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maratea wrote:
oh my gosh, look! it’s my meat, and my bowl, and hey! my washer and dryer! i heart dead animals.
I sometimes do eggs in the microwave for speed, but they have a tendency to blow up on me. One time I put the egg in a coffee cup, and it boomed enough to eject much of the egg out of the cup and onto the bottom of the microwave. I made sure to take a picture of that one.
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I like your minimalist style. Kurt Saxon, the man who coined “survivalism”, posted something very similar about cooking with a thermos. Good to see it in action.
Hey… congratulation!!!
I love those Tomatoes man… look so cute! My mom has a backyard vege-gardening too. I always love to get in there and enjoy with those Bird Eye Chilies trees. She has planted some Tomatoes’ and Brinjal’s tree last year too! I remember she even planted long beans when i was back home beginning of last year.
Hi,
Where did you get the picture of my 12 year old son stuffing his face with a carrot? No, seriously, it’s a great picture – did you take it or flickr it? If it’s yours, can I incorporate it in a post on my blog?
To see if you think my blog is worthy of “Mr. Hungry,” check the link from http://theancientsounds.googlepages.com/
The download on the site contains a funny animal picture story you might like.
Charlie
But more about this product.. it gave me one heck of a buzz, I am not the most caffeine tolerant person so when I drank a large amount of this early in the morning I was practically dancing at my desk at work and very excited to be alive.
Too bad I completely crashed a few hours later when the stuff worked itself out of my system.
These kinds of drinks have become so popular. I hate seeing little kids walking down the street drinking “Red Bull” and other high caffeine drinks. You would think Pepsi would know better. I guess it all comes down to the mighty buck. Good article!
Despite the hype, I don’t think this product will last. There are tons of energy drinks out there and this doesn’t define itself in the market as far as what it is trying to do. It isn’t in the energy drink section at the grocery, it is on a corner of a stack of Pepsi products. They haven’t come out and called it an energy drink. It’s placement is too muddled.
I’ve seen these before and always wanted one! I’m going crazy in the winter wanting to garden–and those seed catalogs they send you don’t help any! I may have to get one of these gardens now that I’ve seen how well yours has done.
I think it will stick for awhile, it’s moving fairly well in my area, and Pepsi is pushing it pretty hard with the ‘Yawn’ adverts. They’re not quite as bad as Coke about yanking things.
I might try this sometime, but I wouldn’t drink it more than once without having a non-diet version. I worry about it being diet because Diet Dr Pepper doesn’t taste very good at all. Plus I’m not so hot on consuming aspartame. If you like Diet Dr Pepper, more power to you, but to me I can tell the difference immediately. I also have some Dr Pepper made with cane sugar from Dublin Dr Pepper, which is an improvement over the high fructose corn syrup but spendy.
Quote from Wikipedia: In 1995, FDA Epidemiology Branch Chief Thomas Wilcox reported that aspartame complaints represented 75% of all reports of adverse reactions to substances in the food supply from 1981 to 1995. Look up “excitotoxin” if you need more details.
nice tomatoes! I have plumbed a small growbed into my aquarium a couple of weeks ago and popped in some tomato seeds. The plants are growing nicely, but I have to wait quite a bit longer before I can start picking some fruits off of them.
Thanks for the mention Red… and even bigger thanks for the info on rssHugger. Amazingly, it’s increased my traffic 4 fold. Now, lets see how it holds up after the initial rush. How’s it been doing for you?
The strawberry kits will probably come in during early Spring. I have a couple of hydroponic projects that I want to do with strawberries, namely the “Strazzberry”, but I would settle for a strain specifically for the Aerogarden.
hey now! I am a wife… and I still clean, cook, cater to my hubby, rub his feet, wash his clothes… and other things I darn not mention, since this is not an R rated blog
Your Blog is entertaining me, I love it
Hope you keep on posting great stuff
regards, terry
ps – sorry im not that good in writing in english because I came from europe – but i understand a lot
I can tell by your choice of subject matter that you are a man of taste and refinement. I too am familiar with this delightful brew. Sam Adams is one of those rare beer industry brand names that holds up. I choose the pry-off tops, too, as they can be reused by my home brewing buddies.
Ah! You are one step ahead of me, Moriarty! I have started doing this on a small scale with my little fishes. I water the plants with some of their old water. I also keep little plants in the water that the fishes like to hide in. How long till someone hooks their fishtank to an Aerogarden? Anyway, the plants really, really seem to like that fishwater—I am concerned about germs though so I make sure not to get it on any leaves or, esp., fruits. Also, fish meal is in both fish food and fertilizer—the fishes’ leftover dinners are a bonus for the greeneries.
Next fall you should try Blue Moon’s Pumpkin Ale. It sounds odd, but I found it rather enjoyable. Great on a crisp fall day. It’s a blending of flavors that is unexpected, but is good every now and then…like the once a year they make it.
I homebrew as well. I reuse their bottles and tops. Jim Koch encourages customers to homebrew to appreciate beer. It sells him more beer.
@ Megan-
Blue Moon is one of the brands that I sell. Our warehouse had it for about 2 months. It isn’t doing as well as say, the Spring Ale, but it sold pretty well. It was a bit too earthy and spiced for me, but it was a unique market segment and a lot of people liked it a lot.
They are awesome. Water flows right through them, but because of their rough texture, they keep the humidity and oxygen level really high for the roots of the plants. They are also great in the bottom of pots of soil for drainage.
Grilling the PB&J after assembling it makes it so much more delicious. I’ll often throw bacon in there to kick it up a notch. The combination of the two is so beautiful when you grill up that PB&J in the bacon grease after cooking up a strip or two.
If you’ve never put some crushed-up cheez-its in a PB&J I believe you’re missing out as well..
Yeah, I get free stuff. A lot of times, you can just write the company and they will send you a sample. Other times, you have to show them that you do product reviews.
Also, the waterfarm goes “gurgle, gurgle, slurp” because it lets solution out, then air out of the pumping colum.
I would just put them on a paper towel on top of the fridge. Once they are dry, I would put them in ziplocks and put them in the fridge. They are way better than the store bought!
I HAVE LOOKED AND LOOKED AND BEEN VERY PATIENT WAITING TO TRY MY TWO FAVORITE FLAVORS, CHOCOLATE AND CHERRY – AND TODAY I FINALLY FOUND A 12-PK., RACED HOME AND POPPED ONE OPEN. IT WAS EVEN MORE THAN I EXPECTED – JUST LIKE DRINKING DOWN CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES!! YUMMY!! I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE CANS TO GET COLD SO I DON’T HAVE TO EVEN USE AN ICE CUBE!!! THANK YOU, DR. PEPPER – YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN MY #1 DRINK AND NOW YOU ARE MY #001 DRINK!
Along with the waterfarm, I just have some peppers in coconut and a tomato in my Megagarden. I am waiting until the stawberry kits come out for the Aerogarden before I fire it up again.
You can easily root tomato cuttings. Simply cut a 4″ sucker or growing tip just below a leaf node. Remove the next 2-3″ of leaves, iinsert into damp growing medium or a glass of water. You should have rootsin less than a week. Sure to Grow Loose Fill is an excellent media for propagating cuttings. For tomatoes you cut out 6 weeks of time compared to starting from seed.
I liked MGD Light, but it didn’t have a marketing category. Now that it is low calorie, low carb, it is definitive in what it is doing. I can’t argue with taste, but GDL 64 will sell more beer.
I experienced a horrific nightmare after drinking MGD64 and talked with a friend who had the same experience. What’s in this stuff? Has anyone else felt the same?
It took about a minute to chop the greens and slice the bread. The pork chops took a minute to season and 7 minutes on each side in the broiler. Super quick, nutritious and delicious!
actually, red-icc, she is from willow’s 4th litter of little beasts. there was rufus, then diesel, then dyna, and now ella. willow is old and promiscuous.
Four Maxed is AWESOME! If you haven’t tried it I suggest you go out of your way to find it! It is truely the ONLY alcohol/energy drink out there!!!!!! AMAZING
Sure To Grow is sending out promo packs free if you promise to give them feedback. You could ask and see if they are still available. Your angle could be for re-using the Aerogarden pods.
They can be grown as sprouts, in which case they would be similar, but the plants grow up to a meter tall. They look similar to a lot of other salvias.
Barley wine is like beer, using higher amounts of beer ingredients, but more alcohol tolerant yeast is typically used for a higher alcohol content and different flavor inflections.
I think the distinction between hydroponics and not is the soil. You’re using non-sterile media here (potting soil has nutrients) so your plants are getting fed by the soil rather than just the nutrient solution.
Not that it makes a lot of difference. If you were using something sterile like Hydroton or Perlite/Vermiculite, it’d be fully on the hydroponic side of the fence.
Just make sure you don’t burn your plants – don’t use more nutes than you would watering a normal soil-grown plant.
I believe you are confusing the contraction for “it is” with the possessive pronoun “its,” which does not require an apostrophe. – Samaritan Copyediting Corps
This is the kind of article that inspires wanna-be gardeners like me to keep trying. I love the home-spun charm of your set up and your ingenuity in making it look so simple.
I LOVE my Aerogarden, but have already been into hydroponics, working in the industry for five years.
If you are into Sure to Grow, save the little plastic cages and domes for the Aerogarden, and jam some Sure to Grow cubes into them, and then plant any seed, or cutting that you like. That is what I’m about to do with mine.
Barley wine is not “like” beer, it IS beer, but over 7 per cent alcohol by volume (abv), and the brewers don’t use wine yeast, they use ordinary beer yeast, and less water run through the ground malt, to make it stronger. Bigfoot 2008 IS a very fine ber, though …
Another satisfied customer in Grand Rapids, MI!
I think its pretty good for a energy/malt beverage. I like Four Maxed a lot better than Joose, which is 9% and comes in a 24.5 oz can – but four maxed definitely tastes better.
You would think Miller Brewing would have learned one or two lessons from Coke and the ‘new’ coke experiment.
To roll out a lighter, lower calorie beer is one thing, but to do it at the detriment of a long time product line with an established consumer base does not make sense.
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Looking for another beer until Miller brings the original MGDL back
What did you expect? You reduce calories mainly by reducing alcohol content. If you want to get loaded drink Steel Reserve (and save a lot of money too).
This one looks pretty good. I made it a point to pick up some lentils when I went to the store yesterday, so maybe I’ll give this one a try this weekend.
Not bad at all. I was looking for a low cal/low carb beer and this fits the bill to a T. I’ll continue buying it. A little low on alcohol content,but that’s the sacrifice for reducing cals.
There’s also the potential problem of the algae eating up all the delicious hydro nutrients.
In Red’s case here there just isn’t enough algae to be a problem, though theoretically it would be better if there weren’t any. How to do that effectively would be difficult to say. Maybe if you ran some beneficial microbes as well?
Not sure that’d be cost-effective for starting seedlings, since once you’ve got them started and moved into a regular system the algae will be starved of light and likely die off.
Live in Ohio, Potent!
1 of each the purple and red to top you off when you start to come down is enough! Artemesia Absinthium effects usually double the effect of alcohol an d in low light conditions makes certain colors bleed and move.
So I finally tried this one out. I had a few differences in my methods and result.
First, being that the taste got the lowest score, when boiling my lentils I put in bit of beef soup base with it. Kinda goes against the non-meat aspect, but hey.
I don’t think mine came out of the boiling process as well as yours look and sound to have. I think maybe I let _too_ much of the moisture go away. At least with manual implements they didn’t all want to mash together. Still mostly in their own ball shapes, they at least clung together with a good rice consistency.
Not having so much red pepper or onion to work with, and feeling that the egg wasn’t enough on its own for having things stick together, I used a bit of salsa in the mix, which seemed to work well.
Using a round shape found in the kitchen to form patties, I got 3 fairly big ones. They held form pretty well going into the pan, but lost some of the shape while being flipped, and extremities wanted to fall off while being put on the bun.
Holding the finished burger at a wrong angle was inviting other bits to jump off as well, but what went into my mouth worked pretty well. What didn’t I put away for use in the near future; I’m thinking maybe something where meat is usually looser or completely encased in something might make a good use for it.
Also of note, our usually anti-vegetable cats were tricked enough to try a bit of this without complaining.
When you plan to build your own hydroponic system or purchase a starter’s kit, it is important to bear in mind that you are not only just getting a container or a tray, putting your plants in it and supplying the plants with water and nutrients. There are two primary objectives that you need to achieve in hydroponic gardening.
fucking awesome!. this is the best cheap drunk around and we plan to drink it every day for the rest of our lives. we went nuts and drank 3 yesterday and were completely tanked. dont try this at home.
This is where hydroponic nutrients come in. These nutrients are specially formulated to cater to your plants’ every need. An added bonus is that most nutrients only need to be dissolved in water and then supplied to the plants.
My only concern with the coconut and wick planter is root strength. They can be utterly root bound and still mature, but if they fall over, it can be horrible for pollination or staying watered.
They are fed ph’d GH Flora Nova runoff. That is nutes plus enzymes and humic acid.
I used to drink Miller Light. I have switched to 64. I really like it and I am on Weight Watchers and as far as I can figure it only has one point per beer.
I liked 64. Some friends and I were just talking a few weeks ago about how we wished someone would bring back 3.2% beer. With laws the way they are now I will sacrafice the buzz for a decent-tasting low alcohol content beer. Are there others out there(not counting Beck’s – HORRIBLE!)? Sounds like Chelada might be low also.
Yah really good, cheap buzz….. but my buddie just slammed two of them and he’s fine, head change, but I think hes ready to trip the light fantastic!! better drink 5!!
I just had one. It does remind me of grape cough syrup that I had (and hated) in the mid 80’s. But with about 1/5 of the pucker face factor that the syrup had.
Calling the flavor grape is a stretch IMHO. It seems closer to licorice to me.
I think I will stick with my Hurricane HG in the future.
I’ve had MGD 64 on two separate occasions, each time thinking I was drinking MGD Light. And, each time, I took a couple sips, thought “Yuck!”, then looked at the label. This beer is so watered down, it’s not even worth the low-cal benefit. Miller’s Sharps N/A beer has more flavor! At the moment I can still get MGD Light (live in Atlanta) so I’m gonna stock up! Is there a way to contact Miller to voice my (and obviously other people’s) desire for a return of MGD Light? Can’t find a physical or email address on any site…
So, bought an 18-pack, and I’ve had 14 of these so far today. I should be dead drunk. Instead, I’m considering going for a jog. Did Miller sacrifice the alcohol content of this brew to get the calorie content down? If so, what is the point? People buy cheap beer to get drunk. People buy expensive beer to taste it. This is ‘macro-swill’, and should be somewhat tasty and near 4.5-5.5% alcohol. Period. Nothing fancy. 64 calories and 3% is great for Utah and sorority girls, but from a company that sells ‘The High Life’? Not so much.
I can understand the frustration that some original MGD Lite drinkers are feeling, they’ve had their beer replaced by something that comparatively is apples and oranges. To WI Beer Consumers point, Coke did not screw up with New Coke… it played out in a way that allowed them to ‘give back’ their beloved brand and it came back stronger than ever. I think Miller will bring back original MGD Lite alongside the newly introduced MDG 64 and everyone will be 2x happier than before!
To the MGD 64, my opinion is that it is a really great beer for what it is, a 64 calorie xxxlite beer. After a few occasions drinking this beer, my pallet has adapted to really like it. As for the fact that the alchol content is ~2.8, a direct result of lower calories… guess what, I get to drink more, still have a good ‘buzz’ but still in control and little to no hangover the next day! I give this beer a 4.5 out of 5.
I tried this because of the caloric content. I got 18 of them for 11 bucks. It tastes like garbage and I don’t feel them. I also had a nightmare that included killing my mother.
The new MGD Light that I am drinking say’s, “Does not contain more that 3.2 per centum of alcohol by weight” My understanding is to transfer alcohol by volume (ABV) into alcohol by weight is to multiply ABV by .8. So this beer by my understanding is 4% ABV and Miller Lite is 4.2% ABV.
To Beer Belly, or not to Beer Belly, that is the question? So Miller states, 64 calories, what about the Belly carbs? Is this taste worth the Belly sacfice? On a hot non-partying day, maybe. I wouldn’t drink it on a cool night with my dog!
i never seen the four. but the only store that sells 4maxed where i live is out of them cuz of me. it tastes great and is good when you get out of work. 4 4maxed will get you real tipsy. p.s. i might be the only person to ever drink 4maxed from a beer bong!;)
Matt, my great grandmother made kahlua as well. She made it every christmas. She swore that if you use anything other than antigua instant coffee and whole vanilla beans that it wouldn’t be good. You also have to let it ferment and sit for about 2 weeks.
She always split and but in 1 1/2 to 2 whole vanilla beans in the bottle.
It always has to sit before it’s the shelf-grade kahlua quality.
First it was the sparks in the orange can that caught on real quick in Phoenix, then it was the sparks in the black can, which was only like 7% alc. Then the Fours cam out with the red cherry 6% alc. can, then there was the Four maXed, which tops them all out at 10% alc. Now we drinking the Citrus flavor Maxes, Then theres Joose that are alright but you got the same amount of Alc. than in the four maXed but the four is smaller, If i do say so Four maxed citrus flavor is one of the best drinks avaiable period. I cant wait till the break out the 24 oz Four.
My friends and I won’t even drink that MGDL 64….we’re going to plain MGD now….for you guys who like that 64 stuff….why don’t you just drink lemonade or sharps? Miller screwed this up…I don’t care if MGDL didn’t have a market…that doesn’t mean people aren’t buying it
im drinking one warm right now. its still good for a 10 percent drink. i got tanked last night with vodka and speed and am just takin it easy til 6 or 7pm so i can crash. this helped with the come down.
MGD 64 is about 2/3 the calories, and about 2/3 the ABV, and about 2/3 the taste. Hmmmmmm, maybe if we mix 2/3 of MGD regular with 1/3 water we could artifically create MGD 64?
Your cob oven video is fabulous! How fun! And your entire oven and shelter are a delight. I plan to urge many people from our natural building community to take a look at your great video. Thanks!!!
Gayle
Something that size you might want to look into using composting worms. I’ve got a bin and it works really nicely.
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TODD in MASS wrote:
I really loved the comments here. Before I went “low-carb” to lose some weight, I was drinking Budweiser and foreign beers (a whopping SIXTEEN grabs of carbs per can, up to 30 or more). After rediscovering Miller Lite, I found 3.2 grams of carbs a godsend, and 95 calories. When I got “obsessed”, I went for 2.6 grams of carbs, and realized anything under 3 grams was not beer anymore, but watery faux ‘near beer’ with significantly less alcohol. What is the point? I lost a ton of weight, and I honestly don’t think a few 3.2 gram beers instead of 2.6 or lower near-beers will make any noticeable difference to my already slim waist. The bigger picture was stopping those TWENTY gram per pop ales. For God’s sake, there has to be a line not worth crossing when it’s not even beer anymore! It’s still good ol’ Miller Lite for me.
I really like this MGD 64, the calories, carbs & alcohol content are amazing! I’m a fitness coach and actively work out 6 days a week, so I always stayed away from having much beer except on special occasions. With this i’m able to have a few beers, get a “perfect” buzz, and go home happy.. It’s a great beer in my opinion. It is slightly watered down taste, but it’s just right when you want to enjoy a beer and not have to worry about the carbs and such..
Sadly, they don’t produce it anymore. I only bought one 12 pack because I wasn’t sure, and when I went back for more they were out! If you loved it, write to Dr. Pepper and tell them you want it back! If only for one holiday, (I found it around Valentine’s Day), I would just stock up! I have one can left and am saving it for a real craving.
I think it’s wonderfun…Love,Love,Love it! I did drink Coors lite but in watching calories I switched to Michelob ultra now this Miller 64 comes out and yes it is lighter as some may call “Watered” but I love it! I like the lite taste ! Good job!!!!
