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On Jan 8, 6:45*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:43:58 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 8, 2:13*pm, wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:10:46 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: wrote: Mass produced Mexican beer is as thrilling as mass produced American beer. Isn't that south-of-the-border sop called "El Swillio?" I have always considered the X's on the label to be a warning. We drank the **** when we were 16... And it shows!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Nope, the mexican **** was just the chaser. If anything it's the Black Label Beam showing;) |
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Yes. Believe it or not, I have a package of pre-Korean War Camel cigarettes and several packages of green package WWII Lucky Strikes that - get this - in Vietnam. :) There is a reason why they call them C RATS. And it has nothing to do with the C RATS being shorthand for Canned Rations. As far as the MRE's go, the Mac and Cheese is really good and believe it or not, the Vegetarian MRE is excellent. The Beef Stew ain't too bad either. |
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On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:23:51 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Yes. Believe it or not, I have a package of pre-Korean War Camel cigarettes and several packages of green package WWII Lucky Strikes that - get this - in Vietnam. :) I had some what I believed to be WWII C-rats. This was probably '62. All I remember a little piece of chocolate and hard-tack like cracker which were barely edible. Didn't even try anything else in the package. --Vic |
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On Jan 8, 6:42*pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 4:59*pm, HK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. *I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Beans and ham. YUMMY!! -- John H Spam and survival biscuits for you, buddy! |
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On Jan 8, 8:23*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Yes. Believe it or not, I have a package of pre-Korean War Camel cigarettes and several packages of green package WWII Lucky Strikes that - get this - in Vietnam. *:) tom, if you cold get your hands on a carton or pack of WWII vintage Old Gold's you could move to eastern europe flat broke and be uber- rich. Well, at least you could have before theSoviet Bloc fell apart. Right after WWII Old Gold sigs,were handled on the balck market better than currency. you did'nt dare open a pack. If you wanted to get to the head of the soup line or get an extra loaf of stale bread and less watered down potato soup, all you had to do was have a beat up, yet unopened pack of OG's, hand it to the Kommissar in charge, and you went to the head of the line. No Kidding! |
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On Jan 8, 8:23*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Believe it or not, I have a package of pre-Korean War Camel cigarettes and several packages of green package WWII Lucky Strikes that - get this - in Vietnam. *:) I still have a few packs of 1st Cav. "death cards" around here somewhere... Duvall ain't getting mine! |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Yes. Believe it or not, I have a package of pre-Korean War Camel cigarettes and several packages of green package WWII Lucky Strikes that - get this - in Vietnam. :) There is a reason why they call them C RATS. And it has nothing to do with the C RATS being shorthand for Canned Rations. As far as the MRE's go, the Mac and Cheese is really good and believe it or not, the Vegetarian MRE is excellent. The Beef Stew ain't too bad either. MRE's? What are those? C RAT's What are those? Never saw any in the Fighting Air Force. |
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"CalifBill" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Yes. Believe it or not, I have a package of pre-Korean War Camel cigarettes and several packages of green package WWII Lucky Strikes that - get this - in Vietnam. :) There is a reason why they call them C RATS. And it has nothing to do with the C RATS being shorthand for Canned Rations. As far as the MRE's go, the Mac and Cheese is really good and believe it or not, the Vegetarian MRE is excellent. The Beef Stew ain't too bad either. MRE's? What are those? C RAT's What are those? Never saw any in the Fighting Air Force. Of course not. You always made it home for the dinner bell, didn't you. Jim USN |
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:40:43 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message .. . My last beer was in Dec, '87. I'm allergic to alcoholic. -- John H Me too. It makes my belly swell. Eisboch Headaches, heartburn, slurring of speech, double vision, halitosis, loss of motor skills, etc. Alcohol allergy is a bitch. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:04:21 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Jan 8, 6:42*pm, John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 4:59*pm, HK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. *I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Beans and ham. YUMMY!! -- John H Spam and survival biscuits for you, buddy! Not much better eatin' than spam, biscuits, and Tobasco. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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John H. wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:40:43 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... My last beer was in Dec, '87. I'm allergic to alcoholic. -- John H Me too. It makes my belly swell. Eisboch Headaches, heartburn, slurring of speech, double vision, halitosis, loss of motor skills, etc. Alcohol allergy is a bitch. Damn, and I always thought it was the ice that caused that problem. |
