Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs VP Richard Heath put together a post on where to buy and refill C02 in the Memphis area:
This is a question that seems to come up with some regularity, so here is the information all in one place. [source]
He’s put together a great list with maps and links and directions, so check it out. I’m closing comments on this post, so your corrections and additions need to be made on Richard’s original post.
Santa was good to me this Christmas and got me plenty of beer-related goodies. Thanks to my parents and Craig and Faye for filling my stocking with the gifts below.
Soon to be on my desk at work, it’s a “365 Bottles of Beer for the Year” calendar.
A specific gravity refractometer from Rebel Brewer that allows you to take quick readings when brewing. It’s a must-have for homebrewers.
Yep, it’s a ring with a built-in bottle opener. Unfortunately, it’s a size 15 ring, and my hands aren’t that big. If you’re in Memphis and have giant hands, it’s yours.
A nice selection of beers from Trader Joe’s – Josephs Brau Winterfest, 2011 Vintage Ale and Mission Street India Pale Ale. I plan to toast the new year with these brews.
This book is full of color photos and descriptions of beers from around the globe. Even better are the interesting and sometimes humorous recommended food pairings, such as trying Milwaukee’s Best with curries or Leinekugel’s Red Lager with pancakes.
What did you get for Christmas? Leave a comment below.
I stumbled across this post about Clif’s new backpackable wine bag, which looks essentially like a Platypus water bag (which rule), or a more-sturdy version of the bag inside a box of wine.
It’s touted as more environmentally friendly than a glass bottle and of course it’s lighter for carrying into the wild. So, dear readers, why can we not put our collective heads together and come up with a more portable growler? Would a Platypus bottle and its cap be sturdy enough for carbonation?
If you’ve ever tried anything like this before, or seen it done, please let us know. We like to travel with our beer.
This Instructable for building your own wooden looks pretty bad-ass. I think if you did it right you wouldn’t get any splinters, either!
All you really need is a bit of untreated, nontoxic scrap wood and some basic tools. The picture above is an unfinished version, but I think you’d be able to sand the edges and really make it look nice.
Build your own. [via Make magazine]
Do you have any cool beer-related DIY projects to share?