I have to disagree, wormwood oil isn’t even available for sale on the internet under the essential oils webistes. It, as per one of the websites, is a toxin and neurotoxin. It IS the ingredient of issue in absinthe. It has hallucinogenic properties, causes intellectual enfeeblement, promotes menstruation (which in turn causes abortion in those who may be pregnant). Long story short,my friend had 3 last nite, was dropped off at home,woke up several hours later and felt perfectly fine,no buzz or anything. She attempted to head to her boyfriend’s house and said she saw a man in the middle of the road with his arms outstretched,walking toward her…described his clothing to a t. She subsequently totalled her car and is pretty banged up. Beware…scary drink!
Yeah, EH. it is a great medium. You can water with straight up tap water relying on nutrition from the castings, or half-strength coco nutes, relying on the properties of the coco. It is great!
Flora Nova is a 1-part nutrient with pH buffers that works wonders in almost all hydroponic systems. You can get it at any hydroponic shop.
If you are restricted to the hardware store, 1 tsp. of Peter’s dry fertilizer or (God forbid!) Miracle grow, half a lemon of juice, and 1/4 tsp. of epsom salts per gallon of water is the Home Depot method of hydroponic nutrients.
I have to agree with Derek. I also work out like a mad man and love great beer but with lovely ales and such there is just to much that goes along with all the great taste. This beer while a little watery is still beer and tastes comparable to many domestic brews is marketed to those of us who are trying to take care of our bodies and like beer…. until they make a killer IPA with sixty-four calories I’ll drink this…..
Taste is not sweet like regular MGD. Add a lime wedge and it’s good – refreshing and not heavey. About half the price of Beck’s but Beck’s isn’t twice as good. If you like beer and you don’t want to drink yourself into a stupor or be a fat alcoholic, this is a great option.
I really like it. I prefer to drink in volume, 4 or 5 beers a night. This is great. Low carbs, low alcohol but still feel like a regular beer swiller when I’m sitting on my bar stool.
yes scsry drink indeed but a great 1 at that> all that said may be tru so women and girls watch out 4 4maxxe!! i can drink it 4 breakfast or whenever n dont care if its warm or 1/10 a leftover from b4. cuz I’ll hold it all down whatever you want. time in time out no 1 knows whaththafucc im talccin about. so listen 2 this but dont listen 2 me all i kno the purple iz yummy ;()
Ive always loved trying different variteties of beer, but this tastes like club soda.
if i wanted to drink club soda i would have bought myself a bottle of gin to drink it with, it would have been cheaper. In my opinion it doesnt even taste like beer. At all.
I have been a happy MGD light sipper for many years. This new stuff is nasty! It is like a Keystone or Coors light. All water no taste. I guess it is back to regular Miller lite or maybe even Schlitz. Please get back to the good MGD Light!
I love this beverage. I work out 7 dats a week and drinking beer on Sundays watching a game is fun, but even more fun now because I am not getting a beer gut and can actually drive home. This is not the beer for you if you want to pass out on your couch every night, if you like risking a DUI or want to get rounder. I live on the west coast and it suits my lifestyle perfect. Kudos to Miller.
Thanks for the mention, dude. For the record, I don’t know jack **** about hydroponics or anything else… just a bunch of halfassed experiments gone awry. I did just grow me some lemons, though!
Looks great. But it reminds me of when I was in college. I went to a party and had a drink called a White Russian. I don’t know if the milk was bad or what, but I shat for days afterward.
So I tried this new beer because it is so low on calories and I’m dieting. I love the taste, but it I think it is impossible to get drunk on this. I think I’d have to drink a whole case of it to get drunk. I drank 9 of them in about 5 hours last night and didn’t even get a buzz…did they have to sacrifice the alcohol content? I couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t getting drunk so I figured I’d do a little research on the alcohol content…well now I know…2.9%…that’s it? C’mon people! Give me back the alcohol!!!
If you haven’t tried it yet, find yourself some Warsteiner Dunkel. (They make a lighter version too, called simply “Warsteiner”, but I think the Dunkel – German for “dark” – is far superior.)
It’s an actual import rather than a pseudo import like Killians or something. “Brewed in accordance with the German Beer Purity Law of 1516″ according to the label.
My wife and I love the stuff and tell everyone about it. If you haven’t tried it, Red, you ought to. I’d like to see what you think of it.
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My wife is a pain in the a@#…and somehow this is a more than acceptable beer, having only 64 calories and 2 point whatever abv. It tastes fine and the minute buzz is enough to keep me sane and feel like I am still a man and not a p#**y whipped, led by the nose, hen pecked husband. You make sacrifices to keep your wife’s mouth shut and this is one of them. KUDOS to Miller for creating a muzzle for my “never shuts her pie hole” better half.
You make it sound as though there was a certain time of day it’s best to drink Warsteiner.
Well, I suppose that’s true. I call this time “the present”. Earlier is too early, later is too late. But now is good. Look at the watch, “oh look, it’s now!” Must be a good time for Warsteiner.
It’s our “drinking” beer and the more complex stuff like double and triple bocks are our “thinking” beers. The kind of beer you turn the TV off and sit down for so you can give it your full attention.
Thanks for visiting my tomato blog, red icc.
Not a beer drinker, but do love to grow plants!
As for the revival of a dead plant,..I have a corn plant which grew to the ceiling, gave me several seasons of scented flowers(unusual..I’ll reveal my secret later LOL) and gave my brother 2 plants which also hit the ceiling ..over 20 years.
Well, last year I cut it down as it was bending all out of proportion and it ‘died’ leaving only a stump.
I refused to chuck it out, kept watering it and feeding it my secret remedy and ..L0-and-behold..this summer I have 3 green shoots coming out of the ‘dead’ stump! Beautiful, new fresh green leaves.
My secret? African violet food..pipette drops each time I water…produced gorgeous scented fronds.
I can relate big time to this post…don;t give up!
Years back a neighbor threw out a small ficus tree that we salvaged to recycle the pot, but we got busy and forgot about cleaning the dirt out until some time later and then the branches had just one tiny leaf, but we could not bear to kill that plant seeing that it wanted to grow.
So we took care of it and it grew and flourished and 10 years later a bird built a nest in it and laid eggs and hatched little birds. That was the coolest thing we ever grew.
I bought enough of the AeroGrow Master Gardening Kits to get what we hope is a lifetime supply of the split-apart baskets, and have used inexpensive open-cell foam (the kind they use for window A/C insulation) as a medium, both by itself and as padding around a bit of. Works great. either way.
Some of the AG kits are good for people just starting out, but we grow many things from our own seed. Glad to see you are doing it so successfully, too.
I have just went on a low carb diet and thought I would give this one a try. It is light, so light I have drank five in two hours and could go to work. It also has a nasty aftertaste, like tonic water. Will go back to Michie ultra.
horrible I don’t drink beer for taste, I drink it for the effect, It taste Like CRAP and doesn’t even give you the desired effect. Nice buzz to take the edge off after a hard day. Instead you get CRAPPY flavor, and a trip to the store for some real beer. Bad move Miller SA
I Like Beer. I like the taste, I’d rather drink a beer than a soda anytime (By the way, Patti, Sharps taste like a sweet Barley/hop soda which tastes like crap). As I said, I like beer, I drink it for the taste, the down side of most beers is you also get the alcohol content plus the calories and carbs. With this, (and yes Mich Ultra and Beck’s premier light) You get the taste of a beer (unlike NA brews like O’Dooles and Sharps) without too much Alcohol, carbs or cals. So, If your out just looking for a buzz, punk-out and go get a steele reserve- you’ll get what you’re looking for a cheap buzz (and the added benefit of a hell of a hangove to boot!). But if you’re like me ,and LIKE BEER for more than the buzz-factor… you can do a lot worse than this product…
I figure it’s just a matter of time before someone markets a small net pot that just “accidentally” fits perfectly into the Aerogarden. I say “accidentally” because I think if you tried to sell something like that explicitly as being for the AG you’d probably get sued by them.
That is some nice-looking Romaine, though. I grew some monsters a little while back – so much lettuce the wife and I didn’t want salad for a couple months.
That lettuce looks great! I’m still hoping that Santa brings me an Aerogarden for Christmas. It’s good to know that you can start seeds without their seed packs.
I also drink beer for the taste not for high alcohol content so with Miller 64 I get the beer taste but not so much alcohol. So its a win win situation.
Well, i tried the beast of a drink last night, i had the purple and yellow flavor (flintstones vitamins and citrus) and although it was a delicious drink that packs a wicked buzz, it provided me with one of the worst hangovers i have had in quite a while. overall, its defiantly worth a go if you can find it.
I like it!!On a diet and less carbs. Since I have to do all the driving I do not get drunk and can enjoy some beer. The taste is light but is still good.
The fish air pump blows air into the tube pushing the nutrient solution upwards and aerating it. It goes through the drip ring and hydroton back into the bottom reservoir.
I grew some sweet basil a few months back but it didn’t stink that bad for me.
It had a pretty strong aroma if you got close, and if you handled it at all you’d be smelling it for hours, but it was definitely a basil smell, not a skunk smell.
Wow those grow fantastic inside. I never would have thunk those lamps worked but now I know what I want for Christmas. Time for an indoor garden and edible plants.
Interesting. My hydroponic sweet basil had a really potent “punchy” basil smell when handled but otherwise was very subtle.
I’m not sure exactly how to describe it. If anything brushed or moved the plant you’d get a pretty sharp “wang” of basil smell, but most of the time you could be in the same room with it and never smell it.
I have been drinking Beck’s Light at 64 calories or 1 point on Weight Watchers ( WW). I think this beer will also be 1 point on WW and be helpful for those either trying to loose or maintain weight. It should be a big hit. For those that don’t like the taste, drink a high caloric beer instead.
Tried a can of the grape kind. At first, I noticed that nasty cheap alcohol taste similar to the kind found in Wild Irish Rose or Cisco, but the taste became less offensive (opposite of most cheapahol) as I drank more and it just tasted like grape. Decent buzz for just one can. With alcohol and caffiene, I’ll have to piss like a racehorse pretty soon.
I like it. I understand people missing their MGDL, because this is a little watered down. But, if you need to cut calories cause of middle age spread, there isn’t much choice if you want to still drink something other than soda, or water. Many people drink beer like water anyway, and they don’t need the extra alcohol content, I’m sure many agree. Drinking driving, sloppy drunks, mean alcoholics, etc. It took me time to get used to diet soda, I can get used to diet beer, and not be a sloppy drunk at the same time, but have a nice relaxing buzz.
Thank you for posting about the Aerogarden! I bought one but have yet to set it up, I appreciate the pointers. Sorry your stuff froze, hopefully your re-start will go well.
I keep planning to do this, and I think now is the time. Thank you for the reminder, we have some marshy spots by the mall that need some cardinal flower, methinks.
Hey red… yours was one of the first “foodie” blogs I connected with and I have so much enjoyed getting to know you over the past year through it. You are a great guy and I wish you all the best in 2009. *hugs*
This is the best beer for your health and dieting. I have found that because the carbs are low that the sugar isn’t there and I sleep better. I have been on a diet how many mg of sodium are there in this beer.
I use the open-cell foam the hardware store sells as Air Conditioner insulation instead of rockwool, and have been experimenting with fabricating different labels for the top of the pods. Your Panda film looks great! Where does one get that stuff? Also, I hope it is OK that I blogged about you
I was a a MGD drinker for years. An additioanl 40 lbs and 5 years later, I decided to switch to Miller Lite. When “64″ came out, I rejoyced! Yes, it’s “watered down” but I think it’s great! Kinda like starting with whole milk and weaning myself down to skim but it’s much healthier and I don’t feel guilty drinking 4-5 of thim. I want cans!
Nice start on the amaryllis. We always pick ours up from the sale bin after the holidays, too.
Are you saying that when day length increases that will impair the flowering? How many hours of daylight is too much and how much shade can they tolerate? Mine have always done well no matter what we did to them, but I attribute that to beginner’s luck as I’ve never yet read up on their proper care and feeding.
An ice storm plus 6 days with no power… that’s ruff. I have lucky never experience that but it is entirely possible being in Southern Ontario. In fact when we purchased a new range, I switched to gas to be able to get through such a situation.
Nice little lettuces, it will be fun to watch them grow.
I bought amaryllis bulbs late last year. They grew 3 foot long leaves, but never bloomed.
The longer day length going into spring makes the plant think that it doesn’t have to reproduce to survive. That’s probably why they are sold before Christmas.
It’s almost a given that there is going to be gunk in the res with organic hydro. That’s why you test in ebb and flow or DWC so it is easily cleaned out.
I did get their soil fertilizers too. I have heard good things.
Nice! I used Miracle Grow last summer for some experiments, as we happened to have a bit on hand and none of the local gardening centers carry the “regulation” hydroponic nutes. The plant looks great! I’ll have to learn more about Epsom salt. We use it to prevent water bugs (a horrible cockroach that tries to swim back up from the sewers around here.)
While reading this post, I glanced up occasionally to admire the red and green amaranth plants that were started from my first saved seeds, as they are right next to me in an AeroGarden Deluxe indoor planter.
By cutting off the tops of each stem for salads and amaranth soup, I managed to keep a large tenderleaf green amaranth plant we started in August from bolting until December, but when it flowered, I decided to let it go to seed. We love amaranth in general, but it is really special when we go from being parents to the little plants to grandparents, so to speak.
I get bad hangovers after only a couple of beers. I drank two on Monday and woke up to no hangover. I drank three last night with my buddies and no hangover this morning. I guess I know why now! Lower alcohol content. If you have to work the next morning this is a great beer to drink to keep up with the guys without feeling horrible the next day.
I love love love the 64 calories. It fits right into my weight watcher diet. They should advertise 1 w/w point per 12 oz serving. Believe me there are a lot of ladies that would be taking home a 6 pack in their shopping cart if they only knew.
The reason there are coir specific nutrients is that coir sucks up calcium and magnesium. The addition of compost/castings doesn’t allow the coir to lock up those chemicals. It’s a great straight up potting soil replacement. As far as feeding, any fertilizer should work. I recommend Flora Nova: http://red-icculus.com/?p=82
leinenkugel 1888 bock is one of my favorite seasonal winter brew.it’s smooth almost creamy smooth, a little sweet,pretty golden caramel color,a firm stiff head that does not collaps right away and a hint of roasted malt? I let my friends try it and they agree.I hope it will be back next season.
This drink is truly great “buzz” for the price. I find the flavor to be appealing in an ironic tastes-like-robitussin way [I prefer to drink it over ice when possible]. The grape flavor is good but gets overwhelming; I prefer citrus or fruit punch. Two 16 oz or one 24 oz can is nice. Good buzz, little hangover. Don’t go over the top though. 3 or 4 cans you’ll be sloshed, and in my experience, feel like throwing up all day the next day (emphasis on “feel like”–not literally vomit-inducing). If this sounds awesome, you’ll love it. If this sounds terrible, don’t bother.
I’m thinking Miller 64 is the answer! My favorite beer of all time is MGD Light in bottles, but trying to watch weight Miller 64 is the fine. The taste is good and can drink several. I’m on this site to check alcohol content. I figured it was less.
I have made pizza dough a few times, it seems I can never get the right texture out of it. Maybe because I use all purpose flour as appose to bread flour?
Either way, a really good pizza to make at home is chicken, pineapple & bacon. I will have to give green onions a try next time.
UPON FIRST TASTE, IM A SLIGHTLY IMPRESSED WITH THE GRAPE FLAVOR BEING THAT THIS IS A MALT BEVERAGE. IVE STUMBLED UPON THIS WEBSITE ONLY IN TRYING TO DISCOVER THE PROPERTIES OF THE “WORMWOOD OIL” THIS DRINK SUPPOSEDLY CONTAINS. UNFORTUNATELY (AS EXPECTED), IT CONTAINS NO THUJONE AND THUS IS A DISAPPOINTMENT TO ANYONE STUPID ENOUGH TO THINK THEY WOULD FIND IT IN A $3.99 FOUR PACK OF MALT LIQUOR. OVERALL, IN CONJUCTION WITH THE RECENT STRING OF CAFFINATED/ALCOHOL CONTAINING MALT BEVERAGE RELEASES, I WOULD GIVE THIS A 6/10.
The anticipation is killing me! The one I keep over has two stems in full bloom right now and a third stem coming. It is really rewarding my efforts this year.
I haven’t decided. If you couldn’t tell, I have lots of gardening projects around the house. I might just wrap it up and put it in the closet until I feel like blooming it again.
Im moving soon and it will be a much more intense garden season for me(socal, so it will be a very long many years of a season). And plan on building my first small greenhouse this spring, which is coming fast. Especially since its already 81F here.
Hey Matt xd
As you probably know, my garden is in stasis right now, for the most part. My containers are doing well, and I’m trying to get off my ass to get some hydro done. I grow as many exotics as I can, Bhut Jolokia, Stevia, etc. Reading your Review, Great white sounds awesome and the results are solid.
My garden is very cold at the moment, but I’m planning on starting broccoli seeds after the first week in March. I start all my own plants from seed for my 300 square foot raised bed garden. Here is a link to one possible layout for 2009: http://jimmycrackedcorn.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/2009-tentative-garden-layout/
Yes, this in addition to fertilizer. It helps the root system by mimicking nature to uptake nutrients more efficiently with the help of bacteria commonly found in the soil.
I mostly do various vegetables hydroponicaly. I do have 3 fruit trees I planted last summer (pear, plum, and peach). Outdoors I have garlic. I’m not really sure what else I’m going to plant come spring.
I heart stevia. And even tho I’m kindof a hippie, I really heart Coca Cola. It’s the best cure for the occasional afternoon headache, and I have been known to drink it warm to soothe my stomach. This is great news.
The wafers have nutrients in them…. a complete mix that should feed for the season. We are using a bit of seed starter formula along with BioSol and worm castings and kelp. Try without fertilizing— after a sean add more Wonder Soil.
There isn’t actually any compost in it, is there? I thought it was just castings in terms of nutritional value.
This would be one application where the Flora Nova wouldn’t annoy me, probably. I don’t like it in my hydroponic systems because it stains my nice pretty white roots, but here you wouldn’t see them anyway so it wouldn’t matter I guess.
Flora Nova is my favorite. The only reason the roots get stained is from the humic acid. It doesn’t look as good, but the results speak for themselves. If it bugs you, you can use MaxiGro by GH.
It is always cool to read about a company who is paying attention to what garden blogs are saying about their product(s) and interacting with the blog author. Congrats on the first contest.
The marketing thing is true, but if I were watching caloric intake to that extent, I would have one or two less Ultra Ambers. Yes this would be great on a hot day, but so is ice cold water.
That has a very nice bloom, I like the green center it has. Looks like it has a really large bulb too.
I have been wanting to find a Hippeastrum papilio forever. My problem is I can never doing anything on time and it seems I always miss when they have them at the nurseries. I guess the soccer mom’s beat me to it!
Stevia is awesome, though that “Stevia In the raw” (in the photo) is cut with dextrose, which is the same thing as glucose, aka sugar. I’m not sure what the point of that is…
This genius left the same post on my review of Foosh Mints, I think he’s probably working for someone to put this much time and effort into it.
You’d think, though, that he’d at least write something vaguely intelligent.
In case anyone out there is tempted to put some stock in one formulaic negative response, my advice is to try them yourself. Not everyone likes every flavor of anything.
Funny, my pepper sprouted the same day. Though mine came from a seed packet since the seeds I saved from grocery store pepper didn’t sprout. I would presume it was that I grabbed a small less mature pepper since that’s all I needed for my salsa I bought it for.
Great photo of the amaryllis. I have heard of people re-planting scallions too. I have also heard if you plant shallots from the grocery store they will multiply and overwinter outdoors.
What are these myco’s living on? Aren’t they some kind of saprophytes? In the typical hydro medium there is no organic material to decay, can they live on basic chemicals like green plants?
Did this last year and it worked like a charm! I used vodka so that the house wouldn’t smell as if I were at the cooking sherry. woud it work with hyacinths, do you think?
I love this beer. When I sit down to drink beer I usally have about 6 or more. What I do, is slam a few “real beers” then go to a few of the “64s” to finish off my nightly relax time. Don’t wake up with a hang over, while still enjoying have more than a ” few Beer”.