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John, next time I go to the army surplus store, I'll see if they have
a few cans for you. "ate codes? we don't need no stinkin' date codes!" you still got a good p-38? John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:04:21 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 6:42?pm, John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 4:59?pm, HK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. ?I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Beans and ham. YUMMY!! -- John H Spam and survival biscuits for you, buddy! Not much better eatin' than spam, biscuits, and Tobasco. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Jan 8, 6:34*pm, wrote:
On Jan 8, 10:11*am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... One of the better light swiling style american lights. I brew beer, and have for many years, have even taken classes, but I'm sure that Harry knows much more about the subject than I. ---------------------------------- IMO, the best tasting American beer that came out of the microbrewery crowd is Samuel Adams Lager. *Very similar to some of the good, German, full-bodied beers. *Even the "light" version isn't bad, although it has more calories than most other "regular" beers. Second best American beer, although not originating from a microbrewery, is "Amberboch", *an Anheuser-Busch product. *Not available everywhere, the draft version is much better than the bottled. Unfortunately, I finally hit the age where I can't drink either anymore. Too heavy. *An occasional Coors Light is about all I can handle now. Eisboch I have a neat little Austrailian Ale that I brew, it is everyones favorite even my American Lager friends love it. Very light, but with taste and body, it is by Coopers. My sil and kid love Sam Adams so we got them a bottle of Sam Adams Utopia for a wedding present, very interesting, we have not opended it yet. It is an uncarbonated special limited brew that comes in a ceramic and bronze bottle with a hologram label.. They like stuff like that. I really don't drink more than a 6 or two a year, but I might 15 or more gallons of beer, I give it away, and use it for gifts and stuff. My neighbors usually get most of it;) I just like to brew, it is kinda' like smoking meat..- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When ya going to start all grain brewing?? It's a big step up in quality, just compare extract/all grain to store bought/homebrew. |
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On Jan 8, 5:59*pm, HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. *I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - WHoa.......... Harry stooping so low as to eat a grilled cheese sandwich? Harry who is so sophisticated that he won't eat any seafood except fresh, won't drink a cold beer with friends, won't own any boat except a Parker, has the best computer in the world, the best printer, is the only person who can run Vista with no problems, knows everything there is to know about beer, about politics, about boats, about building boats, about structural engineering, about trucks? |
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:07:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
John, next time I go to the army surplus store, I'll see if they have a few cans for you. "ate codes? we don't need no stinkin' date codes!" you still got a good p-38? John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:04:21 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 6:42?pm, John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 4:59?pm, HK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. ?I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Beans and ham. YUMMY!! -- John H Spam and survival biscuits for you, buddy! Not much better eatin' than spam, biscuits, and Tobasco. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." My Vietnam P-38 is still on my key chain. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Jan 8, 3:40*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. *I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic It's fantastic, you'd love it. Start with extract, they basically boil the grains for you and then can it after removing much of the water. Here's a good place to get kits that include everything except the bottles, including the caps. You can get a basic brewing kit like this: http://www.williamsbrewing.com/HOME_...T_P680C156.cfm then look for an ingredient kit. Cheese making sounds alot like homebrewing, so you'll be golden. Same rules as far as sanitation. |
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On Jan 8, 3:40*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. *I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic Oh, and if you have a local hombrew supply place, please consider getting your equipment and extract kits from them. They are independents, need the business, and besides that, homebrewers love to share their knowledge to people who aren't so arrogant so as to not listen. You'll learn alot at your local shop if you have one. |
