Message from @TheMighty - OH
Discord ID: 401022703680880655
With a few slices missing.
Nice!
After using the bread machine for a while,
I decided to try making bread by hand and baking it in the oven.
Note:
I'm not a prepper, ... more of a suburban homestead hobbyist/dabbler.
So I won't be taking refugees during the apocalypse.
Bucket o' wheat
SuperPail Hard White Wheat - 40 lbs. $50
(Shelf-life 15 to 30+ years.)
https://beprepared.com/superpail-hard-white-wheat.html
Bucket and Bung Opener $5
(Or just mangle the lid off with a screw driver.)
https://beprepared.com/bucket-and-bung-opener.html
Gamma Seal Lid $8
(Very convenient.)
https://beprepared.com/gamma-seal-lid-red.html
Hand Grain Mill $75
(Get two if you are a prepper. 2 is 1, and 1 is none.)
https://beprepared.com/victorio-hand-grain-mill.html
Mixing bowl, wooden spoon, measuring cups, measuring spoons, wooden cutting board.
Stoneware Loaf Pan $25
(No high-tech non-stick stuff.)
https://www.pamperedchef.com/shop/Stoneware/Stoneware+Loaf+Pan/1417
Next baking experiment:
Hardtack.
(Ready to eat. Long shelf-life. Like old school MREs.)
Second run on the home built smoker, had a little seasoning runoff and one hot spot but pretty damn good
Gods.
@Deleted User looks awesome
Oh lol thought it was a typo
What's your avatar? Looks familiar
Little Celtic fella from Rome 2 total war
Ah. Cool looking
For the poorer folk in IE: You can replicate a brisket for the most part with your normal rump or chuck roast. Personally, I think the rump roast is the closest in texture, though. ((3.75lb rump roast, rubbed down and refrigerated overnight. Smoked at 275 for three and a half hours over mesquite chunks and lump hardwood charcoal.))
Would brewing/fermenting be appropriate here in the cooking channel?
@TheMighty - OH Eff yeah. We brew ten gallons of beer every six weeks at my place.
@Deleted User - Very nice. I usually do 5-6gallon batches. I've been doing ciders lately and have worked out a decent/simple/cheap recipe. I'll take photos and post next time I do it.
How does it turn out? I'd like to try cider
@Deleted User - Took me a few batches, but I think the final batch turned out great! Great balance of sweetness, tartness, dryness, and abv. Most of the store bought was too sweet for me.
Is it apple or something else?
Yes, this current recipe is 100% apple based. Am going to try a 50/50 apple/pear for spring, but currently ive only done apple
alright thanks. will be reaching out to you at some point if that's ok
Anytime!
How big is your set up?
I have two carboys and one of those new catalyst fermentors that I got for xmas, all of them hold 6-1/2gals if you filled them to the brim, but I usually do 5-1/2gal batches so I dont have to worry about using a blowoff.
I also have a home-made mash tun that I use for my all-grain batches
I have three five gallon kegs, four carboys, a co tank, and one regulator. I also have a mini freezer with a mechanical temperature switch
@Deleted User - The mini-freezer would be nice. Have you had any luck with lagers? I've tried a couple times and failed miserably
I haven't tried. We mainly do stouts and an ipa. I'd like a much lighter drink for summer if you have any recommendations
Am not confident enough to give you advice on a lager! I'd recommend trying a kolsch. Thats what i did after my lager failures lol
Here's a good 5gal Kolsch recipe. If the malts listed aren't easily available to you, you can sub the 10lbs of pilsner out for regular old 2-row and the 1/2lb of Munich for Vienna or 60L Crystal.
http://beersmith.com/blog/2008/04/05/brewing-a-kolsch-beer-recipe-beer-styles/
Thanks!
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@Jbieszczat1031 that looks great man
@Alfred Hoshall - TN#1685 Thanks! I've been experimenting a bit with the smoker, trying to find cheaper alternatives to the priciera cuts of meat usually used. 'Course nothing beats an actual brisket. I'm doing deer today and one of my next days off, game hens.
About as organic as it gets. Smoked, wild hunted deer.
Lovely
http://cideroad.com/switchel/
My wife's people have been making swtichel for generations. I'm just now drinking it. Pretty good.