This looks good. I was just at the liquor store the other day and saw a winter ale. I had never seen it before, it had spices & orange peel etc in it, I think I will give it a try next time. Have you ever tried one before?
This beer is for the workout type folks or for people who are watching their weight and like to drink. For me I love to drink and this beer helps to keep my figure along with having a little buzz. Its not a beer for you to have if you had a stressful day at work and just want a beer. But if you hate corona and like to drink outside on hot days or if you workout and want to maintain your body then this beer is for you. yeah its water down but honestly what do you expect from a 64 calorie beer?
Don’t drink beer. Gave it up whne I gave up ganja. Went to rehab before Linday Lohan made it cool. But I love to look at all the new brands of micro-brew!
Bhut Jolokia! I’m planting some this year in my garden. Which reminds me, I need to pick your brain about gardening. I should’ve paid more attention over the years.
I have become spoiled living in Oregon, near Portland, the beer capitol of the world. We have so many micros to choose from it is difficult to choose what to drink.
The lightest I drink now are porters. Oregon Trail makes a ginseng bourbon porter that is unbelievable.
In the summer there is a beer festival in July that over 120,000 people attend. It is Disneyland for Drunks.
RED ICCULUS, Have you tried using Bill’s Perfect Fertilizer or Coco-Wet before? I have used Spray-N-Grow but have not tried their other main products yet?
I’m drinking one now. It’s got a fantastic light flavor. You know, hops were originally added to beer to preserve it over long sea journeys to India, not for flavor. I suppose if they’d added skunk juice there’d be a bunch of skunk juice enthusiasts out there today. I hate hops and I hate bitterness in a beer. Bitterness is a stupid thing to covet; it just signals that something is poisonous. Anyway, if you’re on a diet, not wanting to get totally wasted, and not too much of a beer snob this is a truely fantastic tasting beer. Frankly it’s my new favorite beer.
I’ve got a nice pair of dwarf tomato plants going myself, similar set-up but I don’t have one of those “fancy” net pot lids like you. I just covered a regular lid with aluminum tape and cut a hole in the middle.
Then, I used some of the net-like padding you put in kitchen drawers to make a disposable net cup and suspended some jiffy 7’s with the seedlings in them. So far so good.
I got some green tomatoes on both of them now, one is a couple weeks ahead with literally dozens of fruit, and neither is over 8″ tall.
Dan- DWC is the fastest and most efficient method if you can monitor the pH and ppm’s. Sadly, it is also the quick to fail if you don’t keep on those 2 things.
EH- I got the “fancy” lid to keep in humidity. I only have it in a 3 gallon bucket, so evaporation is the main factor in monitoring. Sounds like both of our methods work well.
Dis mo-fickin sh*t tase like som mofuka been suckin on a grape jolly rancher and drinkin some rubbin alcohol. I cant sip dis sh, needs to jus slam it like a mofukn heavy wate.
This crap IS strong. It was good. I had the citrus and grape. both awesome! For some reason I took two of those (legal) Club 13 Oh! pills which specifically say not to take if you ingested large amounts of caffeine/guarana/taurine… and i threw up a lot that night. partly bc I’m a lightweight and drank two 16 oz. cans of this Four Maxed stuff… I did everything wrong. But before I got to the waking hangover/ poor choice of mixing it with pills, Four Maxed was loads of fun. I was surprised how good it was (of course in sips, as aforementioned) for having 10% alcohol.
This beer is a bit watered down but i still like it. I am also trying to be more healthy and carb/calorie aware. It does suck that the alcohol content is less but that is the sacrifice. I guess if you really wanted you can drink a regular beer but just one instead of two or more miller 64. I don’t mind the taste either.
I have seen several commercials for this beer and decided to give it a shot. The flavor was pretty good the first sip but when I was drinking the rest it was not so enjoyable. I do like that it is not bitter in taste but at the same time it almost has no flavor. I opened another bottle since the first one did not give any affect. This is the first and LAST time I purchase this beer.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, I always appreciate knowing my visitors.
My cats have yet to decimate my plants, but my one salad loving cat kept eying my little lettuce seedlings. I kept the grow lights very close to them so he couldn’t get his little head in there.
Making it a criminal offense to brew beer will only means only home brewers will be criminals! Today legal beer, tomorrow legal pot.
I just think the fact that the feds have a law making home brew should be enough and these “dry” states/counties need to get up to date!
That is one nice looking beer in the photo. I think I recall a ‘good eats’ episode about making beer, it was rather interesting. Making my own beer is certainly on the list of things to do some day. I am not sure of its legality here in Ontario but I am sure it is less illegal then some of the stuff I did in high school…
I made your focaccia today, very good I must say. I topped it with caramelized onions, thyme & rosemary. It made the whole house smell like turkey stuffing.
I just had the same thing happen with my wife’s cat. Last year she ate a basil plant, but this year she seems to be unwilling to even sample them.
She’s happily munching everything else. I’ve got them locked up tight(er) now so I may not lose the rest of my crop. I got some cat grass for her to, hopefully, redirect her anger.
I was literally researching last night how to get the most bang for my calorie intake out of alcohol. A plain shot of vodka or rum has 95+ calories. How unfortunate.
Tonight I see the new M64, and figured “maybe Miller came up with a miracle (don’t we all wish), if not, at least its an 18 pack for $12.” And my decision was made. Here I am typing, 6 into my 18. I decided a valium was in order, you know, reinforcements.
Ultra is 4.2% @ 95 calories. Ultra Amber is 5% @ 114 calories, ideal but a meal.
Theres really no miracle go-between. Miller lite is the best Miller selection with 4.2% alc. @ 114 calories, but ultra amber delivers the flavor and alc% Miller cannot.
I’d like to add.. I can very quickly over-do it with the drinks. If i’m out socializing, trying to carry a conversation with a potential date, or remain in control in general this could be very ideal. A little touch of alcohol, I can “eagerly enjoy” a quick few and still not change my agenda. Im more confident knowing im not blowing my diet, and I can get up for work. I feel less full/fat. You can always do more but you cant undone too much. This could be the perfect niche beer.
I’m liking this site. I’m NY Italian so please forgive me. I know this recipe is for “whats laying around the kitchen bruschetta”
Try substitute EXTRA virgin olive oil drizzle instead of butter. Get yourselves some basic dry spice shakers. Basil and oregano. Of the two to have in your cabinet oregano stands out much more flavorful as a dry italian quick sprinkle spice.
Fresh chopped parsley, garlic and butter = scampi flavor. its really easy to throw over a loaf of bread and drop some chicken and mozzerella, spinach, etc.
I really like Miller 64. I like the taste of beer but not the headache that I get after. Miller 64 takes care of this. I seriously watch my weight and health and I feel I can comfortably indulge in a few with no guilt. Thanks Miller.
There is no mystery in growing healthy white roots, just plenty of oxygen. Ebb and flow systems should provide plenty of oxygen provided you use a well draining medium such as a large diameter hydroton. For NFT and DFT systems, adding plenty of air to the nutrient solution by having plenty of fall into the holding tank and/or fish tank airators will do the trick.
I try to limit fatty meat as well. I can’t wait until the garden gets in full swing again so I have more veg in my diet. I have a recipe I am going to post soon for cabbage soup that you might like. I made with ground beef & uncased italian sausage but it could also be made with ground turkey etc.
Hey Tigelilly- I had NFT that I designed. It is kind of recirculating. I also bought a waterfarm and constructed a recirculating coco drip, but the clog pumped. I have high hopes for my rSWC.
My diet is Tofu and Seitan as meat substitutes, but I have to say: it’s whats you make of it, without seasoning (I think most people try that and are repelled) I wouldn’t touch it, but marinaded (BBQ!), crispy fried slices in soy-sauce, or with kebab-seasoning you can’t go wrong.
As a home brewer myself, I have turned to making such beers as Raspberry Ale. Not being able to find too many fruit flavored beers at my local market. However where I now live there are many beer stores that sell flavored beers of all types. Bottom line, I just bought a case of this today. This beer is good, light cherry taste in the finish, wheat and hops at first sip. Smooth mouth feel, as a fan of head this beer stands up at first, but it goes away fast. Having my own home brew to compare this too, I would say overall a solid 8. Also worth trying, Raspberry UFO. However, I have only found this in a sampler pack of 6 different beers.
Very interesting… kind of a hybrid DWC and Ebb & Flow.
Let me see if I understand this right: it functions like a DWC that’s almost out of nutrient solution most of the time, and then the pump kicks on like an E&F, fills it up, refreshes the solution, and then drains back.
It never runs out of solution, there’s always like 2″ in the reservoir bubbling away. Every 2 hours, it refreshes the solution and dips the netcups full of hydroton.
Awesome setup can’t wait to see pictures, I might have to borrow this design when I finally get my summer crops out of my grow box…..stupid groundhog….
It is going to be green, purple, banana, delicias jalapeno, and bhut jolokia peppers and strawberries under T5 lights. I wanted to do tomatoes, but I don’t have a way to properly support them.
You could maybe try to supercrop your tomatoes while they are seedlings, and see if you can’t train them to grow downwards, instead of upwards. Then they wouldn’t need support above the system….
You just start the seeds in a humidity dome and they can be transplanted anywhere. I have transplanted to soil, coco, and hydroton and haven’t lost any from stress.
That looks good! I’ve made something similar out of rectangular PVC air canals that are normally used as ventilation shafts. But I don’t use ebb and flow, my goldfish tank water is just constantly flowing through it.
Started drinking this @ Christmas and working out regularly. Drink about 6 a night and have still lost 23 pounds (213 to 190). Doesn’t taste that bad, dont really get a buzz, but I dont feel that deprived. Well worth whatever your sacrificing.
Cool! Do you find that the tomatoes get thicker skins growing this way? I tried some in a regular hanging basket last year and they were tough as nails!
The wife used to drink MGD Light but when it became MGD 64, she changed, mostly for its lack of alcohol (2.8%). At least Miller Lite is 4.2%. If I were drinking very light beer I’d choose Ultra Amber which weighs in at 5% ABV. But like all the other “healthy” beers the taste is much less than good. Give me “real” beer, ie. Heineken, Becks, Guiness, even Bud…
I have heard lots of good things about aspertame too .. it helps promote headaches, blidness and arthritis in healthy individuals! Nothin’ like a swig of methanol to get ya goin’!
Interesting! I obviously still have a lot to learn because I had only heard the word ‘nematode’ used immediately after the word ‘beneficial’ until now. I’ll have to look this up.
If you want to grow some easy tomatoes look into the determinates that grow bush style. I got some Florida Petite seeds from the guy who writes the Hydroponic Workshop blog and those would be perfect for growing in your system there.
I don’t want to speak for him, but he seems happy to share seeds when he’s got them.
I was curious if you had any ideas about propogating the baccillium in the plant success products. Possibly by incorporating air bubblers and unsulphated molasses into the fifty five gallon mix but only adding 2ozs of soluble plant success and bubbling it for a few days. I’ve tried it with my compost and it seems to work great but the plant success is too damned expensive to just shoot from the hip with. Anyway, look forward to more info, thanks, Jeff
My company is still in the trial stages of distribution, so I don’t think we have all of the flavors yet, but the three we have are amazing craft brews!
I never liked the taste of light beers, nevermind domestic beers. I really like MGDL 64 as a summer beer because it allows me to drop a quick couple after working outside and not feel so bombed that I can’t continue with other chores. It doesn’t compare in a taste to a full-bodied beer like Newcastle, Guiness, or Heineken but it doesn’t have to.
Not for everyone, but a lot of people I know that are fitness-oriented are happy to have a beer that tastes good for a light beer and doesn’t contradict their goals.
Well i will jump in for Crunchy and say urine. She has a thing for peeing on her plants. It actually works though. YOu dilute the urine and it is full of nitrogen.
It is working better than any home-built system I have made thus far. The WaterPower MagDrive Pump (http://red-icculus.com/?p=182), made for the best recirculating SWC I have seen.
Maybe something from the ocean might be a good addition. Seaweed extract, or some fishmeal? But yeah, great formula. I had no idea there were PGR’s in alfalfa!
This might be TMI, but I have “applied” said fertilizer around the perimeter of my garden. It keeps wildlife away until it rains.
@Tiga-
Alfalfa contains triaconatol which is a fatty acid growth hormone. It is especially good for increasing growth rates during vegetative growth It’s hidden in the composition of the commercial product Super Thrive. I also believe it to be in Canna’s organic BioBoost.
There is another product with the same active ingredient: 1.2% Azadirachtin, called AZATROL it is just now becoming available at retail stores. If you want to buy on the cheap(this is relative, remember), get it in gallon size from your local chemical supply house, rather than buying pints and quarts of it from General Hydro.
I have heart problems my doctor limited me to two buds a night.And I was a 6pack a night guy. With Miller 64 I can go back to a six pack a night because of the low alcohol. Thank You,Thank You,Thank You
I have been using alfalfa pellets straight from the feed store for a few years now. They take a little longer to break down than alfalfa meal though an old blender or food processor should be able to take care of that.
Alfalfa meal also a pretty decent balanced fertilizer in itself (7-3-4) I add a few cups to my garden a couple weeks before I plant my garden, and then use it as a side dressing to my summer crops (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers) I also apply it to my lawn couple times a year, doesn’t give the immediate results of synthetic but it is the growth below the ground I am more interested in.
I should look into some of your additional amendments though.
Alfalfa is a great source of triacontanol, one of the best plant growth regulators. It is the secret ingredient in SuperThrive. It is good to add to any organic mix.
Someone wrote:
“I don’t care if MGDL didn’t have a market…that doesn’t mean people aren’t buying it”
Well, if a product doesn’t have a market, that means not enough people are buying it to make it worth producing. I think MGD 64 is a good marketing move on Miller’s part. While I don’t care for it’s watered down flavor and exceedingly low alcohol content, I feel it might fly with young 20-something frequenting nightclubs who need to be seen beer-in-hand at all times. Not my scene, not my beer. Coors Banquet all the way!
For how much she bounces around the yard and destroys anything sticking out of the ground, you wouldn’t be able to tell that she eats 8 cups of food a day. She’s a cutie.
Dear Red: Have you revisted One Green Generation? I fear that either your comment or mine rocked the world of the author. Please take a look and let me know what you think.
I did see that. I suspected it was one of us. If people were as firm in their beliefs as I am, I don’t think they would take offense to people voicing opinions.
Regardless, I still enjoy that blog. Thanks for dropping by.
I think I have some of these…but I thought they were a weed! I’m going to look it up right now to get an idea of what the leaves are supposed to look like
Hi — I’m curious if you’ve tried running without the aeration. I’m inclined to think you don’t need it. The people who run float systems (big ones) splash their nutrient as it recycles and the splashing does a better job of aeration than an air pump. I suspect you could do something similar and actually improve aeration.
Love this beer. Lost 7 pounds this week. Sober as a judge in the morning.
The reason some people have weird dreams, think. Your brain cells are going through less alcohol and your mind is clearer. Same thing happenned to my wife when she quit smoking. Weird dreams. After a week it stopped, her brain got used to less nicotine.
I really am growing to like the Michelob Ultra Amber. With it’s 5% Alcohol, it gives me the buzz I want, but it is waaay lower in cars than my old favourite, RedHook ESB. If you sqeeze a lemon wedge into the Ultra Amber, it tastes real good…
I have a friend who enjoys Miller low cal 64 beer. While at Bowlers in South Bend (where I play golf) I noticed on the wall there was a display advertising this product. I am wondering if it is possible to get one of these? I was told that it came from the supplier – Indiana Beer.
What a good looking dog. My dog, Scooter, leaves most of my plants alone. She does have a thing for peppers though. She waits for them to be almost completely ripe, then gone. Gotta love them though. …DFR
Better Boy and Beefmasters. We are going for tomatoes that perform like a horse for how much we organically fertilize them this year. The one that is going to ripen is the size of my fist.
I will be the second “WOW” I have been getting tons of cherry tomatoes off the “robin” cherry tomato I planted in a hanging basket. Well definetly do that variety next year!
Very nice gear. I just bought a Nikon d80 a couple days ago. They discounted them after the d90 release so I ended up paying less then half price. Can’t wait to see all the new photos!
Ella looks relaxed. LOL The first thing when I got my dog Romeo, was he went straight to the garden and started to dig, not that I needed his help. Oh well they are worth it!
The Great White won’t totally dissolve, but the mycorrizae will totally propagate once they are in there and exposed to nutrients and oxygen. I wouldn’t worry about a little sediment. Nothing is being wasted as long as you aren’t killing it with chlorine, chloramine, or stagnant water.
I switched to MGD 64 after reading the label. I can drink 2 of these for 1 of another brand. I enjoy the light taste and when I want a heavier beer I drink a filling dark beer without feeling guilty.
I have a plant myself, but it looks quite sad. Its currently growing in soil, but I want to move it to a simple hydro-setup. Could you give me some pointers to what the reason could be if the leaves are starting to loose color (turn yellowish) from the outside, and it once in a while drop a leaf? I have had it for about 1 year+, but it hasnt gotten more than 5-6 leaves. Please contact me on my email. And I am totally new to hydro. Do you think a ph of 5 is sufficient for hydro? And deep water culture, good or bad techniquie to start with?
I forgot to include all of the romaine lettuce, arugula and komatsuna I have pulled out. It only takes about 600 watts of high pressure sodium and about 100 watts of fluorescent T5’s. That’s much less power than today’s gaming computer daily.
Wondersoil was just analyzed at midwest labs… the mix with biosol and mycorrhizae came in at 79.5% organic matter and 4.56 nutrient value on a scale of 2-5
Have to solar power the pump!Needs a goldfish in the tank! get fish and greens at same time! Soon to become a serious food source in “Earth Ark’ homes once cyclic nature of our economy truly sinks in and the commission crazed propagandists for the “American Dream” McMansions are shut up by rising interest rates and fears of foreclosures! America, willing to save itself, one small step at a time! Remember: Our government is just two cheeks connected by the same assholes – Congress!
The whole complicated process of brewing beer seems appealing to me though given I don’t drink probably wouldn’t a good idea for me to start. Looks great.
To tell you the truth, I am probably going to sell the seeds and pods on ebay. I have absolutely no culinary use for these. To me, Bhut Jolokias are like growing Devil’s Trumpet in the garden- something beautiful but dangerous.
Gorgeous! I got a couple of grape suckers from my uncle’s backyard and they were doing ok for a while, but I think this week’s heat got them, at least all the leaves are dead. We’ll see if they make a comeback.
where did you get your miracle fruit? i’ve been looking for a good place online since they are hard to come by in person. also, can you just plant the snow pea pods in coco and they pop?
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I’ve been using the Azamax for a week or two, man have my plants been happy. Not only have the leaves stopped dying, but new leaves are growing where others had previously turned brown and dropped off. My carrots are about a foot tall and growing lots of new stems. The watermelon plant is looking great. So many flowers and not a dying leaf on the plant.
A thousand thanks to you Red-Icculus for recommending this product to me.
Hello, are you growing these inside your house or in a greenhouse? What is the temperature where you are? I’m keen to know as mine died this year in the UK
Four>Tilt>>>>Sparks. Period. Taste is great. Four is 10& but Tilt had like 6 and 8% i believe.
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Kevin wrote:
Funny to hear all the negative comments about MGD Lite being watered-down. You knew that before you bought it!! 64 calories…means lower alcohol content, less flavor, duh. But you can have a cold beer on a hot day and not feel totally deprived. When you feel like a heavier beer, buy a heavier beer.
well of course there is going to be gunk if there is no bacteria/fungi/enzymes to break down the heavy carbon based nutrients.. guanos and other organic ferts are not readily available for plant absorbtion, they are supposed to be broken down by the “soil” (key word) and
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oh my gosh, look! it’s my meat, and my bowl, and hey! my washer and dryer! i heart dead animals.
aw that set-up is so old. it’s been so long since i’ve seen it.
i heart mushrooms… and you!!
mmm i love your popcorn!
I’m so glad your website is up again. I missed it terribly.
i liked this style of cooking eggs much better than stovetop. faster, less mess, and very tasty!
my little babies are getting so big. and the aerogarden is the most idiot-proof project i’ve ever done!
