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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: maurerless on March 09, 2012, 08:19:00 PM
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You know the one. When you are driving away from your house with the camper hooked up to the tug. The tug has a full tank of fuel and all the necessities for the trip like an esky full of beer are in the back. You are really looking forward to the holiday. It doesn't matter if it's just a weekend or a couple of weeks, but you are getting away and there's this sense of promise about what's coming and the anticipation that it's gunna be good. ;D
Young 19 year old blokes probably get the same feeling heading out for the night with a wad of cash in one pocket and some condoms in the other... >:D
Well, I wanna ask when else do you get the same feeling?
I got it today when I came home from the home brew shop. I haven't brewed a beer for a few years. I'd just come out with a few bags of grain (malt), some yeast and some fresh hops. The aroma of the hops were wafting around the car on the way home and I got that sense of anticipation. Now I'm looking forward to taking some time out this weekend to brew up a beer from scratch, cranking up the music in the shed and probably blowing the froth off a couple of coldies along the way. :D
So, what given you that feeling recently?
:cheers:
Tony
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I brewed my own beer for over 25 years.
Best thing I ever did.
a few. well quite a few, years ago.
(http://www.myswag.org/gallery/d/37261-1/Beer_BeerRacks.jpg)
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Ahhh Tony, i know exactly what your talking about..... funnily enough the Mrs and i were parking the car this arvo outside a shopping centre and there were a few blokes carrying cartons of beer out of the grog shop, blokes from all different walks of life, some in business clothes some in tradies clothes....... i said to the Mrs... look at all these fellas, they all have the same looks on their faces... at the time i called it the "i've got a fresh carton" look.... these blokes were in a hurry, half grins on their faces.... and i reckon it's the anticipation you speak of that drives that look.......
To answer your question though....... i get the feeling you speak of...... everytime i'm putting the tinny in at the ramp....... most times when i'm convincing myself to buy that new rod/reel outfit........ and most definately every time, coming home to Aus from work.... i get a niggle of "that feeling" when i'm buying my duty free Rum :cheers:, i get another niggle as i'm crossing immigration and customs :police:......... and not long after i get home,,,,,,,,,,,,, my darlin' wife gives me "a certain look" ..... and that sense of anticipation you speak of near on gets my heart going like a jackhammer!!!!! >:D ....... ;D
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I brew beer myself, only do the kit jobs, no messing around and quite drinkable. If I want to fiddle with the mix I use different sugar etc for different results.
That feeling you are describing happens when it is time to crack the new keg. Will it work? Is it off? Did I get the gas right this time? Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Normally its just ..... Don't mind that, let's do something in the camp oven tonight. Two hours later, a little but pissed, that feeling comes on again. How is the Chook/ corn beef/ pork roast?
If tea goes REALLY well, AND the kids are tired and in bed early, AND I wash up, AND the minister is not tired/ shirty/ busy/ on the phone, maybe, just maybe.... there it is again.
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I don't know if it is the same thing, but it is definitely anticipation. My wife and youngest daughter (24 yo) have just gone to Broome so that the girl (daughter) can have her baby. I am waiting in anticipation to hold my newest grandchild in my arms.
Regards
Tjupurula
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Waiting for my first Grandchild to be born :cup:
Cheers
Parry
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Yes, kids will definitly bring on that feeling. :cup: That promise of future. ;D
:cheers:
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... and that knowledge that someone else will be putting up with the noise and changing the nappies >:D
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I brewed my own beer for over 25 years.
Best thing I ever did.
a few. well quite a few, years ago.
(http://www.myswag.org/gallery/d/37261-1/Beer_BeerRacks.jpg)
That's a lot of home brew and a top setup just one thing is the size of the glass (and the hat lol) ;D ;D
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I don't know if it is the same thing, but it is definitely anticipation. My wife and youngest daughter (24 yo) have just gone to Broome so that the girl (daughter) can have her baby. I am waiting in anticipation to hold my newest grandchild in my arms.
Regards
Tjupurula
Good luck to you all....Great feeling that. I have 4 grandchildren and love it...
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One that I distinctly recall is when I looked in the rear view mirror & the camper trailer wasn't where I expected it to be. Ahhhh!!!!!!
I was at home and preparing the CT for an around Oz trip and thought I'd do some final checks.
* drove facing slightly uphill on our concrete slab
* unhooked the CT coupling gear
* gently drove forward a few feet to disengage CT
* looked in the rear view mirrow...............where's the CT? >:(
* oops........who forgot the handbrake? :-[
* got out of the car & saw the CT up against the house :'(
The CT had ended up resting gently against a concrete step at the entrance way to the house & no damage what so ever. We left to travel the next day.
But it could have all gone so differently.
