Let's Talk BBQ
Welcome Center => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: Jo3sh on October 23, 2012, 10:18:45 PM
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Howdy, all! I'm Jo3sh, but all my friends call me Jo3sh. I was referred to your friendly forum by Eric, aka GrillGeek, when I talked to him about buying a GMG. I've been smoking butts and ribs so far on a couple of Brinkmann-style vertical water smokers, but I am hoping to be able to make the next step soon and get serious.
I know a completely stupid amount about beer, having been a homebrewer and beer geek for about 20 years now, so if we have any off-topic discussions along that line, I'll be happy to chime in. I also fly high-power rockets out in the Mojave desert, and I'm really hoping to be able to build a kit car soon. Yes, I have too many hobbies and not enough time. The nice thing about low'n'slow cooking is that you can go do something else for a few hours, checking back occasionally.
On the BBQ front, my wife and I have declared war on pigs and are attempting to eat them all. No success so far, but perhaps you, my brothers and sisters, will join me in the struggle against the porcine scourge. It's OK if you prefer to wage war on bovines, or perhaps fight against the encroaching piscean threat, I certainly won't discriminate.
So, raising a virtual pint in all y'all's direction, howdy. Now LET'S EAT!
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Glad your here! Sounds like you will fit right in ;)
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Glad to see you here Jo3sh! I'm doing my best in this pig war. 8)
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Jo3sh - you have found a group of BBQ crazies here that you can relate to! :D
Please dig in - and have fun. I know that Hornzbee is a hard core brew guy - and I am sure we have others. I live in pig BBQ central ( N.C.) and will join in the struggle with you! ;D
T
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I don't brew beer but I can sure drink them ;D
Welcome from Southern California.
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Welcome from Washington State,Glad to have you join us!!
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Welcome aboard from Texas.
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I don't brew beer but I can sure drink them ;D
Ditto!
Welcome from another Porcine Warrior..
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Welcome from the San Fernando Valley!! Nothing wrong with some Colorado Kool-Aid after a big pig-out!! :D
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Welcome to the forum Jo3sh! It's a great place to hang for a while.
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Welcome from South Carolina
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Welcome Jo3sh from another SoCAL BBQr. Wow, great hobbies you got and I'll definitely help you and your wife on the pig war...lol.
Consider that GMG grill, it's a good one. Glad Eric will be helping you out, great prices and service always!
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I don't brew beer but I can sure drink them ;D
i'm more of a teetotaller myself. welcome from northern cali partner. its a great day (wait, its foggy, cold and windy). need to stand closer the weber. :D
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Hey Sparky, I think you might be more of a Moo-totaller from the pictures I see of the ice cold moo-juice in your posts!! ;D
It is nice to see California getting new recruits to our nice, friendly, pressure free, no-expert,all brands and styles welcome, home!! ;)
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Welcome my fellow californino ...
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I don't brew beer but I can sure drink them ;D
Welcome from Southern California.
I bought one of those Mr Beer kits just to see what making my own beer might be like. Took nearly a month to get it brewed and aged and only a couple of hours to drink it all up. I am more into instant gratification.
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Jo3sh, welcome from another new member!! Yes, I saw you beat me by 30,minutes. They probably know me and were trying to decide whether to let me in or not. This should be fun!!
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Thanks for the welcome, everyone. I'm glad so many of you have volunteered your efforts in the War on Pork.
I bought one of those Mr Beer kits just to see what making my own beer might be like. Took nearly a month to get it brewed and aged and only a couple of hours to drink it all up. I am more into instant gratification.
It's true that there are easier ways to get beer. I tell people that all the time. I'm WAY past the Mr. Beer stage, though - I do ten-gallon batches, working from grain rather than extract, and I brew about 130 gallons a year.
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Jo3sh I live about 30 minutes from the microbrew capitol of the U.S. - Asheville NC. And now - New Belgium and Sierra Nevada are building their new breweries in Asheville as we speak...Oskar Blue is building one about 10 minutes from me in Brevard NC.
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Nice! The funny thing about California is that San Diego has a boatload of really top-notch breweries, and NorCal has a bunch too, but Los Angeles has been a wasteland for years. Fortunately that is turning around some, with some small places opening up.
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Nice! The funny thing about California is that San Diego has a boatload of really top-notch breweries, and NorCal has a bunch too, but Los Angeles has been a wasteland for years. Fortunately that is turning around some, with some small places opening up.
One of my favorite microbrews is from San Francisco called Anchor Steam. There are some quality California micro-brews available.
I have some really good micro-breweries/restaurants in my town also. It is a trend that I really like ;)
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One of my favorite microbrews is from San Francisco called Anchor Steam.