I sometimes do eggs in the microwave for speed, but they have a tendency to blow up on me. One time I put the egg in a coffee cup, and it boomed enough to eject much of the egg out of the cup and onto the bottom of the microwave. I made sure to take a picture of that one.
best homemade dinner ever!
my babies aren’t beasts…. well ok maybe they are. but they are beautiful beasts.
This bread is amazing. Thank you!
Some eggs tend to make loud pops and splatters. This doesn’t happen as much with brown eggs. You might want to put a paper towel over that sucker.
Watching then grow is great. Thanks for the updates. You make me want to get one!
Also noisy.
@ JJS
lol. The long soak cuts down on the noise in the finished product.
Welcome! To the woooorld of tomorrow!
I was wondering how they were doing. Are they ripening yet?
if nothing else, i really love the picture posted above. so simple, but striking.
I like this one.
This will come in handy this summer. Sam and I bought a house out in the country and we’ll have a HUGE garden!
Nice Futurama reference.
Congrats!
I vote for the mini BLT…
That so cool! I always wondered what those things would look like grown up and yours survived a move!
And I have to go with Megan on this one – the BLT is definitely the way to go here. Even better if there’s a smurf around to enjoy it
Thanks for stopping by!
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Cheers.
(Got it, thanks! -Red)
Hi,
Thanks for dropping by my blog! I was trying to leave u comment here few days ago, and found out that have to register to leave u comment. I have just got it done!
U have a nice blog… cheers
Thanks Bigfish,
I am actually thinking about doing away with registering.
I want to do the recipe where you make rice wine. I drop by often. Thanks for the comment.
That looks so delicious and so simple.
I had a little chuckle, the ad on the side of the page says “lose your belly fat” when I opened this post.
I like your minimalist style. Kurt Saxon, the man who coined “survivalism”, posted something very similar about cooking with a thermos. Good to see it in action.
YUM!! This recipe was so delicious. A small taste of the Italy I so dearly miss…
Mice! Or would that be a gerbil? Either way tiny animals with huge food are undeniably cute. Just like you, Red-Icculus.
I hate those plastic flats, so messy and, well, huge. This is a great way to recycle newspaper and be environmentally friendly!
Interesting concoction. I’m looking at it, but can’t quite decide if it looks delicious or disgusting..
Hey Jeremy,
Good to see you around. Let me assure you that it was absolutely delicious!
Soon, the whole world will be eating bachelor chow.
Hey… congratulation!!!
I love those Tomatoes man… look so cute! My mom has a backyard vege-gardening too. I always love to get in there and enjoy with those Bird Eye Chilies trees. She has planted some Tomatoes’ and Brinjal’s tree last year too! I remember she even planted long beans when i was back home beginning of last year.
I’d try this for steel-cut oats. If only I had a thermos.
Hi Abi-
Are those the long cook oats? Are they as glutenous as the instant ones? Sounds like another awesome thing to try in the ‘ol thermos.
Hi,
Where did you get the picture of my 12 year old son stuffing his face with a carrot? No, seriously, it’s a great picture – did you take it or flickr it? If it’s yours, can I incorporate it in a post on my blog?
To see if you think my blog is worthy of “Mr. Hungry,” check the link from http://theancientsounds.googlepages.com/
The download on the site contains a funny animal picture story you might like.
Charlie
oops… i was inspired by Mr. Hungry and thinking about snacking and forgot to put my email down.
Charlie (again)
Hey Charlie,
Check flikr. Thanks for your comment. Good to see ya round!
Hey Bigfish,
I love a big outdoor garden, but the aerogarden gets rid of the winter doldrums.
Good to see you around!
That reminds me of something I saw at BB&B: a plastic cylinder with a silicon (?) lid that you just pour boiling water in to cook. Saves energy.
Looks really good! I’ve always wanted to try something like this. Maybe I’ll have to give it a shot.
Don’t forget the almost as awesome review over at the awesome website 78west!
http://www.78west.com/wordpress/?p=189
But more about this product.. it gave me one heck of a buzz, I am not the most caffeine tolerant person so when I drank a large amount of this early in the morning I was practically dancing at my desk at work and very excited to be alive.
Too bad I completely crashed a few hours later when the stuff worked itself out of my system.
These kinds of drinks have become so popular. I hate seeing little kids walking down the street drinking “Red Bull” and other high caffeine drinks. You would think Pepsi would know better. I guess it all comes down to the mighty buck. Good article!
@ LJ-
Is that a 2-liter of Diet Pepsi Max? I think I just peed a little.
@ Chuck-
Thanks for dropping by, holmes. I see you at TIB often.
Yum! Gotta love
Thanks for the comment… Mind if I link you?
Despite the hype, I don’t think this product will last. There are tons of energy drinks out there and this doesn’t define itself in the market as far as what it is trying to do. It isn’t in the energy drink section at the grocery, it is on a corner of a stack of Pepsi products. They haven’t come out and called it an energy drink. It’s placement is too muddled.
I’ve seen these before and always wanted one! I’m going crazy in the winter wanting to garden–and those seed catalogs they send you don’t help any! I may have to get one of these gardens now that I’ve seen how well yours has done.
Thanks Jack, I thought you would appreciate it.
And KG- go right ahead!
Jo- That’s AWESOME!
Do you have any pics? How do you treat eggshells? They are the best pH buffer, but can cut your little friends. Do you use red wigglers?
I think it will stick for awhile, it’s moving fairly well in my area, and Pepsi is pushing it pretty hard with the ‘Yawn’ adverts. They’re not quite as bad as Coke about yanking things.
SAVE THE WORM! lol
I’ve been curious about this contraption. nice to see one in action!
I woulda just made a tomato & mayo sandwich; maybe one day you can Aerogrow your own lettuce at the same time (or did you?).
Hey Frid-
Just the tomato was from the Aerogarden. Now I have about 30 sitting on my bookshelf because I can’t eat them quickly enough.
And sadly, the spinach came from my windowsill planter, not the Aerogarden.
It also goes awesome with rum.
Happy Fat Tuesday!
I’m interested; where’d you find it at?
Four was originally pitched by an ex-Minnesota hockey player. When I was a wine rep, we were in the test market and it caught on.
Four Maxed is the spinoff of the original Four (cherry flavored, 6% alcohol, energy drink chemicals, and wormwood).
I have seen it in Indiana, Minnesota, and Michigan. It depends on your beer/wine distributors and if they have contacted the company, so YMMV.
yummy! You sold me and I will try it
KGJ-
I really love this soda. I plan to buy another 12-pack when mine runs out. It is totally worth it!
hehe… LOVE that picture. AS much as I support composting… don’t think I’ll be using my family’s poop any time soon… ewww!
Ya know… I could actually see this being good in a bloody mary…heh. Interesting.
I might try this sometime, but I wouldn’t drink it more than once without having a non-diet version. I worry about it being diet because Diet Dr Pepper doesn’t taste very good at all. Plus I’m not so hot on consuming aspartame. If you like Diet Dr Pepper, more power to you, but to me I can tell the difference immediately. I also have some Dr Pepper made with cane sugar from Dublin Dr Pepper, which is an improvement over the high fructose corn syrup but spendy.
Quote from Wikipedia: In 1995, FDA Epidemiology Branch Chief Thomas Wilcox reported that aspartame complaints represented 75% of all reports of adverse reactions to substances in the food supply from 1981 to 1995. Look up “excitotoxin” if you need more details.
nice tomatoes! I have plumbed a small growbed into my aquarium a couple of weeks ago and popped in some tomato seeds. The plants are growing nicely, but I have to wait quite a bit longer before I can start picking some fruits off of them.
@Steve-
Excitotoxin sounded so thrilling until I read more about it. Scary stuff indeed.
I’ve never heard of RSSHugger… How’s it working out for you?
Green movement gone tooooooo far.
Someone was really bored one day.
I dunno, I just signed up. RSSHugger is great because it indexes by interest. I have found a few blogs I will be reading there.
Feedburner is great due the ability to see stats, as they are owned by Google.
It’s the brown movement. Also, thanks for the mention, Red!
Interesting… I might have to try this
thanks for the info!
Hey Frid,
I know I read your blog and wanted to give you a shoutout. I tried to blatantly give you credit for finding this. Hope this is ok.
Thanks for the comments. I’m really in love with this bread… it has definitely become a staple in my house. I enjoy your site!
That’s cool… If I read your blog long enough, I bet I’ll eventually be able to grow something besides weeds… (No, not that kind of weed.)
Hey Tonya,
I added your link to the post. Nice blog too!
aww, sad to see it end… but an interesting experiment. Will you try growing something else in it?
Thanks for the mention Red… and even bigger thanks for the info on rssHugger. Amazingly, it’s increased my traffic 4 fold. Now, lets see how it holds up after the initial rush. How’s it been doing for you?
@KGJ-
Really well. We will see how it goes long-term as I also signed up for Feeburner and got some more StumbleUpon love.
The strawberry kits will probably come in during early Spring. I have a couple of hydroponic projects that I want to do with strawberries, namely the “Strazzberry”, but I would settle for a strain specifically for the Aerogarden.
I gotta get one of those…
Was it good?
Totally! Adding veggies to useless, cheap, and oh so tasty calories makes it nutritious?
I like to wash it down with Warsteiner beer or another import or micro for total indulgence.
You should win a prize for improving the looks of a pizza. That looks fantastic!
Awww :0( Can’t wait to see the next project though!
Warning, don’t apply the “Wife” patch to them, I hear they stop working once you ‘upgrade’ versions.
@LJ-
“Wife 1.0″ is better than stinky dishes.
hey now! I am a wife… and I still clean, cook, cater to my hubby, rub his feet, wash his clothes… and other things I darn not mention, since this is not an R rated blog
Been scared to try this; Berries & Cream tasted like cough syrup to me. I’ll take you word for it though and try a 20oz.
I used to have that same dishwasher, except it didn’t work right because my hands were always in the sink.
Random fact I learned on teevee: the dishwasher was invented by a woman.
Where are you buying this soda?? I have seen the commercials, but I can’t find it in the stores. I want some!
@ Jeremy
The Berries and Cream gave me a diabeetus scare. It was obscenely way too sweet.
@ Jenna,
It is at every store in the Hoosier state. It sure doesn’t seem like a limited edition soda here.
For more cherry chocolate LULZ, check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2×2W12A8Qow
ooh. not nice. i sure hope you help “girlfriend”
Hey Flan,
Of course I help! Those who know me know I tend to be a bit sarcastic, eh?
Thanks – I’m in Florida and haven’t found any yet. Hopefully it will be available before it goes away
I wonder if you could propagate tomatoes from cuttings or maybe make a garland to wear to work
mushrooms
“Honey, you missed a spot!”
Cool! I had a watermelon plant growing one time; some jackass ran over it with a lawn mower.
i am awesome! best dishwasher EVAR!!
Your green thumb should generate some cash inflow by growing the #1 cash crop…and you know what I am inferring to.
@ herbalist-
Corn! lol
insanity! i can’t wait to see what grows. seamonkeys??!!
Your Blog is entertaining me, I love it
Hope you keep on posting great stuff
regards, terry
ps – sorry im not that good in writing in english because I came from europe – but i understand a lot
I don’t know Red. Are you really trying to say you’re not a crazy plant guy? LOL – you make an interesting argument
I can tell by your choice of subject matter that you are a man of taste and refinement. I too am familiar with this delightful brew. Sam Adams is one of those rare beer industry brand names that holds up. I choose the pry-off tops, too, as they can be reused by my home brewing buddies.
That is really cool, but you are a crazy plant guy. I bet you get pot jokes all the time.
Ah! You are one step ahead of me, Moriarty! I have started doing this on a small scale with my little fishes. I water the plants with some of their old water. I also keep little plants in the water that the fishes like to hide in. How long till someone hooks their fishtank to an Aerogarden? Anyway, the plants really, really seem to like that fishwater—I am concerned about germs though so I make sure not to get it on any leaves or, esp., fruits. Also, fish meal is in both fish food and fertilizer—the fishes’ leftover dinners are a bonus for the greeneries.
I just did the same thing, except with sausages and milk.
@ Frid-
I love how cream based sauces stay hot because of their density. And sausage would be a delicious addition for our non-veg friends.
@ TB- Thanks for the support!
@ Frid- That’s the thing- a few bad apples ruin the hobby for everyone. I just have a good time driving my power bill higher
Next fall you should try Blue Moon’s Pumpkin Ale. It sounds odd, but I found it rather enjoyable. Great on a crisp fall day. It’s a blending of flavors that is unexpected, but is good every now and then…like the once a year they make it.
@ Frid-
I homebrew as well. I reuse their bottles and tops. Jim Koch encourages customers to homebrew to appreciate beer. It sells him more beer.
@ Megan-
Blue Moon is one of the brands that I sell. Our warehouse had it for about 2 months. It isn’t doing as well as say, the Spring Ale, but it sold pretty well. It was a bit too earthy and spiced for me, but it was a unique market segment and a lot of people liked it a lot.
I have quaffed other brands of pumpkin ale and found them to be both refreshing and substantiale.
she must be such a wonderful girlfriend
Be prepared:
I like peanut butter on one slice of bread, Miracle Whip on the other slice, and a sliced banana in between.
My grandfather taught me this when I was a wee girl and it’s delicious.
@ Megan-
Wow. Never saw that one coming. Remind me when I am feeling gutsy.
Both of those are classics, but I’m rather boring. Grape jelly works just fine for me.
–Jeremy Hobbs
Color me jealous..
–Jeremy Hobbs
Great review. I hate beer, and you still managed to make me want to try it.
Plan on starting a road side produce stand at some point? Wow. At least you’ll have a great selection
–Jeremy Hobbs
Ahhhh
That’s better than a garden full of tomatoes 
I have always been fascinated by clay pellets, yet I have never actually seen any in the flesh.
@ Frid
They are awesome. Water flows right through them, but because of their rough texture, they keep the humidity and oxygen level really high for the roots of the plants. They are also great in the bottom of pots of soil for drainage.
Grilling the PB&J after assembling it makes it so much more delicious. I’ll often throw bacon in there to kick it up a notch. The combination of the two is so beautiful when you grill up that PB&J in the bacon grease after cooking up a strip or two.
If you’ve never put some crushed-up cheez-its in a PB&J I believe you’re missing out as well..
Definitely put vodka in it! Yum! I would probably not drink this with a meal, but it’s yum otherwise(with alcoholic enhancement).
Yay
looks like cocao puffs
How is it doing now? I’ve been blogging about mine on and off, but have been trimming it so often that it hasn’t thickened out so much lately.
Bananas, apricot jam, and corn chips — but potato chips are wonderful too! Yum.
Hey Deb,
I actually finished the Aerogarden grow log. To see everything, click on the tag on the side that says “Aerogarden”.
I am going to start it again when the seasonal strawberry kit comes back.
This would make a good Vodka Penne Sauce
Kinda strange… Don’t think I’d like it, but I’d try it for kicks.
Wow…I wonder if I could make this with veggie bacon…..
Love vodka, love bloody mary’s…love piggies and all the other critters too!
This is all getting weirder and weirder, isn’t it?
Oh my friend — ghetto would be Whiz or Velveta. ;D Enjoying your blog.
One Winter Warmer is almost three Utah beers.
You get free sh*t?! :O
does it really make a chugging sound?
Hey Frid,
Yeah, I get free stuff. A lot of times, you can just write the company and they will send you a sample. Other times, you have to show them that you do product reviews.
Also, the waterfarm goes “gurgle, gurgle, slurp” because it lets solution out, then air out of the pumping colum.
keystone is trash beer- come on!
In the industry, we refer to it as “sub-premium”.
It is a great beer. It should be available nationally since they got bought out by Miller.
Once the plants in a waterfarm get established, they take off. I have seen pictures where the roots take over the entire lower chamber too.
She must love you very much.
Barley wines and double IPA’s are a bit too hoity toity and expensive, but are good if you like big bold beers.
Dang. Thanks for that review! Monty loves granola bars and I always struggle with which ones to get. This looks like a great option
My Aerogarden has produced herbs galore.Now what do I do with them?
Any ideas on drying, freezing or other techniques would be welcome
Hey Eileen,
I would just put them on a paper towel on top of the fridge. Once they are dry, I would put them in ziplocks and put them in the fridge. They are way better than the store bought!
I HAVE LOOKED AND LOOKED AND BEEN VERY PATIENT WAITING TO TRY MY TWO FAVORITE FLAVORS, CHOCOLATE AND CHERRY – AND TODAY I FINALLY FOUND A 12-PK., RACED HOME AND POPPED ONE OPEN. IT WAS EVEN MORE THAN I EXPECTED – JUST LIKE DRINKING DOWN CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES!! YUMMY!! I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE CANS TO GET COLD SO I DON’T HAVE TO EVEN USE AN ICE CUBE!!! THANK YOU, DR. PEPPER – YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN MY #1 DRINK AND NOW YOU ARE MY #001 DRINK!
I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND I FOUND THE CHOCOLATE CHERRY AT WINN DIXIE!!!!
In the Midwest, they have them at Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Marsh.
what else are you growing via hydro? Green thumb are u?
About this stuff…Drink it…Love it…Live it. It’s awesome!!!
I like Cheez-Its in my PB&J sandwich. Saltines will also work in a pinch.
If it’s a nitro can wouldn’t the widget release nitrogen instead of carbon dioxide? And can you pour a black n tan w/it?
I edited that. Being the beer guy, and reciting the phrase “nitro can”, I should have known that. Thanks, Frid!
I tried the chelada (lime) and tomato flavored ones
Thanks for the awesome writeup.
(64.194.33.26)
How does one go about getting free samples?
I do hydro reviews and they sent it to me.
They have a repeat customer. They deserve your money for great products too.
Hey Herbalist,
Along with the waterfarm, I just have some peppers in coconut and a tomato in my Megagarden. I am waiting until the stawberry kits come out for the Aerogarden before I fire it up again.
I recommed it too.
Totally unrelated:
Are you going to the Mutual Kumquat concert on Saturday night at MC? I’ll be there with Sam and Monty. It’d be great to see you!
This stuff is great. I like it better than their Flora Micro 3-part line. I think it is because there is humic acid in FN.
Looks like a piroshki. Hey, can I borrow a cigarette?
Get out of here, you crazy bum!
Those guys were at the Indoor Gardening Expo in Florida. Nice guys.
Can’t wait for your reviews of their other products. I would imagine some of them would require quite a bit of tweaking compared to traditional media.
They sell these in Brazil for a dollar. Sort of like a soup calzone!
Fridrix- I think that is Budweiser chelada.
This is perhaps the lightest beer I have ever had. It only has 2.9% alcohol, so good luck catching a buzz drinking these.
That pak choi is crazy curly.
This is a great how-to.
We had a one-foot square of wheatgrass as a coffee table centerpiece, but it died.
Jack- That’s where most people got to sample their stuff first. And yes, they are nice guys.
Frid- That’s a great plant-themed idea!
You can easily root tomato cuttings. Simply cut a 4″ sucker or growing tip just below a leaf node. Remove the next 2-3″ of leaves, iinsert into damp growing medium or a glass of water. You should have rootsin less than a week. Sure to Grow Loose Fill is an excellent media for propagating cuttings. For tomatoes you cut out 6 weeks of time compared to starting from seed.
Miller screwed this one royally!!! It’s the most tasteless beer I have ever had. Bring back MGD Lite please!!
Hey Todd,
I liked MGD Light, but it didn’t have a marketing category. Now that it is low calorie, low carb, it is definitive in what it is doing. I can’t argue with taste, but GDL 64 will sell more beer.
Red
Yes but how did it taste? Did it rok?
The bok did indeed rok. It was a simple dinner, but was very filling and delicious.
I experienced a horrific nightmare after drinking MGD64 and talked with a friend who had the same experience. What’s in this stuff? Has anyone else felt the same?
Can you stick in an AeroGarden? And is that the salvia you can get high on?
@ Frid-
STG is inert, meaning you could probably plop it in an Aerogarden. It is almost the perfect size for an empty pod too!
