hardpan
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I used to home brew the old way but now with the kits it is much easier and the mixes are great.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I used to home brew the old way but now with the kits it is much easier and the mixes are great.
I think that would be a hell of a lot of fun to do.....maybe if I'm still above the soil by the time my kids are fledged I'll have time to try.
He grinds his owns grains, started growing Hops this year. Nothing with kits. He said as of the 1st of the year, he is going to do all his own recipes. He really got into it, and will talk your ear off about the yeast and what they do, different hops, and on and on....heh
That and smoking meats will be my retirement hobbies.
Apparently the conversation has moved on somewhat, but about the earlier conversation about aspen and poplar, tulip poplar is not a poplar. Poplars, aspen, cottonwood are in the genus Populus, whereas tulip is Liriodendren tulipifera. Accept no substitutes!
hardpan
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40 years ago when I was doing it old style I was bottling in 1 quart glass bottles which were not even easy to find then. 7-up was one of the last to use the non-screw quart glass bottles and the other ones I used now have collector value. If I make more it will definitely be with the new system.
Yeah quarts would be great, but they are not cheap. He found some nice 22 oz bottles that had a French Saisone in it....A lot less messing around the bigger bottles you get
stihly dan
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No need for the pologies .
I tried to go scrounging today .
But all I ran was ,
Not a stick of wood to throw in the truck
You killed all those X-mas tree!!
Those would cost a fortune around here with the root ball attached. $100-$300 each.stihly dan
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Actually did so much of a scrounge today that my arms, legs & back are all a little sore!
Started by bringing home a 1/2 cord of dead White Oak that still needs to be split (pic 1). Had to be carried up hill, put in a wheelbarrow, into the trailer, then unloaded at home. I cut that tree down early last year, and those rounds are still heavy as H***!
Then I dropped another White Oak for next year's firewood. Was about a 30" tree, my 28" bar would not reach through it. Had a lot of branches and was a ton of work to cut up. Really had to be careful not to pinch when doing the trunk, took a lot of extra time. All 5 saws got a good workout. Nice to have 2 w/20" and 2/w 24", when one finally dulls, you just pick up the next saw and keep going. Having the 28" bar on 044 #2 was also very useful on this one. Didn't start cutting it till 11:30, and this is what it looked like at the end of the day, not quite finished up, but mostly all cut. Those large rounds are even tough to roll. I'll take the stump lower next time there. I still have to drop a Cherry right next to it.
The owner also showed me the rest of his property today, and there is dead White Oak, Red Oak and Maple there for the taking if I want to do the work of taking out. Also found some real nice Buck sign! It is a bit of a remote access, and all the wood seems to be on the downhill!
Oh, I don't drink a lot of beer, but when I have one I prefer Sam Adams. Enjoy the pics.
Started by bringing home a 1/2 cord of dead White Oak that still needs to be split (pic 1). Had to be carried up hill, put in a wheelbarrow, into the trailer, then unloaded at home. I cut that tree down early last year, and those rounds are still heavy as H***!
Then I dropped another White Oak for next year's firewood. Was about a 30" tree, my 28" bar would not reach through it. Had a lot of branches and was a ton of work to cut up. Really had to be careful not to pinch when doing the trunk, took a lot of extra time. All 5 saws got a good workout. Nice to have 2 w/20" and 2/w 24", when one finally dulls, you just pick up the next saw and keep going. Having the 28" bar on 044 #2 was also very useful on this one. Didn't start cutting it till 11:30, and this is what it looked like at the end of the day, not quite finished up, but mostly all cut. Those large rounds are even tough to roll. I'll take the stump lower next time there. I still have to drop a Cherry right next to it.
The owner also showed me the rest of his property today, and there is dead White Oak, Red Oak and Maple there for the taking if I want to do the work of taking out. Also found some real nice Buck sign! It is a bit of a remote access, and all the wood seems to be on the downhill!
Oh, I don't drink a lot of beer, but when I have one I prefer Sam Adams. Enjoy the pics.
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KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Speaking of sore....i was swinging my 390xp around on spurs for about 3 of 10 hours today.......my body hates me right now[emoji53]....a few Motrin and a few beers took the edge off[emoji3]
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no bud water for me it lacks in the taste department and bloats me i drink sam adams rebel ipa or boston lager. but i don't drink a lot maybe a 6 pack per year if that.
most of the time i drink cold unsweetened tea,water,milk,coffee maybe 2-3 pepsi colas per week.
most of the time i drink cold unsweetened tea,water,milk,coffee maybe 2-3 pepsi colas per week.
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at the red oak scrounge cutting wood and thought i would cut some cookies for kindling.
jwade
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wow now that is a shop.Not really a scrounge, was out of wood and the old lady was cold. Brought it in from the machine shed. Went from this: Homemade crate is about 5' long, 4' wide and 4' tall
to this:
Brought about 34 rubbermaid tub loads. Should be close to a months heat....I hope.....it is about all silver maple
zogger
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So, what the heck did you have to cut that would make you climb with a saw that large???
hardpan
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I really can't imagine that, maybe 20,30, or 40 years ago, just maybe. Salute.
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30 yrs ago the old timers where swinging those 30lb American muscle saws Homelite and McCullough. grandpa said the other brands didn't start to show up here till 1992.
