 

[drcree]

gooday all. off to dr appts. poke and prod and not even a handshake

 

[ness]

Good morning folks. Coffee sound good. Another cup then hang out some cloths.

 

[Rosebud]

Good morning peeps, you guys look like your all doing good. RE, love your little spot outside there. Nice Iris Umbra, i am sorry those people are asking you to do stuff you shouldn't like quit smoking pot.
We have an ancient espresso machine. we have had 3-4 of them in our life. little 100 buck machines.. love my coffee. Don't know what we will do when this one goes, they are more expensive now.
I am trying to figure what to grow od, or rather what bud will grow outdoors. ha. I have mimosa seeds sent as a wonderful gift i know nothing about. I have adcd/hemp seeds, for the nephew maybe depending on testing, I know i want to do chocolate something.. Tangie? ok....

 

[thegloman]

I'm try a different way to get to brandy -- U know how I reduce the wine by freezing off water ice ?- It's my thought that I'm also concentrating the nasties in the head - So I'm try freezing a 5 gallon fermenter down to 2 gallons - Then I want to heat it up and figure out how to cook just the head off - Probably be just a guess but I should he able to get most of it off ? Should really bring out the fruit ?

I read that freezing it will cause it to turn brown. I haven't tried freezing anything but the pear but its kind of a golden color. Its a good way to concentrate the mash before a run on the still tho.

 

[novitius]

Good morning everyone! Coffee is a necessity today! It's like 70 and gray here. Windows wide open and a nice breeze. I started making plans to buy a light and then it hit me last night, your wifes birthday is next month dummy. That money should go to something nice for her.
You guys and ur home made wines. Wish I could partake but I'm allergic to alcohol. I break out in police!

 

[2RedEyes]

Good morning old farts...make your day a good one!!!

 

[St_Nick]

Rose, if I could grow outside I would grow out one of Keefs blueberry. I had a great yield the 2 times I grew it and the terpine profile was best I have ever had

 

[Keef]

Nov all the drinking I do is taste testing don't take much - I quit drinking several years ago- I too had an allergy to alcohol!-- I got what's called Whiskey Bumps -- U know when U drink whiskey and bump into things like doors and trees and other people's fist ?- I'm too old to be doing that !- It's one those things like - Why do U grow weed ?- I just enjoy the process of making it !- Same kind of satisfaction U get from a good crop !- RE got some trophies for his beer !- Umbra can kick it !-Nick got the skill -- The Gloman ?- That talk of cooking off the head ?--That's moonshiners talk !- He knows what I was talking about and he know how to kick start a still too !-
He should post a pic of that little stove top still - creativity at work - Nice little thump keg /doubler - Love that worm !- Stuff probably make me eat chit and howl at the moon !-If I drank it !-I think dissolving RSO into it to make that Green Dragon is diabolical -- He scares me !-- but he won't want for alcohol for RSO or have to buy expensive Everclear !- A country boy can survive !- -- If I wanted that light right there ?- How much liquor would it take in your hands for me to walk out here with it ?

 

[St_Nick]

I have an expresso pot that sits on the stove or campfire, or a hot engine block

 

[novitius]

I've drank plenty of shine. It is a different experience than store bought alcohol for sure. I drank a quart over a night and still got up for work the next morning with no hangover more than once. It'll give me the squirts tho lol. My problem is I don't know when is enough. I keep goin till im in jail. Most likely a fight in some bar I never been in and aint got no business bein inside in the first place! Sobriety fits me well now though. I wasn't ready before. There's little I miss about alcohol. Wine with a good meal, Jack Daniels with a Ribeye and Arrogant ******* Ale. That's it! I can understand the love of the process tho Keef. Maybe after I've got a good 15 - 20 years under my belt I'll try making some wine. I got to much to lose these days Reward is never gonna = the risk!

 

[hollowpoint]

This is the medicine cabinet today
4.5 weeks into flower run

5 Gallon Fabric pots

Ushio US5001670 600 Watt HPS

1000 watt 400 draw Hi Gro Optical series led

LOS soil , original run was 50% ocean forest ,25% happy frog, 25% hot soil I make

I reuse and rearm after each run,I have 2 batches…..I use one while the other cooks a bit

I add worm casting and occasional bag of ocean forest to replace volume lost to root balls and my OFC self-spilling a little lol.

5x5 grow space

6 inch in line with carbon filter

7 plants

2x PK

3x mataro blue

1x Chem Dog

1x GDP

 

[Keef]

Work it Hollowpoint !- Looks like it's gonna be a healthy harvest too !- Love some bud **** !- I've thought about going back to dirt but there's the shoving thing !- So I thought might be be best I set me up a system where I can pump water with a switch instead of messing with a shovel !- - I'm hoping I can find a place with 2 rooms I can grow in or some divided Bay- I'd like 3 grow areas if I can swing it - A bloom maybe the size of a 2 Bay mechanics shop ?- and almost that much room in veg ?-- Just a little dream grow - I don't think it would be too hard to recover my investment especially if Texas change this stupid law ! but I'll adapt to what I find !-- There will be a grow !

 

[2RedEyes]

Well, I lost one of my NLxV’s today due to boyhood...chopped that sucka outa there...
Now I got more room to spread out the rest of the girls...the other still looks girly to me...

D@mn boys....

 

[umbra]

Took the guys from East Coast to another winery site today. There's a guy from NJ in the crew. We talked quite a bit about the NY mob and the Philly mob. Took them to an Italian Restaurant out here. Home early because they are all on East Coast time, lol.

 

[umbra]

So why did they change the font?

 

[2RedEyes]

I didn’t even notice...lol...

 

[umbra]

It looks the same now, but didn't earlier

 

[zigggy]

good evening OFC ,,,,,,