And the salvia is a plain ol’ flower from Home Depot, so I doubt it.
Absolutly adorable! You do grow lots of different things, don’t you?
Funny Frid, the aerogarden was the first thing to come to mind as well.
I thought pak choi was more leafy. Yours look like they are on steroids.
Miller sucks. It’s good they are trying to put out better beer.
@ Jeff-
Ahh, spoken like a true Budweiser drinker.
Too cute. Where did you get her?
This looks super good. Mmmm…the baby wants pork chops…
She is from my girlfriend’s dog’s third litter.
She is a little hellion. She figured out how to break out of her crate today. Then she is all cute and makes it ok.
It took about a minute to chop the greens and slice the bread. The pork chops took a minute to season and 7 minutes on each side in the broiler. Super quick, nutritious and delicious!
Where can you get em?
What kind of dog is she?
actually, red-icc, she is from willow’s 4th litter of little beasts. there was rufus, then diesel, then dyna, and now ella. willow is old and promiscuous.
Four Maxed is AWESOME! If you haven’t tried it I suggest you go out of your way to find it! It is truely the ONLY alcohol/energy drink out there!!!!!! AMAZING
She is half lab half rott.
Sure To Grow is sending out promo packs free if you promise to give them feedback. You could ask and see if they are still available. Your angle could be for re-using the Aerogarden pods.
Four Maxed is crazy stuff. I’m no lightweight, but two cans had me lit! You’re right, its delicious
We have it up in Michigan. The stores in Grand Rapids can’t keep it in stock. Two of them and I’m done.
It was tasty tasty. There were more veggies than egg.
That is one helluva cute dog. Porter and Knuckles would go nuts for her.
Is this similar to wheatgrass?
@ Megan
They can be grown as sprouts, in which case they would be similar, but the plants grow up to a meter tall. They look similar to a lot of other salvias.
http://secure.digithink.net.nz/kingsseedsconz/store/img/productImages/6196.jpg
Ah…it’s in the salvia family. I love salvias…so very very useful for a number of reasons.
Sam and Monty are planting around the house today (weather permitting) and I’m excited to see what they bring home!
What is this daring baker challenge you speak of?
Those look awesomely delicious! I’m gunna make me some of them.
Can’t believe I haven’t found this blog earlier. You got some awesome stuff growing. I definitely gotta try out that STG stuff.
horrible, i cannot even get a buzz…just go pee all the time. reminds me of the days of packaged fizzies….come on miller…next just add water…
What the heck is barley wine? It sounds like beer to me. Duh.
if it grows that tall you could make mr t look like rick james, b****
i would eat dat… i m eating AeroGarden(tm) spinaches now
hmmm… is this like beer? Interesting Red… very interesting!
Barley wine is like beer, using higher amounts of beer ingredients, but more alcohol tolerant yeast is typically used for a higher alcohol content and different flavor inflections.
@ Frid-
I want a chia afro!
@ Frid-
That sounds so good right about now. We go through a bag in 2 days in our house.
The Bacon Bloody Mary’s been done before–and in Portland to boot. Scroll down for pix.
http://baconvodka.googlepages.com/154450.html
I think the distinction between hydroponics and not is the soil. You’re using non-sterile media here (potting soil has nutrients) so your plants are getting fed by the soil rather than just the nutrient solution.
Not that it makes a lot of difference. If you were using something sterile like Hydroton or Perlite/Vermiculite, it’d be fully on the hydroponic side of the fence.
Just make sure you don’t burn your plants – don’t use more nutes than you would watering a normal soil-grown plant.
PLANTS AND FISH POOP! Sounds like it is right up your alley.
I believe you are confusing the contraction for “it is” with the possessive pronoun “its,” which does not require an apostrophe. – Samaritan Copyediting Corps
@Frid-
I was a Media Studies major, not a copy editor.
I thought I was in the minority for liking Coors – my drink of choice.
Hi Tanya,
It is still a stereotype in the beer industry that women seldom enjoy full-flavored beer. It makes me happy to hear you say that.
I tried Four MaXed for the first time yesterday and WOW they are the best! All you need is 1!!!!
I agree with Todd L.
MGD Lite “was” my favorite, no more.
Not happy with taste. Purchased first and last case.
is there less alchohol in 64? i love it!
Hey Linda,
Doing some research to confirm the comments here, it is 2.9%. It probably won’t get you trashed, but would be nice to have a couple on a hot day.
I miss you too! And beer…mmmm….sweet, sweet beer.
I saw this video a little while ago, very cool stuff.
Too bad my girlfriend says “no fish”. Turtles are fine, but fish aren’t – go figure.
Guess I’ll just stick with standard hydroponics…
i ph down my water to around six then add nutrient. is this wrong?
@Ern,
If your nutrients are pH adjusted, this can make it too low by adding them last.
This is the kind of article that inspires wanna-be gardeners like me to keep trying. I love the home-spun charm of your set up and your ingenuity in making it look so simple.
Aw c’mon, don’t tell me you’ve fallen into beer elitism. Just kidding man, any beer is a good beer (just don’t forget sometimes money talks!)
I LOVE my Aerogarden, but have already been into hydroponics, working in the industry for five years.
If you are into Sure to Grow, save the little plastic cages and domes for the Aerogarden, and jam some Sure to Grow cubes into them, and then plant any seed, or cutting that you like. That is what I’m about to do with mine.
It is a slick, little, all inclusive unit!
Happy Gardening! -Jason
Barley wine is not “like” beer, it IS beer, but over 7 per cent alcohol by volume (abv), and the brewers don’t use wine yeast, they use ordinary beer yeast, and less water run through the ground malt, to make it stronger. Bigfoot 2008 IS a very fine ber, though …
The liquid tootsie roll…thats what this tastes like…disgusting…I love Dr. Pepper, but this has got to go.
I love love fritos!
Thanks, was interesting, Red
Another satisfied customer in Grand Rapids, MI!
I think its pretty good for a energy/malt beverage. I like Four Maxed a lot better than Joose, which is 9% and comes in a 24.5 oz can – but four maxed definitely tastes better.
Ouch. Where do you work at, Matt? Sounds pretty bad!
Hey Max,
I am a booze swindler i.e. I sell beer for a living. People are fired up for drinking for the holiday and I have to appease them.
Oh, cool. Bar, factory, where?
they are more wholsome by nature!
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“tastes like p*ss” according to others! sure smells the same.
I work for a distributor, so it’s all of the drug and grocery stores in my county.
You would think Miller Brewing would have learned one or two lessons from Coke and the ‘new’ coke experiment.
To roll out a lighter, lower calorie beer is one thing, but to do it at the detriment of a long time product line with an established consumer base does not make sense.
From,
Looking for another beer until Miller brings the original MGDL back
Oh lord. One of the best SNL skits I’ve seen! My friend Christian wanted me to put googly eyes on my plants some time ago.
What did you expect? You reduce calories mainly by reducing alcohol content. If you want to get loaded drink Steel Reserve (and save a lot of money too).
Sounds tasty, good eats post.
Are you vegetarian, Matt?
I was for a few years, but now I am just veg-friendly. And it was quite delicious!
Veg-friendly, I like that.
Is algae all that bad? I’m ignorint.
Algae on the surface by itself isn’t bad. If you have light coming into your reservoir it can choke out roots and make a mess of the reservoir.
This one looks pretty good. I made it a point to pick up some lentils when I went to the store yesterday, so maybe I’ll give this one a try this weekend.
Not bad at all. I was looking for a low cal/low carb beer and this fits the bill to a T. I’ll continue buying it. A little low on alcohol content,but that’s the sacrifice for reducing cals.
There’s also the potential problem of the algae eating up all the delicious hydro nutrients.
In Red’s case here there just isn’t enough algae to be a problem, though theoretically it would be better if there weren’t any. How to do that effectively would be difficult to say. Maybe if you ran some beneficial microbes as well?
Not sure that’d be cost-effective for starting seedlings, since once you’ve got them started and moved into a regular system the algae will be starved of light and likely die off.
SO EXCITED!!!!
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1 of each the purple and red to top you off when you start to come down is enough! Artemesia Absinthium effects usually double the effect of alcohol an d in low light conditions makes certain colors bleed and move.
Taste is good. Light and refreshing, good light buzz after three beers, good price, good day-time or at work beer. Web site is rite on guys, love it
My neighbor always telling my plants to others put googly eyes . I lost my some plants about her.
This stuff tastes just like a cherry tootie pop. yumm
Looks great! I put your blog on my encyclopedia.
http://encyclopediahydroponica.wordpress.com
Let me know if there’s anything I’m missing there. Thanks
My God! I love Cob!!! I have been dying to take a cob building class.
I’ve been thinking about just trying it out though, with no class. A cob oven has always seemed like the easiest bet to me.
Maybe I should give it a go.
-Vegetarian Frugal Housewife
So I finally tried this one out. I had a few differences in my methods and result.
First, being that the taste got the lowest score, when boiling my lentils I put in bit of beef soup base with it. Kinda goes against the non-meat aspect, but hey.
I don’t think mine came out of the boiling process as well as yours look and sound to have. I think maybe I let _too_ much of the moisture go away. At least with manual implements they didn’t all want to mash together. Still mostly in their own ball shapes, they at least clung together with a good rice consistency.
Not having so much red pepper or onion to work with, and feeling that the egg wasn’t enough on its own for having things stick together, I used a bit of salsa in the mix, which seemed to work well.
Using a round shape found in the kitchen to form patties, I got 3 fairly big ones. They held form pretty well going into the pan, but lost some of the shape while being flipped, and extremities wanted to fall off while being put on the bun.
Holding the finished burger at a wrong angle was inviting other bits to jump off as well, but what went into my mouth worked pretty well. What didn’t I put away for use in the near future; I’m thinking maybe something where meat is usually looser or completely encased in something might make a good use for it.
Also of note, our usually anti-vegetable cats were tricked enough to try a bit of this without complaining.
You find the neatest things… thanks for sharing!
When you plan to build your own hydroponic system or purchase a starter’s kit, it is important to bear in mind that you are not only just getting a container or a tray, putting your plants in it and supplying the plants with water and nutrients. There are two primary objectives that you need to achieve in hydroponic gardening.
fucking awesome!. this is the best cheap drunk around and we plan to drink it every day for the rest of our lives. we went nuts and drank 3 yesterday and were completely tanked. dont try this at home.
That looks really nice, does your corn really work well all the way to harvest in that planter?
What do you feed your plants?
This is where hydroponic nutrients come in. These nutrients are specially formulated to cater to your plants’ every need. An added bonus is that most nutrients only need to be dissolved in water and then supplied to the plants.
Hey Hydroponica-
My only concern with the coconut and wick planter is root strength. They can be utterly root bound and still mature, but if they fall over, it can be horrible for pollination or staying watered.
They are fed ph’d GH Flora Nova runoff. That is nutes plus enzymes and humic acid.
Corn, beans, and peas were traditionally done by Indians in mounds. Interesting adaptation.
I inspired at your blog. It has really good information. I will to practice this. thank you for giving this information.
Great pictures,nice to share the best ones…….Wick Hydroponic method is very much useful in producing best productivity.
I used to drink Miller Light. I have switched to 64. I really like it and I am on Weight Watchers and as far as I can figure it only has one point per beer.
I liked 64. Some friends and I were just talking a few weeks ago about how we wished someone would bring back 3.2% beer. With laws the way they are now I will sacrafice the buzz for a decent-tasting low alcohol content beer. Are there others out there(not counting Beck’s – HORRIBLE!)? Sounds like Chelada might be low also.
Cool blog. I love the save the worms graphic!
Thanks for the great link Meg!
You paid $9.49 for a 6-pack?! Here, a 6-pack of Dead Guy Ale costs $21.00!
I finally found some in New York. It was pretty horrific. somehow, chocolate and nutrasweet don’t mix.
Yah really good, cheap buzz….. but my buddie just slammed two of them and he’s fine, head change, but I think hes ready to trip the light fantastic!! better drink 5!!
let’s get retahded
hm…i would be interested in a non-energy version of this drink. just 10% alcoholic grapeness
I’m drinking some right now. It is much better then I expected. Very good for working around the house on a summer day.
I just had one. It does remind me of grape cough syrup that I had (and hated) in the mid 80’s. But with about 1/5 of the pucker face factor that the syrup had.
Calling the flavor grape is a stretch IMHO. It seems closer to licorice to me.
I think I will stick with my Hurricane HG in the future.
I’ve had MGD 64 on two separate occasions, each time thinking I was drinking MGD Light. And, each time, I took a couple sips, thought “Yuck!”, then looked at the label. This beer is so watered down, it’s not even worth the low-cal benefit. Miller’s Sharps N/A beer has more flavor! At the moment I can still get MGD Light (live in Atlanta) so I’m gonna stock up! Is there a way to contact Miller to voice my (and obviously other people’s) desire for a return of MGD Light? Can’t find a physical or email address on any site…
No worries Matt, it must be really hard around holidays.
It’s all good. Those who blog religiously have weird priorities.
When you’ve got to apologize for not living life because you were too busy blogging, well that’s something that actually needs apologizing for.
Not this.
I paid about $10 for a 6 pack. Good lord to the guy who paid $21 for a 6 pack. It’s good, but it ain’t that good.
So, bought an 18-pack, and I’ve had 14 of these so far today. I should be dead drunk. Instead, I’m considering going for a jog. Did Miller sacrifice the alcohol content of this brew to get the calorie content down? If so, what is the point? People buy cheap beer to get drunk. People buy expensive beer to taste it. This is ‘macro-swill’, and should be somewhat tasty and near 4.5-5.5% alcohol. Period. Nothing fancy. 64 calories and 3% is great for Utah and sorority girls, but from a company that sells ‘The High Life’? Not so much.
I can understand the frustration that some original MGD Lite drinkers are feeling, they’ve had their beer replaced by something that comparatively is apples and oranges. To WI Beer Consumers point, Coke did not screw up with New Coke… it played out in a way that allowed them to ‘give back’ their beloved brand and it came back stronger than ever. I think Miller will bring back original MGD Lite alongside the newly introduced MDG 64 and everyone will be 2x happier than before!
To the MGD 64, my opinion is that it is a really great beer for what it is, a 64 calorie xxxlite beer. After a few occasions drinking this beer, my pallet has adapted to really like it. As for the fact that the alchol content is ~2.8, a direct result of lower calories… guess what, I get to drink more, still have a good ‘buzz’ but still in control and little to no hangover the next day! I give this beer a 4.5 out of 5.
The garden’s really coming along. I’m going to grow some corn next year I think. Have you grown it before? How much yield do you usually see?
It cost about 16 bucks down south here, but it is worth it!
I tried this because of the caloric content. I got 18 of them for 11 bucks. It tastes like garbage and I don’t feel them. I also had a nightmare that included killing my mother.
I have a couple of ears on 2 of them. This was just an experiment this year, so probably only a few meals with corn.
I am currently drinking one right now! It’s pretty decent for a malt. Waiting to see how the hangover is going to feel though…
this is AMAZING!!! so good! all i needed was 1 and i felt a good buz!
I pop Foosh energy mints here and there – it’s the mint these chocolates are cousins of. Love those things… you can’t find a more powerful mint.
Caffeine is my drug of choice, and when coffee just isn’t enough (or convenient) you can’t beat these things.
66 cents per chew? Even though it is less than a cup of coffee, I think it would have to come down to taste to justify spending that much.
Great review! I saw those in the vending machine and they made me go “hmmm…” I’ll have to try one after baby is born.
The new MGD Light that I am drinking say’s, “Does not contain more that 3.2 per centum of alcohol by weight” My understanding is to transfer alcohol by volume (ABV) into alcohol by weight is to multiply ABV by .8. So this beer by my understanding is 4% ABV and Miller Lite is 4.2% ABV.
Cool! I love it. Recycling, housing, and it looks pretty damn cool.
It’s like the high tech version of living in a refrigerator box!
To Beer Belly, or not to Beer Belly, that is the question? So Miller states, 64 calories, what about the Belly carbs? Is this taste worth the Belly sacfice? On a hot non-partying day, maybe. I wouldn’t drink it on a cool night with my dog!
Bought a case for $18, could have bought a case of water at Wal Mart for $3
i never seen the four. but the only store that sells 4maxed where i live is out of them cuz of me. it tastes great and is good when you get out of work. 4 4maxed will get you real tipsy. p.s. i might be the only person to ever drink 4maxed from a beer bong!;)
Drink Juice Biiiitcchh
(No company astroturfing, bitch)
now there are 3 people other than me who funneled that sh*t. space walking for life.
To call this “full flavored” is an insult to the many flavorful, American made beers, like Shiner, Sierra Nevada and Fat Tire.
@Putney
It’s full flavored as far as American domestics go, just like MGD. You just listed off craft beers, which are an entirely different category of beer.
Interesting.
Maybe if I can get my tomatoes to bounce back and do well I’ll try something like this next crop.
Good find!
the only store i can find them at only sells singles… no sixers or anything! lame. but either way this shit is delicious
Matt, my great grandmother made kahlua as well. She made it every christmas. She swore that if you use anything other than antigua instant coffee and whole vanilla beans that it wouldn’t be good. You also have to let it ferment and sit for about 2 weeks.
She always split and but in 1 1/2 to 2 whole vanilla beans in the bottle.
It always has to sit before it’s the shelf-grade kahlua quality.
First it was the sparks in the orange can that caught on real quick in Phoenix, then it was the sparks in the black can, which was only like 7% alc. Then the Fours cam out with the red cherry 6% alc. can, then there was the Four maXed, which tops them all out at 10% alc. Now we drinking the Citrus flavor Maxes, Then theres Joose that are alright but you got the same amount of Alc. than in the four maXed but the four is smaller, If i do say so Four maxed citrus flavor is one of the best drinks avaiable period. I cant wait till the break out the 24 oz Four.
How many -ponicses are there? I can’t keep up.
That’ll put a smile on your face. You should pour it in the ice chest and go bobbing for pineapples.
Makes mine look all the more twiggy and sad.
Red man, TWO DRINK DAYS?!? I’ve had heck week before but man
Also I would like to note that you made the recipe for one serving size. What do I do if I actually invite someone over?!?
I’ve wondered where you’ve been o:
Damnit Matt, I miss you. Quit your job and become a gardener/adventurer!
Sounds like something you need to be wearing a big poofy shirt or a pirate hat to properly enjoy.
You’ve at least got to have some Tiki lamps, right?
My friends and I won’t even drink that MGDL 64….we’re going to plain MGD now….for you guys who like that 64 stuff….why don’t you just drink lemonade or sharps? Miller screwed this up…I don’t care if MGDL didn’t have a market…that doesn’t mean people aren’t buying it
lol good comment by the way jim^^^ haha…yeah buy some water instead!
where in new york can i find this? is it better then sparks?
i was told it would be here by the end of last summer….
wtf!!!???!?
im drinking one warm right now. its still good for a 10 percent drink. i got tanked last night with vodka and speed and am just takin it easy til 6 or 7pm so i can crash. this helped with the come down.
Just Tried it for the first time not being a fan of flavored beer but for some reason had to try it,I have to say I am now a cherry wheat fan.
MGD 64 is about 2/3 the calories, and about 2/3 the ABV, and about 2/3 the taste. Hmmmmmm, maybe if we mix 2/3 of MGD regular with 1/3 water we could artifically create MGD 64?
I have written to Miller about MGDL and they say the consumer wants this 64 crap. bring back MGDL and my beloved 30 pack!!
Your cob oven video is fabulous! How fun! And your entire oven and shelter are a delight. I plan to urge many people from our natural building community to take a look at your great video. Thanks!!!
Gayle
The tiki lamps are coming. Always wearing pirate hats.
Getting ready to try it.
Does it come in cans?
@ Randy
Our distributor carries 6, 12 and 18-pk bottles and 24 pk cans.
Good to know you stay prepared.
Something that size you might want to look into using composting worms. I’ve got a bin and it works really nicely.