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On Jan 9, 7:32*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:07:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: John, next time I go to the army surplus store, I'll see if they have a few cans for you. *"ate codes? we don't need no stinkin' date codes!" *you still got a good p-38? John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:04:21 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 6:42?pm, John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 4:59?pm, HK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. ?I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Beans and ham. YUMMY!! -- John H Spam and survival biscuits for you, buddy! Not much better eatin' than spam, biscuits, and Tobasco. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." My Vietnam P-38 is still on my key chain. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - amazing simplicity, arn't they??? |
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John H. wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:07:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: John, next time I go to the army surplus store, I'll see if they have a few cans for you. "ate codes? we don't need no stinkin' date codes!" you still got a good p-38? My Vietnam P-38 is still on my key chain. It's called a John Wayne and I still have mine although from a Vietnam era box of C-rats consumed in the very early 80's. |
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On Jan 9, 8:23*am, wrote:
On Jan 8, 6:34*pm, wrote: On Jan 8, 10:11*am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message .... One of the better light swiling style american lights. I brew beer, and have for many years, have even taken classes, but I'm sure that Harry knows much more about the subject than I. ---------------------------------- IMO, the best tasting American beer that came out of the microbrewery crowd is Samuel Adams Lager. *Very similar to some of the good, German, full-bodied beers. *Even the "light" version isn't bad, although it has more calories than most other "regular" beers. Second best American beer, although not originating from a microbrewery, is "Amberboch", *an Anheuser-Busch product. *Not available everywhere, the draft version is much better than the bottled. Unfortunately, I finally hit the age where I can't drink either anymore. Too heavy. *An occasional Coors Light is about all I can handle now. Eisboch I have a neat little Austrailian Ale that I brew, it is everyones favorite even my American Lager friends love it. Very light, but with taste and body, it is by Coopers. My sil and kid love Sam Adams so we got them a bottle of Sam Adams Utopia for a wedding present, very interesting, we have not opended it yet. It is an uncarbonated special limited brew that comes in a ceramic and bronze bottle with a hologram label.. They like stuff like that. I really don't drink more than a 6 or two a year, but I might 15 or more gallons of beer, I give it away, and use it for gifts and stuff. My neighbors usually get most of it;) I just like to brew, it is kinda' like smoking meat..- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When ya going to start all grain brewing?? It's a big step up in quality, just compare extract/all grain to store bought/homebrew.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Bring your maple stick and a bag o hops and I will be here waiting;) |
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On Jan 9, 9:37*am, wrote:
On Jan 9, 8:23*am, wrote: On Jan 8, 6:34*pm, wrote: On Jan 8, 10:11*am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... One of the better light swiling style american lights. I brew beer, and have for many years, have even taken classes, but I'm sure that Harry knows much more about the subject than I. ---------------------------------- IMO, the best tasting American beer that came out of the microbrewery crowd is Samuel Adams Lager. *Very similar to some of the good, German, full-bodied beers. *Even the "light" version isn't bad, although it has more calories than most other "regular" beers. Second best American beer, although not originating from a microbrewery, is "Amberboch", *an Anheuser-Busch product. *Not available everywhere, the draft version is much better than the bottled. Unfortunately, I finally hit the age where I can't drink either anymore. Too heavy. *An occasional Coors Light is about all I can handle now. Eisboch I have a neat little Austrailian Ale that I brew, it is everyones favorite even my American Lager friends love it. Very light, but with taste and body, it is by Coopers. My sil and kid love Sam Adams so we got them a bottle of Sam Adams Utopia for a wedding present, very interesting, we have not opended it yet. It is an uncarbonated special limited brew that comes in a ceramic and bronze bottle with a hologram label.. They like stuff like that. I really don't drink more than a 6 or two a year, but I might 15 or more gallons of beer, I give it away, and use it for gifts and stuff. My neighbors usually get most of it;) I just like to brew, it is kinda' like smoking meat..- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When ya going to start all grain brewing?? It's a big step up in quality, just compare extract/all grain to store bought/homebrew.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Bring your maple stick and a bag o hops and I will be here waiting;)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh, BTW, I got a stack of nice maple. If I ever get around to making those stirrers I will send you one.. |
