RIP - VTEnviro
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I'm not looking to be a fan for life, just something to pass the time until class starts again this fall.
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depolarization
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I'm a homebrewer here. Haven't gone all-grain yet, but I'm enjoying the hobby and teaching others.
I think my wife likes this hobby better than my Fantasy/Sci-Fi Paper-n-Pencil Roleplaying and Magic:The Gathering stuff I used to do. I still get out and play that stuff with friends about once a month and of course the occasional video game.
I don't consider working around the house or cooking a hobby, but people seem to like what I do. I used to be really into electronic music, but that's a lot of work and money so I've dropped the hobby in favor of a family & mortgage.
I used to make model rockets when I was a kid. I think my dad enjoyed it more than I did as I hated cutting out things from balsa wood at that age with an exacto knife. The D-engines were cool. When I got to my teens I secretly made a shoulder mounted pipe-bazooka with the large engines and small projectiles for target practice. Only got a few shots off, but it gave me respect for fins and non-laminar air flow.
I think my wife likes this hobby better than my Fantasy/Sci-Fi Paper-n-Pencil Roleplaying and Magic:The Gathering stuff I used to do. I still get out and play that stuff with friends about once a month and of course the occasional video game.
I don't consider working around the house or cooking a hobby, but people seem to like what I do. I used to be really into electronic music, but that's a lot of work and money so I've dropped the hobby in favor of a family & mortgage.
I used to make model rockets when I was a kid. I think my dad enjoyed it more than I did as I hated cutting out things from balsa wood at that age with an exacto knife. The D-engines were cool. When I got to my teens I secretly made a shoulder mounted pipe-bazooka with the large engines and small projectiles for target practice. Only got a few shots off, but it gave me respect for fins and non-laminar air flow.
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RIP - VTEnviro
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I used to be a pretty avid homebrew until a health condition came along that limits me to a beer now and then. I loved all grain, you really are doing it from scratch.
depolarization
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Judging from how long it takes me to do a partial mash, I'd say an all-grain brew would take 5-hours from set-up to take down. What's stopping me is the brew kettle & burner I want to make the full boil possible. It's going to run me over $350. www.homebrewtalk.com is probably the best resource for further inquiry I've found (and get ready for 20,000 different opinions as well).
VTEnviro...if you got equipment to sell...(I think every environmental engineer homebrews).
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RIP - VTEnviro
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No worries, hope everything is ok.
I would buy all my supplies on a Friday night to save time on that. I'd usually start sanitizing the first piece by 8 AM. Final cleanup was done by around 2 PM. I didn't have a high powered propane burner though, just my stovetop. Be warned, the mess is far worse than extract brewing.
I could be talked into it, I'm not even sure what kind of inventory I've got at this point. PM me if interested.
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NCcarguy
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man....I LOVE those Estes rockets! I haven't thought of those in years. I had one that I put a LARGE C engine in, shot it off, and NEVER SAW IT again. I have no idea where it came down.
I actually still have one somewhere in my house, and I have a rocket launch pad...I may have to get drunk one night and shoot that off in the neighborhood. lol ohhhhh....maybe I need to start doing home brews as well.
I actually still have one somewhere in my house, and I have a rocket launch pad...I may have to get drunk one night and shoot that off in the neighborhood. lol ohhhhh....maybe I need to start doing home brews as well.
I'll never forget how we built Estes rockets in middle school shop class. One kid built the "Fat Boy", but didn't want to spend the dough on the recommended engine size. He glued one of the A engines in it instead. It launched, hovered 4-5 feet in the air, plopped to the ground, and caught fire.
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Who the F needs an engine. I propel my rockets the old fashioned way... I throw them.
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:Locolaugh: :lmao:Who the F needs an engine. I propel my rockets the old fashioned way... I throw them.
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