I really loved the comments here. Before I went “low-carb” to lose some weight, I was drinking Budweiser and foreign beers (a whopping SIXTEEN grabs of carbs per can, up to 30 or more). After rediscovering Miller Lite, I found 3.2 grams of carbs a godsend, and 95 calories. When I got “obsessed”, I went for 2.6 grams of carbs, and realized anything under 3 grams was not beer anymore, but watery faux ‘near beer’ with significantly less alcohol. What is the point? I lost a ton of weight, and I honestly don’t think a few 3.2 gram beers instead of 2.6 or lower near-beers will make any noticeable difference to my already slim waist. The bigger picture was stopping those TWENTY gram per pop ales. For God’s sake, there has to be a line not worth crossing when it’s not even beer anymore! It’s still good ol’ Miller Lite for me.
I really like this MGD 64, the calories, carbs & alcohol content are amazing! I’m a fitness coach and actively work out 6 days a week, so I always stayed away from having much beer except on special occasions. With this i’m able to have a few beers, get a “perfect” buzz, and go home happy.. It’s a great beer in my opinion. It is slightly watered down taste, but it’s just right when you want to enjoy a beer and not have to worry about the carbs and such..
Sadly, they don’t produce it anymore. I only bought one 12 pack because I wasn’t sure, and when I went back for more they were out! If you loved it, write to Dr. Pepper and tell them you want it back! If only for one holiday, (I found it around Valentine’s Day), I would just stock up! I have one can left and am saving it for a real craving.
JEALOUS. ;-;
What all did they send you?
@ Max-
They sent me pretty much everything shown in the picture minus the round plugs and slabs.
good breakfast
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Beck’s Lite has the same amount of calories(64 and has for years) and about the same alcohol percentage. It tastes just fine.
Oh. My. Gosh. My husband would love that. I have to do SOMETHING with my bad batch of beer. This could be it.
Hmmm, beer
Hmmmm, sausage
Hmmmmm, beer sausage!
What a wonderful combination
Thanks for the nod. I’ll just have to make sure I measure up to keeping this kind of company, eh?
Hi, I’m a home winemaker and I regularly make dry sipping wine from Concord. If you’d like to read about my method, feel free to visit this page: http://hybridwines.blogspot.com/2008/03/2007-dry-oaked-concord.html
Cheers.
This beer tastes like soda water. SICK.
good site wlgxzt
Interesting, I wouldn’t have thought of using worm castings and coco together like that.
Something for me to think about when I start harvesting my worm bin!
Thanks.
I think it’s wonderfun…Love,Love,Love it! I did drink Coors lite but in watching calories I switched to Michelob ultra now this Miller 64 comes out and yes it is lighter as some may call “Watered” but I love it! I like the lite taste ! Good job!!!!
I have to disagree, wormwood oil isn’t even available for sale on the internet under the essential oils webistes. It, as per one of the websites, is a toxin and neurotoxin. It IS the ingredient of issue in absinthe. It has hallucinogenic properties, causes intellectual enfeeblement, promotes menstruation (which in turn causes abortion in those who may be pregnant). Long story short,my friend had 3 last nite, was dropped off at home,woke up several hours later and felt perfectly fine,no buzz or anything. She attempted to head to her boyfriend’s house and said she saw a man in the middle of the road with his arms outstretched,walking toward her…described his clothing to a t. She subsequently totalled her car and is pretty banged up. Beware…scary drink!
No problem matt!
I got another pic of it and got to try the fruit…
I am looking forward to trying this.
Yeah, EH. it is a great medium. You can water with straight up tap water relying on nutrition from the castings, or half-strength coco nutes, relying on the properties of the coco. It is great!
I know this is hundred year old post, but I didn’t want to ask a question off topic on your new one just because you used the word “hydroponic.”
Do you know if the hydroponics world has nutrients that can sub for the aerogarden nutrient tabs?
And I grew their gourmet herbs. When I ran out of tabs, I stuck them in the garden and they did fine. Those that were seasonally appropriate, that is.
Hey Ivory,
Flora Nova is a 1-part nutrient with pH buffers that works wonders in almost all hydroponic systems. You can get it at any hydroponic shop.
If you are restricted to the hardware store, 1 tsp. of Peter’s dry fertilizer or (God forbid!) Miracle grow, half a lemon of juice, and 1/4 tsp. of epsom salts per gallon of water is the Home Depot method of hydroponic nutrients.
I have to agree with Derek. I also work out like a mad man and love great beer but with lovely ales and such there is just to much that goes along with all the great taste. This beer while a little watery is still beer and tastes comparable to many domestic brews is marketed to those of us who are trying to take care of our bodies and like beer…. until they make a killer IPA with sixty-four calories I’ll drink this…..
Taste is not sweet like regular MGD. Add a lime wedge and it’s good – refreshing and not heavey. About half the price of Beck’s but Beck’s isn’t twice as good. If you like beer and you don’t want to drink yourself into a stupor or be a fat alcoholic, this is a great option.
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I really like it. I prefer to drink in volume, 4 or 5 beers a night. This is great. Low carbs, low alcohol but still feel like a regular beer swiller when I’m sitting on my bar stool.
How’d you go about getting them to send you so much rockwool, anyway?
I asked them nicely.
Indoor Gardening is a lot about word of mouth and if you tell them you do product reviews, they are usually really cool.
it is a great bear cant wait for a fifty calorie beer they need to make it availiable in cans to though.
yes scsry drink indeed but a great 1 at that> all that said may be tru so women and girls watch out 4 4maxxe!! i can drink it 4 breakfast or whenever n dont care if its warm or 1/10 a leftover from b4. cuz I’ll hold it all down whatever you want. time in time out no 1 knows whaththafucc im talccin about. so listen 2 this but dont listen 2 me all i kno the purple iz yummy ;()
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I’m not saying that MGD 64 has more alcohol than 2.9 but some states only allow certain alcohol % in their beer such as Oklahoma.
I figured it was something simple like that, but I didn’t want to bother them if you had a cousin that worked there who hooked you up or something.
It’s amazing how far asking nicely goes, isn’t it? Good manners have become so rare you actually get special treatment just for having them sometimes.
Ive always loved trying different variteties of beer, but this tastes like club soda.
if i wanted to drink club soda i would have bought myself a bottle of gin to drink it with, it would have been cheaper. In my opinion it doesnt even taste like beer. At all.
I have been a happy MGD light sipper for many years. This new stuff is nasty! It is like a Keystone or Coors light. All water no taste. I guess it is back to regular Miller lite or maybe even Schlitz. Please get back to the good MGD Light!
I love this beverage. I work out 7 dats a week and drinking beer on Sundays watching a game is fun, but even more fun now because I am not getting a beer gut and can actually drive home. This is not the beer for you if you want to pass out on your couch every night, if you like risking a DUI or want to get rounder. I live on the west coast and it suits my lifestyle perfect. Kudos to Miller.
I love this beer. My local corner store sells it and I usually pick that up or Steinlager from NZ or my go to cheap-o the $5 Rolling Rock six-pack.
I’ve always liked the redder marigolds. The “classic” color is just overdone I think.
Good looking plant you’ve got there. Do you use marigolds to deter pests too?
I love the redder marigolds as well. Sadly, EH, my marigolds don’t deter squirrels, which love to dig in the coconut coir.
That does look nice. You could have some of that beer grain bread on the side.
Thanks for the mention, dude. For the record, I don’t know jack **** about hydroponics or anything else… just a bunch of halfassed experiments gone awry. I did just grow me some lemons, though!
Looks great. But it reminds me of when I was in college. I went to a party and had a drink called a White Russian. I don’t know if the milk was bad or what, but I shat for days afterward.
I haven’t had Moosehead in ages! Thanks for the reminder!
You write very well.
So I tried this new beer because it is so low on calories and I’m dieting. I love the taste, but it I think it is impossible to get drunk on this. I think I’d have to drink a whole case of it to get drunk. I drank 9 of them in about 5 hours last night and didn’t even get a buzz…did they have to sacrifice the alcohol content? I couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t getting drunk so I figured I’d do a little research on the alcohol content…well now I know…2.9%…that’s it? C’mon people! Give me back the alcohol!!!
Squirrels, eh? I’d always heard of marigolds working on bugs are they supposed to deter squirrels too?
If you haven’t tried it yet, find yourself some Warsteiner Dunkel. (They make a lighter version too, called simply “Warsteiner”, but I think the Dunkel – German for “dark” – is far superior.)
It’s an actual import rather than a pseudo import like Killians or something. “Brewed in accordance with the German Beer Purity Law of 1516″ according to the label.
My wife and I love the stuff and tell everyone about it. If you haven’t tried it, Red, you ought to. I’d like to see what you think of it.
Hey EH- That’s actually one of the brands that I sell!
My first day on the job, we had a sales meeting at 7:30 in the morning and had one at a tasting with their rep. It’s a big beer for that time of day
Do you dry the rock wool after you have neutralized the pH, or is it still wet when you put the seeds into it?
Hey Janet Ann,
I don’t let it dry out. It is still wet when I put the seeds in.
Thanks for dropping by!
That is pretty cool.
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My wife is a pain in the a@#…and somehow this is a more than acceptable beer, having only 64 calories and 2 point whatever abv. It tastes fine and the minute buzz is enough to keep me sane and feel like I am still a man and not a p#**y whipped, led by the nose, hen pecked husband. You make sacrifices to keep your wife’s mouth shut and this is one of them. KUDOS to Miller for creating a muzzle for my “never shuts her pie hole” better half.
You make it sound as though there was a certain time of day it’s best to drink Warsteiner.
Well, I suppose that’s true. I call this time “the present”. Earlier is too early, later is too late. But now is good. Look at the watch, “oh look, it’s now!” Must be a good time for Warsteiner.
It’s our “drinking” beer and the more complex stuff like double and triple bocks are our “thinking” beers. The kind of beer you turn the TV off and sit down for so you can give it your full attention.
Thanks for visiting my tomato blog, red icc.
Not a beer drinker, but do love to grow plants!
As for the revival of a dead plant,..I have a corn plant which grew to the ceiling, gave me several seasons of scented flowers(unusual..I’ll reveal my secret later LOL) and gave my brother 2 plants which also hit the ceiling ..over 20 years.
Well, last year I cut it down as it was bending all out of proportion and it ‘died’ leaving only a stump.
I refused to chuck it out, kept watering it and feeding it my secret remedy and ..L0-and-behold..this summer I have 3 green shoots coming out of the ‘dead’ stump! Beautiful, new fresh green leaves.
My secret? African violet food..pipette drops each time I water…produced gorgeous scented fronds.
I can relate big time to this post…don;t give up!
Years back a neighbor threw out a small ficus tree that we salvaged to recycle the pot, but we got busy and forgot about cleaning the dirt out until some time later and then the branches had just one tiny leaf, but we could not bear to kill that plant seeing that it wanted to grow.
So we took care of it and it grew and flourished and 10 years later a bird built a nest in it and laid eggs and hatched little birds. That was the coolest thing we ever grew.
Your stepdad will be SO amazed!
That is beautiful lettuce.
I bought enough of the AeroGrow Master Gardening Kits to get what we hope is a lifetime supply of the split-apart baskets, and have used inexpensive open-cell foam (the kind they use for window A/C insulation) as a medium, both by itself and as padding around a bit of. Works great. either way.
Some of the AG kits are good for people just starting out, but we grow many things from our own seed. Glad to see you are doing it so successfully, too.
I have just went on a low carb diet and thought I would give this one a try. It is light, so light I have drank five in two hours and could go to work. It also has a nasty aftertaste, like tonic water. Will go back to Michie ultra.
horrible I don’t drink beer for taste, I drink it for the effect, It taste Like CRAP and doesn’t even give you the desired effect. Nice buzz to take the edge off after a hard day. Instead you get CRAPPY flavor, and a trip to the store for some real beer. Bad move Miller SA
I Like Beer. I like the taste, I’d rather drink a beer than a soda anytime (By the way, Patti, Sharps taste like a sweet Barley/hop soda which tastes like crap). As I said, I like beer, I drink it for the taste, the down side of most beers is you also get the alcohol content plus the calories and carbs. With this, (and yes Mich Ultra and Beck’s premier light) You get the taste of a beer (unlike NA brews like O’Dooles and Sharps) without too much Alcohol, carbs or cals. So, If your out just looking for a buzz, punk-out and go get a steele reserve- you’ll get what you’re looking for a cheap buzz (and the added benefit of a hell of a hangove to boot!). But if you’re like me ,and LIKE BEER for more than the buzz-factor… you can do a lot worse than this product…
I figure it’s just a matter of time before someone markets a small net pot that just “accidentally” fits perfectly into the Aerogarden. I say “accidentally” because I think if you tried to sell something like that explicitly as being for the AG you’d probably get sued by them.
That is some nice-looking Romaine, though. I grew some monsters a little while back – so much lettuce the wife and I didn’t want salad for a couple months.
Might be time to break out the DWC again, though.
Totally unrelated to this post…
I had a baby! She’s pretty much the most beautiful baby ever
Also, I’m teaching at MC! And I miss you and want to see you soon. I know it’s a bit of a drive, but you should come visit our country home.
That lettuce looks great! I’m still hoping that Santa brings me an Aerogarden for Christmas. It’s good to know that you can start seeds without their seed packs.
I saw that! How awesome. I know just the place to toss some coreopsis seedballs. Those things will grow anywhere.
I love it
Taste is good and I count my calories so I can have two of these for a few more calories than other light beers. So thanks for creating it.
I also drink beer for the taste not for high alcohol content so with Miller 64 I get the beer taste but not so much alcohol. So its a win win situation.
This is a cool idea.
If you wanted to you could come back and sprinkle around some dry fertilizer if needed.
I’m going to start scouting around for some good places to this in the spring.
Well, i tried the beast of a drink last night, i had the purple and yellow flavor (flintstones vitamins and citrus) and although it was a delicious drink that packs a wicked buzz, it provided me with one of the worst hangovers i have had in quite a while. overall, its defiantly worth a go if you can find it.
I like it!!On a diet and less carbs. Since I have to do all the driving I do not get drunk and can enjoy some beer. The taste is light but is still good.
I LOVE THIS BEER! its light, low carb, low calorie, what more could you ask for??? !!!
What a useful post and link. Now we can make our own pelleted seed, and what a fantastic gift idea. Thanks much!
The Garden State Parkway in NJ has a grassy median that separates the Northbound and Southbound traffic. Perfect spot for some tomato plants.
Happy belated Thanksgiving Red…. beautiful Turkey
can you explain how the pump and stuff works, how exactly does it get nutrients up to the ring? thanx
Hey Derek,
The fish air pump blows air into the tube pushing the nutrient solution upwards and aerating it. It goes through the drip ring and hydroton back into the bottom reservoir.
You never mentioned at what point the Miller beer was poured into the dough… just kidding.
Thanks for the pictoral
I often find myself with the munchies, and I have to say, this looks REALLY yummy to me right now.
I grew some sweet basil a few months back but it didn’t stink that bad for me.
It had a pretty strong aroma if you got close, and if you handled it at all you’d be smelling it for hours, but it was definitely a basil smell, not a skunk smell.
Have you been feeding yours anything weird?
EH-
I fed it some earthworm casting tea. It’s not really skunky, just really earthy.
Wow those grow fantastic inside. I never would have thunk those lamps worked but now I know what I want for Christmas. Time for an indoor garden and edible plants.
I tried this and am having great success! My wife and I have always hated starting from seed but this blog is making it much easier. Thanks so much.
well this is really nice tute.
thanks for the nice article . Its good.
Interesting. My hydroponic sweet basil had a really potent “punchy” basil smell when handled but otherwise was very subtle.
I’m not sure exactly how to describe it. If anything brushed or moved the plant you’d get a pretty sharp “wang” of basil smell, but most of the time you could be in the same room with it and never smell it.
Wow… that does not look like a happy turkey.
I have been drinking Beck’s Light at 64 calories or 1 point on Weight Watchers ( WW). I think this beer will also be 1 point on WW and be helpful for those either trying to loose or maintain weight. It should be a big hit. For those that don’t like the taste, drink a high caloric beer instead.
That’s a pretty cool idea. I was wondering how people dealt with those expensive kits once they made their initial purchase.
Pam -
That is really weird, I also had a really bad nightmare after drinking this stuff… probably just a random chance but it was weird.
so.. you can reuse the PODS or did you actually made new ones?
The only “nightmare” I had was the backdoor trots!! I know over the age of 50 you’re never supposed to trust a fart, but this is ridiculous!!
Tried a can of the grape kind. At first, I noticed that nasty cheap alcohol taste similar to the kind found in Wild Irish Rose or Cisco, but the taste became less offensive (opposite of most cheapahol) as I drank more and it just tasted like grape. Decent buzz for just one can. With alcohol and caffiene, I’ll have to piss like a racehorse pretty soon.
Everything burns!
You can reuse the pods, but I just crammed the hunk of Oasis or rockwool in the hole.
I like it. I understand people missing their MGDL, because this is a little watered down. But, if you need to cut calories cause of middle age spread, there isn’t much choice if you want to still drink something other than soda, or water. Many people drink beer like water anyway, and they don’t need the extra alcohol content, I’m sure many agree. Drinking driving, sloppy drunks, mean alcoholics, etc. It took me time to get used to diet soda, I can get used to diet beer, and not be a sloppy drunk at the same time, but have a nice relaxing buzz.
Not a bad beer for doing yard work on a hot day.
Thank you for posting about the Aerogarden! I bought one but have yet to set it up, I appreciate the pointers. Sorry your stuff froze, hopefully your re-start will go well.
Good to know. I like to try different beers…in fact, when I saw the name of this blog, I thought “What else IS there?”
My sister used to mix together mashed potatoes, corn and cottage cheese…now THAT will get you some looks!
I keep planning to do this, and I think now is the time. Thank you for the reminder, we have some marshy spots by the mall that need some cardinal flower, methinks.
Great idea! I have both of these ingredients on hand right now…cool.
Yummy!
Thanks for the links, I want to get into this and it’s good to have info first. (Unlike my usual “headlong into certain failure” M.O.
That looks like the exact totes I used for my worm bin.
“Jughugger”? Hee, sounds like my last boyfriend!
Hey red… yours was one of the first “foodie” blogs I connected with and I have so much enjoyed getting to know you over the past year through it. You are a great guy and I wish you all the best in 2009. *hugs*
This is the best beer for your health and dieting. I have found that because the carbs are low that the sugar isn’t there and I sleep better. I have been on a diet how many mg of sodium are there in this beer.
Thanks Jo! You too!
I’m jealous of that bike.
I use the open-cell foam the hardware store sells as Air Conditioner insulation instead of rockwool, and have been experimenting with fabricating different labels for the top of the pods. Your Panda film looks great! Where does one get that stuff? Also, I hope it is OK that I blogged about you
the poop sounds like it comes out of your ass amanda
Red,
Hope you’ve had a great New Year. All the best in ‘09.
Organic hydro? That’s great. The only thing I would worry about is gunk in the res like Fox Farm.
Are you going to review their soil fertilizers?
Is this just filtered compost tea?
I had 7 mgd’s today and by
11:00 am I felt great !!
thanks miller
I was a a MGD drinker for years. An additioanl 40 lbs and 5 years later, I decided to switch to Miller Lite. When “64″ came out, I rejoyced! Yes, it’s “watered down” but I think it’s great! Kinda like starting with whole milk and weaning myself down to skim but it’s much healthier and I don’t feel guilty drinking 4-5 of thim. I want cans!
hi
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good luck
Nice start on the amaryllis. We always pick ours up from the sale bin after the holidays, too.
Are you saying that when day length increases that will impair the flowering? How many hours of daylight is too much and how much shade can they tolerate? Mine have always done well no matter what we did to them, but I attribute that to beginner’s luck as I’ve never yet read up on their proper care and feeding.
An ice storm plus 6 days with no power… that’s ruff. I have lucky never experience that but it is entirely possible being in Southern Ontario. In fact when we purchased a new range, I switched to gas to be able to get through such a situation.
Nice little lettuces, it will be fun to watch them grow.
Hi Janet Ann,
I bought amaryllis bulbs late last year. They grew 3 foot long leaves, but never bloomed.
The longer day length going into spring makes the plant think that it doesn’t have to reproduce to survive. That’s probably why they are sold before Christmas.