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 06:15:53 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Jan 9, 7:32*am, John H. wrote: On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:07:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: John, next time I go to the army surplus store, I'll see if they have a few cans for you. *"ate codes? we don't need no stinkin' date codes!" *you still got a good p-38? John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:04:21 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 6:42?pm, John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 4:59?pm, HK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. ?I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Beans and ham. YUMMY!! -- John H Spam and survival biscuits for you, buddy! Not much better eatin' than spam, biscuits, and Tobasco. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." My Vietnam P-38 is still on my key chain. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - amazing simplicity, arn't they??? Yup. And they work for decades. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:34:13 -0500, BAR wrote:
John H. wrote: On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:07:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: John, next time I go to the army surplus store, I'll see if they have a few cans for you. "ate codes? we don't need no stinkin' date codes!" you still got a good p-38? My Vietnam P-38 is still on my key chain. It's called a John Wayne and I still have mine although from a Vietnam era box of C-rats consumed in the very early 80's. I never called mine a John Wayne. In fact, I've never heard that. I wonder if it's a Marine thing. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Jan 9, 9:48*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:36:51 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 8, 3:40*pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. *I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic Oh, and if you have a local hombrew supply place, please consider getting your equipment and extract kits from them. They are independents, need the business, and besides that, homebrewers love to share their knowledge to people who aren't so arrogant so as to not listen. You'll learn alot at your local shop if you have one. Thanks for the advice Loogy. *I'm getting thirsty now. --Vic- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Anytime. Let me know if you have any questions, etc. Also check out: http://www.byo.com/ |
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"Jim" wrote in message ... "CalifBill" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Yes. Believe it or not, I have a package of pre-Korean War Camel cigarettes and several packages of green package WWII Lucky Strikes that - get this - in Vietnam. :) There is a reason why they call them C RATS. And it has nothing to do with the C RATS being shorthand for Canned Rations. As far as the MRE's go, the Mac and Cheese is really good and believe it or not, the Vegetarian MRE is excellent. The Beef Stew ain't too bad either. MRE's? What are those? C RAT's What are those? Never saw any in the Fighting Air Force. Of course not. You always made it home for the dinner bell, didn't you. Jim USN Nope, we always took the kichen and sink with us. : |
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wrote in message ... On Jan 8, 3:40 pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic It's fantastic, you'd love it. Start with extract, they basically boil the grains for you and then can it after removing much of the water. Here's a good place to get kits that include everything except the bottles, including the caps. You can get a basic brewing kit like this: http://www.williamsbrewing.com/HOME_...T_P680C156.cfm then look for an ingredient kit. Cheese making sounds alot like homebrewing, so you'll be golden. Same rules as far as sanitation. When I used to go to England on business, the Boot's Pharmacy chain carried about 30 feet of shelf space of different brewing kits. Any variety you could imagine. Came with the Canned Wort, and a packet of yeast. Made a few different varieties. Some better than the others. But the local microbrews are better. And a lot easier. Only problem was the first time I made beer, forgot an English pint is bigger than an american pint. Ran out of bottles. |
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On Jan 9, 1:28*pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Jan 8, 3:40 pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic It's fantastic, you'd love it. Start with extract, they basically boil the grains for you and then can it after removing much of the water. Here's a good place to get kits that include everything except the bottles, including the caps. You can get a basic brewing kit like this:http://www.williamsbrewing.com/HOME_...T_P680C156.cfm then look for an ingredient kit. Cheese making sounds alot like homebrewing, so you'll be golden. Same rules as far as sanitation. When I used to go to England on business, the Boot's Pharmacy chain carried about 30 feet of shelf space of different brewing kits. *Any variety you could imagine. *Came with the Canned Wort, That'd be extract, if it were the wort, it'd be the full volume, five gallons or so. and a packet of yeast. *Made a few different varieties. *Some better than the others. *But the local microbrews are better. *And a lot easier. *Only problem was the first time I made beer, forgot an English pint is bigger than an american pint. *Ran out of bottles. |