Anchor is definitely world-class, and its former owner, Fritz Maytag (yes, same family as the washing machines), is arguably the single person who revived craft brewing in the US after Prohibition. I'm a little disappointed that Fritz sold the brewery a few years ago, but I still highly recommend that anyone who has the chance take the brewery tour there. You have to book ahead as it fills up, and you should take a cab or public transit, because parking is an issue and because they will happily pour tastes as long as you keep drinking them - at least they did last time I was there, in 2007.
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I would love to take that tour.
I had a full tour of the Corona factory down in Mexico several years ago. Man did they feed us whales of Pacifico and Corona... What a trip!
I am also a big fan of Dogfish Head and my number one beer of choice is Chimay.
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Another welcome from another Southern Californian. I'm a barbecuer and a beer drinker, and I'm circling around trying my hand at home brewing. I've been to a couple of home brew stores on their introduction nights just to see what it's all about, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. Where are you in SoCal and which home brew shops do you like?
Bill
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I hope that some of you will take advantage of the forum section we have set up for wine/beer/spirits - and start some great threads about home brewing!
Could also be tied into pairing beer with food - and best beers for use in cooking, etc.......
T
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...been a homebrewer and beer geek for about 20 years now, so if we have any off-topic discussions along that line, I'll be happy to chime in. I also fly high-power rockets out in the Mojave desert..
Welcome Jo3sh.
Wow! Home brewing and high power rocketry...both very familiar to me. I once had an idea to cut the ends off some of the cans (steel) in my beer can collection, weld em together, slap an old cone top on for the nose cone ...stick a baby H in its butt and see what happened! Been a couple of years since I've put anything up though I still have some engines in the basement. When the ATF started uber regulating I pretty much got out....but I love it. I guess youve been to a few LDRS's in your time eh? We have the Freedom Launch here and there always a blast...pun intended. Luckily I also live right next to a beer city. Soon we'll have not only have about a dozen brewpubs but Sierra Nevada, Dales and New Belgium in our backyard. Looking forward to brew and food paring ideas. Been looking into distillation as well. Glad youre here!
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I've been to a couple of home brew stores on their introduction nights just to see what it's all about, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. Where are you in SoCal and which home brew shops do you like?
I'm in Ventura county, just outside LA county. The homebrew shop I visit most often is the Home, Beer, Wine and Cheese Making shop in Woodland Hills, near Ventura and Fallbrook. I buy malt in bulk (usually a couple hundred pounds or so) about once a year at Beer, Beer, and More Beer out in Riverside, and I tend to order hops online several pounds at a go. Online shops I like are morebeer.com (the online presence of the shop in Riverside) and northernbrewer.com, which is in Minnesota.
Brewing is actually pretty simple to start with. Like BBQ and most other hobbies, though, it tends to snowball over time. It's not for everyone, but for those who like it, it's really rewarding. Like BBQers, brewers tend to be pretty sociable and mellow folks.
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Wow! Home brewing and high power rocketry...both very familiar to me. I once had an idea to cut the ends off some of the cans (steel) in my beer can collection, weld em together, slap an old cone top on for the nose cone ...stick a baby H in its butt and see what happened! Been a couple of years since I've put anything up though I still have some engines in the basement. When the ATF started uber regulating I pretty much got out....but I love it. I guess youve been to a few LDRS's in your time eh? We have the Freedom Launch here and there always a blast...pun intended. Luckily I also live right next to a beer city. Soon we'll have not only have about a dozen brewpubs but Sierra Nevada, Dales and New Belgium in our backyard. Looking forward to brew and food paring ideas. Been looking into distillation as well. Glad youre here!
The ATF actually got sued about that whole thing and they have backed off some. APCP no longer requires a LEUP, for one thing. Here in CA, flying rockets is kind of a pain, but it can be done. I've only been flying for about a year, but I am certified level 2 and my uncle (also L2) and I have started making research motors.
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.
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Very cool hobbies indeed. Get some pictures!
My childhood rocketry background was limited to an Estes Big Bertha... ;) Lost it in Dad's corn field when a gust of wind carried it away. :-[
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Home, Beer, Wine and Cheese Making shop in Woodland Hills is the one I go to, as well. I like to pop by when the Maltose Falcons meet because I get to try a lot of home brew beers.
Bill
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It's even possible we've met, then, although I don't get to Falcons meetings very often.
Small world.
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I don't get to them as often as I'd like. I suspect if I actually pulled the trigger on home brewing I'd show up more often.
Bill
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Get some pictures!
You might be sorry you said that. Watch the Spirits forum for a pic dump coming soon. I imagine there will be one for rockets, too, once I figure out where to put such a thing.
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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.
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We may be drifting a bit; let's move the beer/homebrewing discussion over here:
http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=1667.0
There's a pic dump there with more than a hundred pictures of my beer exploits. It gets kind of repetitive after a while, I'm afraid, but hey, it's pics.
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And the rocketry picture dump is over here:
http://imgur.com/a/8dLQV#0