Hey Bill,
Compost tea has microbes that I doubt would be safe to eat the same day if applied foliarly. I don’t know what’s in it, but it works!
Hey Bill,
It’s almost a given that there is going to be gunk in the res with organic hydro. That’s why you test in ebb and flow or DWC so it is easily cleaned out.
I did get their soil fertilizers too. I have heard good things.
Nice! I used Miracle Grow last summer for some experiments, as we happened to have a bit on hand and none of the local gardening centers carry the “regulation” hydroponic nutes. The plant looks great! I’ll have to learn more about Epsom salt. We use it to prevent water bugs (a horrible cockroach that tries to swim back up from the sewers around here.)
I like the light taste of 64. I am sold on it and will keep drinking it from now on .
What a nice article!
While reading this post, I glanced up occasionally to admire the red and green amaranth plants that were started from my first saved seeds, as they are right next to me in an AeroGarden Deluxe indoor planter.
By cutting off the tops of each stem for salads and amaranth soup, I managed to keep a large tenderleaf green amaranth plant we started in August from bolting until December, but when it flowered, I decided to let it go to seed. We love amaranth in general, but it is really special when we go from being parents to the little plants to grandparents, so to speak.
Hey, glad you were able to use my photo for your review and that you like the beer. Cheers!
Those strawberries look great! I might have to try that next fall/winter!
Paid $6.99 for a 6-pack in Cincinnati.
Date was no where close to expiration, what a steal!
I get bad hangovers after only a couple of beers. I drank two on Monday and woke up to no hangover. I drank three last night with my buddies and no hangover this morning. I guess I know why now! Lower alcohol content. If you have to work the next morning this is a great beer to drink to keep up with the guys without feeling horrible the next day.
I love love love the 64 calories. It fits right into my weight watcher diet. They should advertise 1 w/w point per 12 oz serving. Believe me there are a lot of ladies that would be taking home a 6 pack in their shopping cart if they only knew.
wow, that is some pretty fast growth! What kind of light does your aerogarden use?
Nice grape bonsai, that is a first from me.
Seedlings always seem to make me smile. They grow pretty fast in that thing.
Very cool.
What kind of recommendations does it have for feeding down the road?
I’m guessing you’d treat it pretty much like coir once the plants are past the seedling stage, right?
Hey EH,
The reason there are coir specific nutrients is that coir sucks up calcium and magnesium. The addition of compost/castings doesn’t allow the coir to lock up those chemicals. It’s a great straight up potting soil replacement. As far as feeding, any fertilizer should work. I recommend Flora Nova:
http://red-icculus.com/?p=82
#17
Love the carrot photo! This is a good tidbit of information for me to give to my wife when she thinks I’ve been gardening enough already.
leinenkugel 1888 bock is one of my favorite seasonal winter brew.it’s smooth almost creamy smooth, a little sweet,pretty golden caramel color,a firm stiff head that does not collaps right away and a hint of roasted malt? I let my friends try it and they agree.I hope it will be back next season.
Cool stuff. Strange how sometimes they flower then grow leaves and then other times they grow leaves then flowers.
My new one this year is just about done flowering and the one I keep over is just starting it flower. Perfect timing this year!
This drink is truly great “buzz” for the price. I find the flavor to be appealing in an ironic tastes-like-robitussin way [I prefer to drink it over ice when possible]. The grape flavor is good but gets overwhelming; I prefer citrus or fruit punch. Two 16 oz or one 24 oz can is nice. Good buzz, little hangover. Don’t go over the top though. 3 or 4 cans you’ll be sloshed, and in my experience, feel like throwing up all day the next day (emphasis on “feel like”–not literally vomit-inducing). If this sounds awesome, you’ll love it. If this sounds terrible, don’t bother.
Green onion pizza! That sounds excellent! Thanks for the idea. I’ll be trying that as a SuperBowl snack on Sunday.
I’m thinking Miller 64 is the answer! My favorite beer of all time is MGD Light in bottles, but trying to watch weight Miller 64 is the fine. The taste is good and can drink several. I’m on this site to check alcohol content. I figured it was less.
Hey Matt, I gotta try this sometime!
I also know the co-founder of Barefoot wine. He’s the guy I told you about who gave me the bhut jolokia.
Jimmy- It’s great (and cheap!)
Max- That’s awesome. And for having tasted tons of wine, Barefoot can’t be beat for its pricepoint. Hope the peppers don’t burn you!
mmm, looks good.
I have made pizza dough a few times, it seems I can never get the right texture out of it. Maybe because I use all purpose flour as appose to bread flour?
Either way, a really good pizza to make at home is chicken, pineapple & bacon. I will have to give green onions a try next time.
Nice find! We have saved some seeds last year that we’ll be planting soon.
UPON FIRST TASTE, IM A SLIGHTLY IMPRESSED WITH THE GRAPE FLAVOR BEING THAT THIS IS A MALT BEVERAGE. IVE STUMBLED UPON THIS WEBSITE ONLY IN TRYING TO DISCOVER THE PROPERTIES OF THE “WORMWOOD OIL” THIS DRINK SUPPOSEDLY CONTAINS. UNFORTUNATELY (AS EXPECTED), IT CONTAINS NO THUJONE AND THUS IS A DISAPPOINTMENT TO ANYONE STUPID ENOUGH TO THINK THEY WOULD FIND IT IN A $3.99 FOUR PACK OF MALT LIQUOR. OVERALL, IN CONJUCTION WITH THE RECENT STRING OF CAFFINATED/ALCOHOL CONTAINING MALT BEVERAGE RELEASES, I WOULD GIVE THIS A 6/10.
DISGUSTING. YOURE NOT CUTTING ANY CALORIES WHEN YOU HAVE TO DRINK 35 OF THESE TO GET A BUZZ. PLUS YOULL PROBABLY PISS YOURSELF WHEN YOU FALL ASLEEP.
I thought diet coke was already aspartame? That stuff puckers my tongue. I’d give stevia a try though.
The anticipation is killing me! The one I keep over has two stems in full bloom right now and a third stem coming. It is really rewarding my efforts this year.
Are you going to keep this one to rebloom?
Hey Dan,
I haven’t decided. If you couldn’t tell, I have lots of gardening projects around the house. I might just wrap it up and put it in the closet until I feel like blooming it again.
Thanks for dropping by!
Hello and Thank You.
I hope these pics will help get an idea of what my garden is.
http://picasaweb.google.com/tteeeekkoo/TeekosGarden
Im moving soon and it will be a much more intense garden season for me(socal, so it will be a very long many years of a season). And plan on building my first small greenhouse this spring, which is coming fast. Especially since its already 81F here.
Peace
Hey Matt xd
As you probably know, my garden is in stasis right now, for the most part. My containers are doing well, and I’m trying to get off my ass to get some hydro done. I grow as many exotics as I can, Bhut Jolokia, Stevia, etc. Reading your Review, Great white sounds awesome and the results are solid.
Thanks man
My garden is very cold at the moment, but I’m planning on starting broccoli seeds after the first week in March. I start all my own plants from seed for my 300 square foot raised bed garden. Here is a link to one possible layout for 2009:
http://jimmycrackedcorn.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/2009-tentative-garden-layout/
We are very modest. We plan on doing lettuce, a pepper and tomato on the side of the house.
This is in addition to fertilizer, right?
Thanks for the entries, guys.
Hey Manda,
Yes, this in addition to fertilizer. It helps the root system by mimicking nature to uptake nutrients more efficiently with the help of bacteria commonly found in the soil.
Hey, is it too late to enter?
I mostly do various vegetables hydroponicaly. I do have 3 fruit trees I planted last summer (pear, plum, and peach). Outdoors I have garlic. I’m not really sure what else I’m going to plant come spring.
I heart stevia. And even tho I’m kindof a hippie, I really heart Coca Cola. It’s the best cure for the occasional afternoon headache, and I have been known to drink it warm to soothe my stomach. This is great news.
That is one cool little garden you have there. I have never tried Chard, I should though as it would be a great fall crop.
The wafers have nutrients in them…. a complete mix that should feed for the season. We are using a bit of seed starter formula along with BioSol and worm castings and kelp. Try without fertilizing— after a sean add more Wonder Soil.
Enjoy!
Nice looking chard. I haven’t had good swiss chard in years. I may have to add that to my little DWC next time around.
Nothing tastes as good as homegrown!
There isn’t actually any compost in it, is there? I thought it was just castings in terms of nutritional value.
This would be one application where the Flora Nova wouldn’t annoy me, probably. I don’t like it in my hydroponic systems because it stains my nice pretty white roots, but here you wouldn’t see them anyway so it wouldn’t matter I guess.
Hey EH,
The website says just castings.
Flora Nova is my favorite. The only reason the roots get stained is from the humic acid. It doesn’t look as good, but the results speak for themselves. If it bugs you, you can use MaxiGro by GH.
It is always cool to read about a company who is paying attention to what garden blogs are saying about their product(s) and interacting with the blog author. Congrats on the first contest.
I’m so jealous of your Aerogarden. I’d like to do some sacrificing too. Yum!
The marketing thing is true, but if I were watching caloric intake to that extent, I would have one or two less Ultra Ambers. Yes this would be great on a hot day, but so is ice cold water.
That has a very nice bloom, I like the green center it has. Looks like it has a really large bulb too.
I have been wanting to find a Hippeastrum papilio forever. My problem is I can never doing anything on time and it seems I always miss when they have them at the nurseries. I guess the soccer mom’s beat me to it!
I am gonna have to try these
Looks good. Hey…is that a green onion resprouting in that pot?
Good eye Jimmy.
http://jimmycrackedcorn.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/green-onions-come-back/
lol.
Stevia is awesome, though that “Stevia In the raw” (in the photo) is cut with dextrose, which is the same thing as glucose, aka sugar. I’m not sure what the point of that is…
This looks awesome, I definately need to try this out for myself.
Foosh = Flavour Fail
they taste like SADNESS.
How do you overcome problems, such as lack of aeration?
Hey Jen,
I have enough waste nutrient solution that it never gets stale. Aeration just prevents anaerobic bacteria.
Another passive but effective system without aeration is aquaculture.
You know spring is coming when the veggies are starting to sprout.
P.S. I dropped you a line at your webmaster e-mail.
Just wanted to let you know the package arrived today
Tomatoes and peppers are ideal for this challenge. My family has done this for as long as anyone can remember.
This genius left the same post on my review of Foosh Mints, I think he’s probably working for someone to put this much time and effort into it.
You’d think, though, that he’d at least write something vaguely intelligent.
In case anyone out there is tempted to put some stock in one formulaic negative response, my advice is to try them yourself. Not everyone likes every flavor of anything.
So cute! : )
Funny, my pepper sprouted the same day. Though mine came from a seed packet since the seeds I saved from grocery store pepper didn’t sprout. I would presume it was that I grabbed a small less mature pepper since that’s all I needed for my salsa I bought it for.
Great photo of the amaryllis. I have heard of people re-planting scallions too. I have also heard if you plant shallots from the grocery store they will multiply and overwinter outdoors.
I know! Isn’t it great?!
I had not heard of this and it sounds very interesting. I will have to give it a try.
What are these myco’s living on? Aren’t they some kind of saprophytes? In the typical hydro medium there is no organic material to decay, can they live on basic chemicals like green plants?
I have been fascinated by Aerogardens for some time. Seeing your success makes me want one more!
OK Matt I tried these- They turned out pretty good! I will post about it tonight on my blog
Did this last year and it worked like a charm! I used vodka so that the house wouldn’t smell as if I were at the cooking sherry. woud it work with hyacinths, do you think?
this is so COOL love it those flowers are so preety send me some Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this beer. When I sit down to drink beer I usally have about 6 or more. What I do, is slam a few “real beers” then go to a few of the “64s” to finish off my nightly relax time. Don’t wake up with a hang over, while still enjoying have more than a ” few Beer”.
I love this beer! I call it my “diet” beer. I can have two and still be less than one regular beer.
It tastes great… for 64 calories!
This looks good. I was just at the liquor store the other day and saw a winter ale. I had never seen it before, it had spices & orange peel etc in it, I think I will give it a try next time. Have you ever tried one before?
This beer is for the workout type folks or for people who are watching their weight and like to drink. For me I love to drink and this beer helps to keep my figure along with having a little buzz. Its not a beer for you to have if you had a stressful day at work and just want a beer. But if you hate corona and like to drink outside on hot days or if you workout and want to maintain your body then this beer is for you. yeah its water down but honestly what do you expect from a 64 calorie beer?
Don’t drink beer. Gave it up whne I gave up ganja. Went to rehab before Linday Lohan made it cool. But I love to look at all the new brands of micro-brew!
@Dan
There are quite a few good winter ales out. I recommend Sam Adams and Blue Moon on a cold day.
@Rob
We all grow up some time. I can’t enjoy beer like when I was a kid, because it’s what I do for a living now.
Bhut Jolokia! I’m planting some this year in my garden. Which reminds me, I need to pick your brain about gardening. I should’ve paid more attention over the years.
PB and corn syrup… heaven, especially when grilled
That meal looks stunning. And delicious. The chard looks just as good growing as it does wilted on that chicken.
I wonder if bulbs that are given alcohol do the bulb equivalent of drunk dialing.
Bhut Jolokia? Do you plan on making tear gas?
You’re much braver than I am.
That is wild!
I have become spoiled living in Oregon, near Portland, the beer capitol of the world. We have so many micros to choose from it is difficult to choose what to drink.
The lightest I drink now are porters. Oregon Trail makes a ginseng bourbon porter that is unbelievable.
In the summer there is a beer festival in July that over 120,000 people attend. It is Disneyland for Drunks.
Those are some great looking veggies you grew.
I am very happy & enjoy this beer,
Love those party cups! You have a lot of growth already
Spray-N-Grow has an article on foliar feeding that explains how their products work: http://www.spray-n-growgardening.com/3.asp
RED ICCULUS, Have you tried using Bill’s Perfect Fertilizer or Coco-Wet before? I have used Spray-N-Grow but have not tried their other main products yet?
Cool, a tomato growing in a bucket! I still need to get to this. Yet another beauty you have grown.
honestly michelob ultra is the way to go. 95 calories and Great taste! On the other hand Miller 64? Yellow water and tastes like p*ss.
First time I tasted p* and now in counseling not happy MGD
I really liked your article. Nice work!
I’m drinking one now. It’s got a fantastic light flavor. You know, hops were originally added to beer to preserve it over long sea journeys to India, not for flavor. I suppose if they’d added skunk juice there’d be a bunch of skunk juice enthusiasts out there today. I hate hops and I hate bitterness in a beer. Bitterness is a stupid thing to covet; it just signals that something is poisonous. Anyway, if you’re on a diet, not wanting to get totally wasted, and not too much of a beer snob this is a truely fantastic tasting beer. Frankly it’s my new favorite beer.
Your seedlings look beautiful.
That reminds me I need to get back to work on my hydroponic projects. Have some some Growcubes still in the packaging.
I’ve got a nice pair of dwarf tomato plants going myself, similar set-up but I don’t have one of those “fancy” net pot lids like you. I just covered a regular lid with aluminum tape and cut a hole in the middle.
Then, I used some of the net-like padding you put in kitchen drawers to make a disposable net cup and suspended some jiffy 7’s with the seedlings in them. So far so good.
I got some green tomatoes on both of them now, one is a couple weeks ahead with literally dozens of fruit, and neither is over 8″ tall.
Dan- DWC is the fastest and most efficient method if you can monitor the pH and ppm’s. Sadly, it is also the quick to fail if you don’t keep on those 2 things.
EH- I got the “fancy” lid to keep in humidity. I only have it in a 3 gallon bucket, so evaporation is the main factor in monitoring. Sounds like both of our methods work well.
Growcubes are great. Just don’t let your seedlings get so rootbound before transplanting that they get deficiencies from neglect.
I was calling it fancy as a joke more than anything. I went the more ghetto-looking DIY route, but yours definitely looks better, cleaner.
Looks clean and professional, as always.
Love your posts, man.
Dis mo-fickin sh*t tase like som mofuka been suckin on a grape jolly rancher and drinkin some rubbin alcohol. I cant sip dis sh, needs to jus slam it like a mofukn heavy wate.
I like the idea of the coco mat to resist algae growth. Its almost time to start growing here in Ohio.
The nutrients certainly have done wonders. Looks like it has tripled in size in no time at all.
This crap IS strong. It was good. I had the citrus and grape. both awesome! For some reason I took two of those (legal) Club 13 Oh! pills which specifically say not to take if you ingested large amounts of caffeine/guarana/taurine… and i threw up a lot that night. partly bc I’m a lightweight and drank two 16 oz. cans of this Four Maxed stuff… I did everything wrong. But before I got to the waking hangover/ poor choice of mixing it with pills, Four Maxed was loads of fun. I was surprised how good it was (of course in sips, as aforementioned) for having 10% alcohol.
This beer is a bit watered down but i still like it. I am also trying to be more healthy and carb/calorie aware. It does suck that the alcohol content is less but that is the sacrifice. I guess if you really wanted you can drink a regular beer but just one instead of two or more miller 64. I don’t mind the taste either.
I have seen several commercials for this beer and decided to give it a shot. The flavor was pretty good the first sip but when I was drinking the rest it was not so enjoyable. I do like that it is not bitter in taste but at the same time it almost has no flavor. I opened another bottle since the first one did not give any affect. This is the first and LAST time I purchase this beer.
Those are indeed lovely white roots. I look forward to seeing photos of that plant when it sets fruit as well
Being a plumber guy, I do enjoy seeing a good pump. Really I do.
I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid you can’t do that.
UGH! I’m sorry!
I can totally empathize with you I have a cat whos mission in life is that no house plants ever exist within his presence
Oh no, that sucks. We haven’t had pets for a few years, it’s pretty easy to get used to after a while…
I hope you have some extra seed.
I had an alley cat that liked to help me dig in the garden. It was kind of cool.
Sorry about the Bhut Jolokia plant! But your tomatoes should be fine in a few days, they survive quite a lot. I keep my fingers crossed for you!
No, Kitty! Bad Kitty!
Your focaccia bread looks delicious. I will keep the recipe as it would be great to throw veggies into from the garden.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, I always appreciate knowing my visitors.
My cats have yet to decimate my plants, but my one salad loving cat kept eying my little lettuce seedlings. I kept the grow lights very close to them so he couldn’t get his little head in there.
Looks cool! I’ll try this out in a few weeks.
Fantastic site – really!
All of my favorite things . . . beer, hydroponics, food.
I guess if I were being honest with myself, I would prioritize them beer, hydroponics, food, beer
Making it a criminal offense to brew beer will only means only home brewers will be criminals! Today legal beer, tomorrow legal pot.
I just think the fact that the feds have a law making home brew should be enough and these “dry” states/counties need to get up to date!
That is one nice looking beer in the photo. I think I recall a ‘good eats’ episode about making beer, it was rather interesting. Making my own beer is certainly on the list of things to do some day. I am not sure of its legality here in Ontario but I am sure it is less illegal then some of the stuff I did in high school…
I made your focaccia today, very good I must say. I topped it with caramelized onions, thyme & rosemary. It made the whole house smell like turkey stuffing.
I just had the same thing happen with my wife’s cat. Last year she ate a basil plant, but this year she seems to be unwilling to even sample them.
She’s happily munching everything else. I’ve got them locked up tight(er) now so I may not lose the rest of my crop. I got some cat grass for her to, hopefully, redirect her anger.
I was literally researching last night how to get the most bang for my calorie intake out of alcohol. A plain shot of vodka or rum has 95+ calories. How unfortunate.
Tonight I see the new M64, and figured “maybe Miller came up with a miracle (don’t we all wish), if not, at least its an 18 pack for $12.” And my decision was made. Here I am typing, 6 into my 18. I decided a valium was in order, you know, reinforcements.
Ultra is 4.2% @ 95 calories. Ultra Amber is 5% @ 114 calories, ideal but a meal.
Theres really no miracle go-between. Miller lite is the best Miller selection with 4.2% alc. @ 114 calories, but ultra amber delivers the flavor and alc% Miller cannot.