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On Jan 9, 1:31*pm, wrote:
On Jan 9, 1:28*pm, "CalifBill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Jan 8, 3:40 pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic It's fantastic, you'd love it. Start with extract, they basically boil the grains for you and then can it after removing much of the water. Here's a good place to get kits that include everything except the bottles, including the caps. You can get a basic brewing kit like this:http://www.williamsbrewing.com/HOME_...T_P680C156.cfm then look for an ingredient kit. Cheese making sounds alot like homebrewing, so you'll be golden. Same rules as far as sanitation. When I used to go to England on business, the Boot's Pharmacy chain carried about 30 feet of shelf space of different brewing kits. *Any variety you could imagine. *Came with the Canned Wort, That'd be extract, if it were the wort, it'd be the full volume, five gallons or so. *and a packet of yeast. *Made a few different varieties. *Some better than the others. *But the local microbrews are better. *And a lot easier. *Only problem was the first time I made beer, forgot an English pint is bigger than an american pint. *Ran out of bottles.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My first experience was with a 25 dollar "Mr. Beer" (TM) kit from spencers, or kmart. It is a quick easy way to see if you like brewing, all you add is the bottles, the first batch ingredients are in the box. Of course, you can also see them at: http://www.mrbeer.com/ again, a cheap, quick way to get your feet wet without spending about 100 dollars for a cheap 5 gallon setup with a couple of buckets, thermometer, airtrap, hydrometer, and a few other gadgets just for a basic batch. Well worth it if you start brewing, but for 25 bucks or so you can try it first. |
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On Jan 9, 2:03*pm, wrote:
On Jan 9, 1:31*pm, wrote: On Jan 9, 1:28*pm, "CalifBill" wrote: wrote in message .... On Jan 8, 3:40 pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic It's fantastic, you'd love it. Start with extract, they basically boil the grains for you and then can it after removing much of the water. Here's a good place to get kits that include everything except the bottles, including the caps. You can get a basic brewing kit like this:http://www.williamsbrewing.com/HOME_...T_P680C156.cfm then look for an ingredient kit. Cheese making sounds alot like homebrewing, so you'll be golden. Same rules as far as sanitation. When I used to go to England on business, the Boot's Pharmacy chain carried about 30 feet of shelf space of different brewing kits. *Any variety you could imagine. *Came with the Canned Wort, That'd be extract, if it were the wort, it'd be the full volume, five gallons or so. *and a packet of yeast. *Made a few different varieties. *Some better than the others. *But the local microbrews are better. *And a lot easier. *Only problem was the first time I made beer, forgot an English pint is bigger than an american pint. *Ran out of bottles.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My first experience was with a 25 dollar "Mr. Beer" (TM) kit from spencers, or kmart. It is a quick easy way to see if you like brewing, all you add is the bottles, the first batch ingredients are in the box. Of course, you can also see them at: http://www.mrbeer.com/ again, a cheap, quick way to get your feet wet without spending about 100 dollars for a cheap 5 gallon setup with a couple of buckets, thermometer, airtrap, hydrometer, and a few other gadgets just for a basic batch. Well worth it if you start brewing, but for 25 bucks or so you can try it first.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I got started in CA, I had read about it, then went to a homebrewers club and was hooked! Now I do all grain, and that is just so cool, you learn every time you brew or talk to all grain brewers. I still do extracts when I see a recipe I'd like to try, or I'll do a five gallon batch of extract that I've changed up and don't exactly know the results! When and if you get into all grain, you'll see a difference right away. You'll know that doing this or doing that will result in this change. I've got some cool software to help you along if you ever decide to go that way. I also have some software that will change an all grain recipe to extract! |
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Eisboch wrote:
IMO, the best tasting American beer that came out of the microbrewery crowd is Samuel Adams Lager. Very similar to some of the good, German, full-bodied beers. Even the "light" version isn't bad, although it has more calories than most other "regular" beers. I've been enjoying these lately. (1 a night) http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#deadguy |
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On Jan 9, 11:38*pm, -rick- wrote:
Eisboch wrote: IMO, the best tasting American beer that came out of the microbrewery crowd is Samuel Adams Lager. *Very similar to some of the good, German, full-bodied beers. *Even the "light" version isn't bad, although it has more calories than most other "regular" beers. I've been enjoying these lately. (1 a night) http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#deadguy I've met John Maier, the brewmaster at Rogue. |
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On Jan 9, 9:54*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 06:15:53 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 9, 7:32*am, John H. wrote: On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:07:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: John, next time I go to the army surplus store, I'll see if they have a few cans for you. *"ate codes? we don't need no stinkin' date codes!" *you still got a good p-38? John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:04:21 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 6:42?pm, John H. wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:32:29 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 8, 4:59?pm, HK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:34:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: Well, they are consistent enough after the recipes are finalized. When brewing, changing one little thing can change the taste entirely, even a different type of yeast. But, Harry thinks it's all just throwing stuff in a bathtub and getting beer. Sounds like fun brewing your own beer. ?I might try it. Use the site you posted as a starting point. I made a Colby cheese once, from a kit. Took about 2 gallons of milk to make a pound. It was actually pretty good, but a bit rubbery. --Vic I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch the other day. You know, if you don't get the bacteria in the cheese just right, and use the right amount of yeast in the bread, well, who knows what ratings you might from other sandwich eaters.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - did you ever eat C-rations? I can tell you first had how they rate! Beans and ham. YUMMY!! -- John H Spam and survival biscuits for you, buddy! Not much better eatin' than spam, biscuits, and Tobasco. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." My Vietnam P-38 is still on my key chain. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - amazing simplicity, arn't they??? Yup. And they work for decades. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I like the P-51's they're bigger. |
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John H. wrote: I like the P-51's they're bigger. Hanging 'em on a key chain is a bitch though! -- John H And they don't open cans very well either... |
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On Jan 10, 3:23*pm, Tim wrote:
John H. wrote: I like the P-51's they're bigger. Hanging 'em on a key chain is a bitch though! -- John H And they don't open cans very well either... Uh.....guys...... http://www.dogtagsrus.com/p-51%20can...nformation.htm http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml THAT was the John Wayne. |
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On Jan 10, 4:23*pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:41:35 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 10, 3:23*pm, Tim wrote: John H. wrote: I like the P-51's they're bigger. Hanging 'em on a key chain is a bitch though! -- John H And they don't open cans very well either... Uh.....guys...... http://www.dogtagsrus.com/p-51%20can...%20information... http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml THAT was the John Wayne. It's too damn big! It's made for big cans. I remember seeing them, now that you showed the site, but they're about the size of a dog tag, as I recall. -- John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That's the one! |
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wrote: http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml "11. Decisions made by someone over your head will seldom be in your best interest." They have that one right! |
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wrote: On Jan 10, 4:23?pm, John H. wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:41:35 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 10, 3:23?pm, Tim wrote: John H. wrote: I like the P-51's they're bigger. Hanging 'em on a key chain is a bitch though! -- John H And they don't open cans very well either... Uh.....guys...... http://www.dogtagsrus.com/p-51%20can...%20information... http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml THAT was the John Wayne. It's too damn big! It's made for big cans. I remember seeing them, now that you showed the site, but they're about the size of a dog tag, as I recall. -- John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That's the one! When i said they don't open cans very well, I wasn't talling about an airplane. I DID know what the p-51 can opener was. But thats just it. On C-RATS, if you poked into the can ahrd enough with it sittin on an unstable surface, you could gouge not only thought the top of the can, but also gouge though the side of it, maybe flip the can and especially put a nick in your leg or hand, (if used for a base) . On Manila, a friend of mine always carried a "51" ...just in case" especially where he was going on a Saturday night! |
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