# down the concrete slope building up speed
# smash through the double glass doors of the breezeway & out the other side
# air born off the patio & down the slope ending up 300 meters later in the creek a mangled mess
# no around Oz trip & the Missus barking in my ear for years, with of course no come back
Needless to say I check the handbrake. Lots!!!
Cheerio from Bello - Wayne
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Getting up early and driving down south in the dark knowing that there is an offshore breeze and a good size swell :laugh:
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... and that knowledge that someone else will be putting up with the noise and changing the nappies >:D
That's one of the best things about grandkids, when the nappy gets dirty, you can hand them back.
Tjupurula
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That's a lot of home brew and a top setup just one thing is the size of the glass (and the hat lol) ;D ;D
Believe it or not that is a pot ( 10 ounce)
As for that hat :cup:
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Believe it or not that is a pot ( 10 ounce)
As for that hat :cup:
pot = small glass
(http://beerbeer.org/image/2008/places/Brussel/brussel-04.jpg)
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Waiting for my first Grandchild to be born :cup:
Cheers
Parry
Hi Parry
Believe me, there is nothing like the feeling of holding the first grandchild for the first time. Make sure you have the video camera and still camera handy, such memories should never be lost.
Regards
Tjupurula
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Leaving on a road trip before the sun is up always does it for me. I hope we experience that again soon. Having the kidlets always feels as though we're leaving at lunchtime :/ It will get better as soon as (.)(.) is no longer the favoured food source I think!
Lil :)
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Besides the obvious anticipation of leaving home to go camping I love the anticipation of buying new toys or gadgets especially if it is something that needs installing or you can interact with when it is ready. I know it's sad but I live a simple life!
I also love starting a new project and even more so when it's finished and you can finally put it to use.
Another one for me is the start of a Motorsport race. I love most forms of Motorsport so to sit down and wait for the start gives me the same feeling, likewise going for a big days riding on my dirtbike.
There are so many!
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That sense of antisipation.........
Can't wait to go to the Gold Coast camping show on the weekend and also pick up ourcamper top from Customline while I am there. and even better, hubby will be staying at home, with the boy, so I will be going on my own so can look all I like without being told to hurry up!!!!!!!!!Woo hoo, looking forward to really studying the campers and looking for ideas! :cup:
Also a 3.5 hour drive each way with out Mum, Mum, Mum!!! ;D
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Well, I wanna ask when else do you get the same feeling?
I got it today when I came home from the home brew shop. I haven't brewed a beer for a few years. I'd just come out with a few bags of grain (malt), some yeast and some fresh hops. The aroma of the hops were wafting around the car on the way home and I got that sense of anticipation. Now I'm looking forward to taking some time out this weekend to brew up a beer from scratch, cranking up the music in the shed and probably blowing the froth off a couple of coldies along the way. :D
So, what given you that feeling recently?
:cheers:
Tony
G'day Tony,
I know the feeling well mate :cheers:
I'm also an all grain brewer, got a freezer that fits four 20lt kegs with a 3 tap font at the bar 8)
here's a pic of my brewery that i built over a couple of years
(http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/dave_1966/kids/100_3811.jpg)
cheers
Tommo
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pity you live so far away tommo :cheers:
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haha yeah i get that a lot mate, give us a yell if you're in the Bundy region, always plenty on tap :cheers:
cheers
Tommo
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One that I distinctly recall is when I looked in the rear view mirror & the camper trailer wasn't where I expected it to be. Ahhhh!!!!!!
I was at home and preparing the CT for an around Oz trip and thought I'd do some final checks.
* drove facing slightly uphill on our concrete slab
* unhooked the CT coupling gear
* gently drove forward a few feet to disengage CT
* looked in the rear view mirrow...............where's the CT? >:(
* oops........who forgot the handbrake? :-[
* got out of the car & saw the CT up against the house :'(
The CT had ended up resting gently against a concrete step at the entrance way to the house & no damage what so ever. We left to travel the next day.
But it could have all gone so differently.
# down the concrete slope building up speed
# smash through the double glass doors of the breezeway & out the other side
# air born off the patio & down the slope ending up 300 meters later in the creek a mangled mess
# no around Oz trip & the Missus barking in my ear for years, with of course no come back
Needless to say I check the handbrake. Lots!!!
Cheerio from Bello - Wayne
The last time we had some work done on our Trackabout, JT [I think] mentioned that one of their CT's, just after delivery, was seen travelling at speed by itself down a hill on a 4 lane streatch of of road in Brisbane...luckily for the new owner, it didn't do too much damage!
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Getting up early and driving down south in the dark knowing that there is an offshore breeze and a good size swell :laugh:
And following that up with your first good hard paddle in. Going in low, fast and deep and just waiting for the lip to feather over your head.
