Recent content by OleBrewing

well in a mr beer depending on volume? In my mind it is one of those brown sideways jugs maybe a gallon?

i have some walleye in the freezer either going to can or smoker. given it is a light fish probably canned option. make it as if smoking except add some liquid smoke to the jar before packing. then pressure cook. looks terrible but tastes great.

surf and turf. Daughter and I caught walleye last evening. paired with flat iron. Fish cooked in fryer in upper right of photo. parmesan roasted potatoes and slaw.

brewing is like a science experiment (i like to consider it baking or even preparing meals). It does involve some time and effort and struggles. whether you decide with tap water or building a water profile from distilled water (also depends on extract, partial mash, or all grain). keep notes...

best way to do whole chickens

not much trout in my area. but i have always chopped head off and gutted them for rainbows any way and they were never big 13-14"rs. brined and smoked. meat pulls off those pesky bones.

it will normalize at set pressure. no need for a stone. just takes some trial and error to achieve what you are looking for. keep notes.

with tight serrated leaves like that looks like tree leaves. not a specialist in plants but have grown 8 different kinds of hops those leaves do not look like hop plants.

depends on temp and pressure applied. I used to do quick carb beer in 2-liter bottles. fill with beer squeeze out head space and fill with co2. refrigerate until cold. once cold would squeeze out head space again and hit it with 30-35psi until bottle is rock hard shake it some. put back in...

i have bottled many bottles of beer and cider. Does bottle conditioning make better packaging...depends. I will say kegged beer is much simpler and less bothersome than cleaning bottles. the nostalgia of cracking a bottle of homebrew does exist and is very enjoyable. but all my general beers...

a decade ago, bulk 50# sacks used to be 30$+- used to have a homebrew shop 100 miles away and he would be selling them for 50$. If i was that way for other reasons i would buy the bulk malt from him. Actually a local brewery spawned out of his homebrew shop from another lad. Anyway, now bulk...

remember when I could buy two packs of Marlboros and a bottle of pop with a five dollar bill and still get change.

since Mondays are technically my day off it is still the weekend. A light supper tonight. The fish are much prettier when alive before a bleed them on ice.

Living in the very upper midwest sheep was never a livestock raised in abundance. I have recently seen some ranches with sheep so I will be putting out some feelers on the book of faces to see if there is a farm to table option. Locally grocers and walmart may carry frozen lamb and not many...

i need to find me a source for lamb chops. I love my pork chops but i imagine the flavor of lamb doesn't even compare.