On Saturday, in fact, I will be out in the desert with my rocket AROMA FULL OF RUM (long story). I've been flying it on J motors and eventually I am hoping to get a K in it. The rocket is all fiberglass, 6'7" tall, and launch weight of about 11 pounds. With a mid-J in it, it got 4905 feet last month. Not sure what will happen this month - either I will fly the research load we made, or I will fly another J.
I need to build something larger to take Ls. If I do it right, I might even get a rocket I can also fly Ms in, and do L3 with it. Big rockets are expensive, though.
I've never been to LDRS, but I am hoping to go to BALLS next September. The goal by then is to be flying pretty large research motors reliably. I'm going to have to start building 3" and 4" motor cases, though.
Woah! M's? Yeah, you are talkin money...a lot. Not that its not worth it. It also takes a lotta time. We need to post some videos so these folks understand what we're talkin about here. At that level, when peeps see it they are stunned by it. And when they are actually witness to it live, in-person they really understand!
Hey, you said you do 10 gal all-grain batches. What do conduct the mashes/lauter in? And boil? How do you cool the wort? Ive always done all my mashes in 5gal cornelius kegs with stainless false bottoms. I actually have a couple old 10gal cornelius kegs(ball lock) but didnt want to cut them up for mashing. My wish is for a RIMS system but the cost is a bit much. Actually what I truly want is a true 1bb brew system with a couple conical glycol jacketed fermenters. THAT would make me very happy yet make the wife very angry.