Is surfing better than sex?
:cup:
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here's a pic of my brewery that i built over a couple of years
Now that is a sweet setup. I've got a 110 litre boil capacity, I just need the hot liquor tun and mash tun to match.
I've got 9 x 20l kegs, but only 2 of em are full. :'(
:cheers:
Tony
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Now that is a sweet setup. I've got a 110 litre boil capacity, I just need the hot liquor tun and mash tun to match.
I've got 9 x 20l kegs, but only 2 of em are full. :'(
:cheers:
Tony
Thanks Tony, two 50lt kegs would see you right for the HLT and Tun. I know how you feel with the empties mate, sometimes consumption outweighs production ;D
here's a couple of pics of my mill hopper that i made and the brewery
(http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/dave_1966/kids/000_0079.jpg)
(http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/dave_1966/kids/000_0075.jpg)
cheers
Tommo
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got an email about this deal
http://www.ourdeal.com.au/deal/ultimate-beer-and-brewing-experience-from-u-brew-it/?ref=98amb&utm_source=Melbourne%20-%20Daily%20Alert&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Standard&utm_content=Featured%20Deal&utm_campaign=OurDeal%20Daily%20Alert (http://www.ourdeal.com.au/deal/ultimate-beer-and-brewing-experience-from-u-brew-it/?ref=98amb&utm_source=Melbourne%20-%20Daily%20Alert&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Standard&utm_content=Featured%20Deal&utm_campaign=OurDeal%20Daily%20Alert)
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Geez Tommo. Now I hafta go stainless for the HLT and mashtun. >:D
How do you run the mill? Good old drill, or is there a motor and gears I can't see? I have the mill, but want to make up the chute and power it somehow other than a drill. I'm looking for a suitable 240v motor...
Why do I have so many interests and hobbies ???
SWMBO has to put me on a financial diet :-[
TOny
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My fav hobby is kite surfing so I get that feeling when the car is loaded with my gear and I'm driving to the beach.... Watching the trees swaying in the wind and flags flapping. Then walking onto the beach and feeling the flying sand stinging my legs. Thinking "sheesh... It's windy!". Then hooking into the kite and ready to launch it, knowing I will get dragged down the beach. Butterflies in the stomach.
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That sense of anticipation..
Just put in an offer on my very first CT.. It's the first step in my plan to take a year off work and travel this country with my son..
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here's a couple of pics of my mill hopper that i made and the brewery
Freakin heck, that is one cool lookin setup.
Gotta stop lookin at this thread and getting ideas!
:cheers:
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That sense of anticipation..
Just put in an offer on my very first CT.. It's the first step in my plan to take a year off work and travel this country with my son..
:cup:
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Geez Tommo. Now I hafta go stainless for the HLT and mashtun. >:D
How do you run the mill? Good old drill, or is there a motor and gears I can't see? I have the mill, but want to make up the chute and power it somehow other than a drill. I'm looking for a suitable 240v motor...
Why do I have so many interests and hobbies ???
SWMBO has to put me on a financial diet :-[
TOny
mate i just run the mill via a drill, it can crush 6kg of malt in a couple of minutes so i don't think all the fecking around setting up pulleys and a motor are justified, that's me though, i do know blokes who have motors setup and are happy with the bling ;D
what mill do you have ?
i can pm you all the dimensions of the hopper i made if you want, it's only a bit of scrap ali sheet and some angle that i got from the local scrappy, you could do the same with ply if you wanted.
cheers
Tommo
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mate i just run the mill via a drill, it can crush 6kg of malt in a couple of minutes so i don't think all the fecking around setting up pulleys and a motor are justified, that's me though, i do know blokes who have motors setup and are happy with the bling ;D
what mill do you have ?
i can pm you all the dimensions of the hopper i made if you want, it's only a bit of scrap ali sheet and some angle that i got from the local scrappy, you could do the same with ply if you wanted.
cheers
Tommo
Its a "Fermentap Grain Gobbler" (http://morebeer.com/view_product/18591/beerwinecoffee/Grain_Gobbler_Homebrew_Grain_Mill_4_Inch).
I'd have made one myself but my lathe is only small and I cant do a decent knurl. Problem with the grain gobbler is that it isn't stable when attached to the bucket (especially with a drill attached) and I don't have enough hands to control the drill and feed at the same time. I've been looking at options to mount it with a proper hopper. Only undecided about powering it. The motor would be bling, but may as well do it properly ;D
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And following that up with your first good hard paddle in. Going in low, fast and deep and just waiting for the lip to feather over your head.
Is surfing better than sex?
:cup:
Don't know if its better than sex but it sure is close. Only a surfer knows the feeling!
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