I’d like to add.. I can very quickly over-do it with the drinks. If i’m out socializing, trying to carry a conversation with a potential date, or remain in control in general this could be very ideal. A little touch of alcohol, I can “eagerly enjoy” a quick few and still not change my agenda. Im more confident knowing im not blowing my diet, and I can get up for work. I feel less full/fat. You can always do more but you cant undone too much. This could be the perfect niche beer.
I’m liking this site. I’m NY Italian so please forgive me. I know this recipe is for “whats laying around the kitchen bruschetta”
Try substitute EXTRA virgin olive oil drizzle instead of butter. Get yourselves some basic dry spice shakers. Basil and oregano. Of the two to have in your cabinet oregano stands out much more flavorful as a dry italian quick sprinkle spice.
Fresh chopped parsley, garlic and butter = scampi flavor. its really easy to throw over a loaf of bread and drop some chicken and mozzerella, spinach, etc.
Wal mart is evil, man!
Great photo, it’s like a spooky tomato forest.
I always wanted to join the future Farmers of America- but sadly no chapters in seattle- but i think it is great campbells is donating seeds.
Thanks for the tip! I ordered a packet of seeds. I suppose they’ll send Rutgers?
I really like Miller 64. I like the taste of beer but not the headache that I get after. Miller 64 takes care of this. I seriously watch my weight and health and I feel I can comfortably indulge in a few with no guilt. Thanks Miller.
I dropped you a line about LED grow lights.
There is no mystery in growing healthy white roots, just plenty of oxygen. Ebb and flow systems should provide plenty of oxygen provided you use a well draining medium such as a large diameter hydroton. For NFT and DFT systems, adding plenty of air to the nutrient solution by having plenty of fall into the holding tank and/or fish tank airators will do the trick.
Hey Nomad,
Great tips. Do I know you from somewhere else?
Thanks for this, I just ordered myself some seeds
Looks like an interesting setup, can’t wait to see the photos.
I try to limit fatty meat as well. I can’t wait until the garden gets in full swing again so I have more veg in my diet. I have a recipe I am going to post soon for cabbage soup that you might like. I made with ground beef & uncased italian sausage but it could also be made with ground turkey etc.
Oh man! You make this look fairly easy. Focaccia is my favorite bread. I am so down to try this out. Thanks.
Is this your first recirculating setup? Looks like a well designed project.
Hey Dan- Photos are coming.
Hey Tigelilly- I had NFT that I designed. It is kind of recirculating. I also bought a waterfarm and constructed a recirculating coco drip, but the clog pumped. I have high hopes for my rSWC.
My diet is Tofu and Seitan as meat substitutes, but I have to say: it’s whats you make of it, without seasoning (I think most people try that and are repelled) I wouldn’t touch it, but marinaded (BBQ!), crispy fried slices in soy-sauce, or with kebab-seasoning you can’t go wrong.
As a home brewer myself, I have turned to making such beers as Raspberry Ale. Not being able to find too many fruit flavored beers at my local market. However where I now live there are many beer stores that sell flavored beers of all types. Bottom line, I just bought a case of this today. This beer is good, light cherry taste in the finish, wheat and hops at first sip. Smooth mouth feel, as a fan of head this beer stands up at first, but it goes away fast. Having my own home brew to compare this too, I would say overall a solid 8. Also worth trying, Raspberry UFO. However, I have only found this in a sampler pack of 6 different beers.
Very interesting… kind of a hybrid DWC and Ebb & Flow.
Let me see if I understand this right: it functions like a DWC that’s almost out of nutrient solution most of the time, and then the pump kicks on like an E&F, fills it up, refreshes the solution, and then drains back.
Hey EH,
It never runs out of solution, there’s always like 2″ in the reservoir bubbling away. Every 2 hours, it refreshes the solution and dips the netcups full of hydroton.
Awesome setup can’t wait to see pictures, I might have to borrow this design when I finally get my summer crops out of my grow box…..stupid groundhog….
Looking good, What are you going to grow?
It is going to be green, purple, banana, delicias jalapeno, and bhut jolokia peppers and strawberries under T5 lights. I wanted to do tomatoes, but I don’t have a way to properly support them.
You could maybe try to supercrop your tomatoes while they are seedlings, and see if you can’t train them to grow downwards, instead of upwards. Then they wouldn’t need support above the system….
Sir;
can the blocks be used for tomatoe seed or any garden seed, then repot these
thank you c.l.
Hey CL-
You just start the seeds in a humidity dome and they can be transplanted anywhere. I have transplanted to soil, coco, and hydroton and haven’t lost any from stress.
That looks good! I’ve made something similar out of rectangular PVC air canals that are normally used as ventilation shafts. But I don’t use ebb and flow, my goldfish tank water is just constantly flowing through it.
Nice rainbow you have there
Nice tom’s. Enjoy your getaway.
That is so cool. You may talk me in to this hydroponics thing yet.
Very pretty!
Forced to drink 3.2 beer in the service in 1958. Same stuff. Wouldn’t mind, but not at twice the price of my favorite Keystone Light.
Started drinking this @ Christmas and working out regularly. Drink about 6 a night and have still lost 23 pounds (213 to 190). Doesn’t taste that bad, dont really get a buzz, but I dont feel that deprived. Well worth whatever your sacrificing.
Cool! Do you find that the tomatoes get thicker skins growing this way? I tried some in a regular hanging basket last year and they were tough as nails!
The wife used to drink MGD Light but when it became MGD 64, she changed, mostly for its lack of alcohol (2.8%). At least Miller Lite is 4.2%. If I were drinking very light beer I’d choose Ultra Amber which weighs in at 5% ABV. But like all the other “healthy” beers the taste is much less than good. Give me “real” beer, ie. Heineken, Becks, Guiness, even Bud…
Hey Lisa,
Because they are always fighting gravity and the wind, the stalks end up being thick.
Thanks for dropping by!
this beer needs more alcohol. michelob ultra may have a few more calories but at least it’ll get you drunk.
I have heard lots of good things about aspertame too .. it helps promote headaches, blidness and arthritis in healthy individuals! Nothin’ like a swig of methanol to get ya goin’!
Mmm, just tried it for the first time. Light and refreshing. Better than Lite Beer and very similar to Budweiser Select.
Bud Select . . . Groady.
That’s alot of roots. Can’t wait to try hydro this fall.
Interesting! I obviously still have a lot to learn because I had only heard the word ‘nematode’ used immediately after the word ‘beneficial’ until now. I’ll have to look this up.
Hey Red,
If you want to grow some easy tomatoes look into the determinates that grow bush style. I got some Florida Petite seeds from the guy who writes the Hydroponic Workshop blog and those would be perfect for growing in your system there.
I don’t want to speak for him, but he seems happy to share seeds when he’s got them.
I was curious if you had any ideas about propogating the baccillium in the plant success products. Possibly by incorporating air bubblers and unsulphated molasses into the fifty five gallon mix but only adding 2ozs of soluble plant success and bubbling it for a few days. I’ve tried it with my compost and it seems to work great but the plant success is too damned expensive to just shoot from the hip with. Anyway, look forward to more info, thanks, Jeff
Hey Jeff,
I have a post about my perfect organic fertilizer coming up. Stay tuned.
I love the New Belgium beers, especially Fat Tire. I’ve never seen it in cans before, just bottles. I really like their Wheat Beer, too.
Hey MT,
My company is still in the trial stages of distribution, so I don’t think we have all of the flavors yet, but the three we have are amazing craft brews!
I never liked the taste of light beers, nevermind domestic beers. I really like MGDL 64 as a summer beer because it allows me to drop a quick couple after working outside and not feel so bombed that I can’t continue with other chores. It doesn’t compare in a taste to a full-bodied beer like Newcastle, Guiness, or Heineken but it doesn’t have to.
Not for everyone, but a lot of people I know that are fitness-oriented are happy to have a beer that tastes good for a light beer and doesn’t contradict their goals.
Good job Miller – I think you have a winner.
Jimmy, you should check out the book Teaming With Microbes by Jeff Lowenfels. It has amazing images of nematodes actually attacking roots!
Lots of flowers to find this time of year. Nice shot!
Nice tulips there. Always good to see something other than the typical red ones.
My tulips have come up but still haven’t flowered.
Well i will jump in for Crunchy and say urine. She has a thing for peeing on her plants. It actually works though. YOu dilute the urine and it is full of nitrogen.
How is Fat Tire in the can? Was the recipe altered for cans?
I love this beer I dont care what you think- Its my favorite by far-
Your auto pots are really cool. I just saw them on ‘Down on the Allotment’ blog too, smart idea. Nice deck.
I wish you luck with your construction and will adapt something like that when you find it performing well.
Hey Ragnar,
It is working better than any home-built system I have made thus far. The WaterPower MagDrive Pump (http://red-icculus.com/?p=182), made for the best recirculating SWC I have seen.
Maybe something from the ocean might be a good addition. Seaweed extract, or some fishmeal? But yeah, great formula. I had no idea there were PGR’s in alfalfa!
I drink Lemon Balm tea everyday! It’s a great stress reliever!
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat is probably my favorite beer, to really appreciate it you should have it on tap, it is incredible, no beer goes down smoother.
Great review.
Hey Rob-
This might be TMI, but I have “applied” said fertilizer around the perimeter of my garden. It keeps wildlife away until it rains.
@Tiga-
Alfalfa contains triaconatol which is a fatty acid growth hormone. It is especially good for increasing growth rates during vegetative growth It’s hidden in the composition of the commercial product Super Thrive. I also believe it to be in Canna’s organic BioBoost.
Nice ‘part 3′. I hunt out every sunny spot I can too.
There is another product with the same active ingredient: 1.2% Azadirachtin, called AZATROL it is just now becoming available at retail stores. If you want to buy on the cheap(this is relative, remember), get it in gallon size from your local chemical supply house, rather than buying pints and quarts of it from General Hydro.
I have heart problems my doctor limited me to two buds a night.And I was a 6pack a night guy. With Miller 64 I can go back to a six pack a night because of the low alcohol. Thank You,Thank You,Thank You
I have been using alfalfa pellets straight from the feed store for a few years now. They take a little longer to break down than alfalfa meal though an old blender or food processor should be able to take care of that.
Alfalfa meal also a pretty decent balanced fertilizer in itself (7-3-4) I add a few cups to my garden a couple weeks before I plant my garden, and then use it as a side dressing to my summer crops (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers) I also apply it to my lawn couple times a year, doesn’t give the immediate results of synthetic but it is the growth below the ground I am more interested in.
I should look into some of your additional amendments though.
You really are talented at hydroponics, your plants look great. The indoor strawberry is just down right interesting!
Hey CVG,
Alfalfa is a great source of triacontanol, one of the best plant growth regulators. It is the secret ingredient in SuperThrive. It is good to add to any organic mix.
Hey thanks Dan! The strawberries are doing better indoors than anything I have outside!
Looking god- I am awaitng my first tomatoes as well
Those are some massive tomato plants. You must be doing something they like. I hope mine fallow suit in a few weeks.
Someone wrote:
“I don’t care if MGDL didn’t have a market…that doesn’t mean people aren’t buying it”
Well, if a product doesn’t have a market, that means not enough people are buying it to make it worth producing. I think MGD 64 is a good marketing move on Miller’s part. While I don’t care for it’s watered down flavor and exceedingly low alcohol content, I feel it might fly with young 20-something frequenting nightclubs who need to be seen beer-in-hand at all times. Not my scene, not my beer. Coors Banquet all the way!
Read your comment on One Green Generation and wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I share your concerns; so I added to the comment chain.
I liked the taste though adding a bit of lime juice made it better. I had two beers and had some terrible nightmares later on. Weird.
What do you do with your lemon balm? I have some growing wild by my barn and want to use it, but I’ve never had it before.
It makes great tea, an addition to a mojito, or Asian cooking.
get that squirrel ella! get him!
Hey Rob-
For how much she bounces around the yard and destroys anything sticking out of the ground, you wouldn’t be able to tell that she eats 8 cups of food a day. She’s a cutie.
The autopots really do work great, the plants look very healthy. I could sure use a squirrel eating dog around my place.
@ Dan-
Autopots are rad, although you have to dial the ppm’s down to 4-500, because they aren’t drain to waste and require flushing them every week or two.
You are welcome to a few half-rott, half-lab squirrel eating dogs if you want. They are the best farm dogs EVAR.
Dear Red: Have you revisted One Green Generation? I fear that either your comment or mine rocked the world of the author. Please take a look and let me know what you think.
http://1greengeneration.elementsintime.com/
Hey Maybelline,
I did see that. I suspected it was one of us. If people were as firm in their beliefs as I am, I don’t think they would take offense to people voicing opinions.
Regardless, I still enjoy that blog. Thanks for dropping by.
I love volunteers!
I can’t for my tom’s to look that good!
I remember as a child having a similar looking poppy in the garden. It had really nice purpley/grey blooms. I wish I still had seed for it.
@Dan-
For some reason, they just blew up this year. I guess we have had 5 inches of precipitation so far, but they are unseasonably large.
I think I have some of these…but I thought they were a weed! I’m going to look it up right now to get an idea of what the leaves are supposed to look like
I think it has agreat light taste and all of my friends are enjoying the low calories and low alcohol.
Hi — I’m curious if you’ve tried running without the aeration. I’m inclined to think you don’t need it. The people who run float systems (big ones) splash their nutrient as it recycles and the splashing does a better job of aeration than an air pump. I suspect you could do something similar and actually improve aeration.
I loved the little packs of cheese crackers with peanut butter that we used to eat as kids! Nice site.
I predict red!
Is the bubble hose a purchased item or is something you made, if so how? How much longer for the pix?
Hey Howard,
The bubble hose is called “Aquafuse” from Sunleaves. For an update on the completed system, check here:
http://red-icculus.com/?p=199
It works great.
Virus spread by the seeds? I hadn’t heard that that could happen. I wonder if a little rinse in bleach would kill it on the seeds?
I quite often have double & megablooms on my heirlooms, they make for some interesting fruit. I have never seen the meristems before though.
Very nice color and it may have pain relieving properties as well, hehe
Does anyone know when they stopped brewing the original MGD Light?
@Nicole
The distributor I work for stopped carrying the original recipe early 2008.
Ella looks like fun not trouble!
Love this beer. Lost 7 pounds this week. Sober as a judge in the morning.
The reason some people have weird dreams, think. Your brain cells are going through less alcohol and your mind is clearer. Same thing happenned to my wife when she quit smoking. Weird dreams. After a week it stopped, her brain got used to less nicotine.
Half rottweiler, half promiscuous labrador, all trouble.
No! Too cute for trouble! Please tell me she’s a good girl…..
I really am growing to like the Michelob Ultra Amber. With it’s 5% Alcohol, it gives me the buzz I want, but it is waaay lower in cars than my old favourite, RedHook ESB. If you sqeeze a lemon wedge into the Ultra Amber, it tastes real good…
Just wait until Bud Select 55 comes out. It will be even more watered down than MGD 64.
Thanks for the link , I have too many spider plants at present , and they just keep multiplying.
Ella looks like a sweetie! Surely you could forgive her anything?
I would love to have too many spider plants! I hope mine just keep multiplying. Thanks for the link, Red!
Those are some great looking roots!
that’s even better! They’re beautiful. By the way, I started using the myco supplement you sent me, and it’s just fantastic!
I have a friend who enjoys Miller low cal 64 beer. While at Bowlers in South Bend (where I play golf) I noticed on the wall there was a display advertising this product. I am wondering if it is possible to get one of these? I was told that it came from the supplier – Indiana Beer.
It is a Daylily or Hemerocallis. Great plants, I have loads of them in all different colors.
I vote that it is a daylily.
That’s a Day Lily
What a good looking dog. My dog, Scooter, leaves most of my plants alone. She does have a thing for peppers though. She waits for them to be almost completely ripe, then gone. Gotta love them though. …DFR
They are such healthy looking plants. Nothing better then toms!
They are an annual but will self seed if left to mature. They are reminiscent of old ladies dried flower arrangements after they are finished
Yep, you deal with the situation at hand!
Exactly. What variety tomato is promising your such a big fruit?
Better Boy and Beefmasters. We are going for tomatoes that perform like a horse for how much we organically fertilize them this year. The one that is going to ripen is the size of my fist.
I’ve found the Leine brews to be hit or miss. I’d probably give it a try but I wouldn’t expect to be bowled over.
Husband! I told you this was a lily, why don’t you believe me? I am master of flowers.
Matt, how dare you! Poppies look amazing when the petals fall off!
fyi, if you cut them…
i’ll cut you.
Oh, fantabulous. I can be the first to say “WOW!”
I will be the second “WOW” I have been getting tons of cherry tomatoes off the “robin” cherry tomato I planted in a hanging basket. Well definetly do that variety next year!
Comment #2 was me BTW
Wow! sexy camera. Cool
I know I was doing a macro in the pic, but it was the size of my fist and equally delicious. Wait, what . . . ?
Very nice gear. I just bought a Nikon d80 a couple days ago. They discounted them after the d90 release so I ended up paying less then half price. Can’t wait to see all the new photos!
Sounds like fun
Hey Red,
I am totally going to be there. How do I find you?
C
Ewwwww! That is SUCH a nice camera. Congrats.
Gorgeous lettuce and such a nice tip regarding the pH. I think I’ll go now and add this to my links
Don’t include an anonymous e-mail. lol.
Boing beautiful dog. Internet stalking is in style.
Dude, Drool Donkey went down years ago. What was your handle? Is this Chris? Zoiks Scoob, we have a mystery on our hands.
Great starter drink, just don’t drink a few more after closing time….beware the wicked genie
Ella looks relaxed. LOL The first thing when I got my dog Romeo, was he went straight to the garden and started to dig, not that I needed his help. Oh well they are worth it!
Have a great time my friend.
I am having trouble disolving your mycorrhizae in water do you have any suggestions
I use a sump pump to remove chlorine i circulate the water for 4or5 hours will this be enough to have my beneficials work
Hey Dennis,
The Great White won’t totally dissolve, but the mycorrizae will totally propagate once they are in there and exposed to nutrients and oxygen. I wouldn’t worry about a little sediment. Nothing is being wasted as long as you aren’t killing it with chlorine, chloramine, or stagnant water.
Sounds like a fantastic journey!
Looks like lots of fun! Glade to hear you had a great getaway.
Husband, why didn’t you bring one of those beautiful ladies back to clean the house?
I totally met you at Reggae. I was the one that asked about coco blocks in the Omega Garden. Nice to meet you!
Yummmmm. I can’t remember the last time I cooked a steak for dinner. Looks good!
That tomato looks excellent! Cherokee Purple is definitely one of the best tasting tomatoes.
That looks as good as the steak from yesterday!
Congrats, that a big bugger of a tomato!
(Last try of posting in your blog, my entries seem to get eaten.)
Nice one! Did you grow that in your garden or on hydro?
I switched to MGD 64 after reading the label. I can drink 2 of these for 1 of another brand. I enjoy the light taste and when I want a heavier beer I drink a filling dark beer without feeling guilty.
Ha. It’s funny when people who drink miller, bud and coors become beer snobs. “We want our flavor back!” Oh, Irony.
I have a plant myself, but it looks quite sad. Its currently growing in soil, but I want to move it to a simple hydro-setup. Could you give me some pointers to what the reason could be if the leaves are starting to loose color (turn yellowish) from the outside, and it once in a while drop a leaf? I have had it for about 1 year+, but it hasnt gotten more than 5-6 leaves. Please contact me on my email. And I am totally new to hydro. Do you think a ph of 5 is sufficient for hydro? And deep water culture, good or bad techniquie to start with?
Thanks for the comments. Nico, it was in hydro (ebb and flow coco).
That is one horny little pepper!
Nice harvest! I’ve been picking a lot of tomatoes myself lately.
I too see the parallels- one of the reason my plot at the community gardens has this Victory Garden sign
Very pretty harvest. It looks a little like mine – mostly tomatoes. Yum.
Hey Daphne,
It’s sad. This is the biggest indoor harvest I have had in a long time and it mimics my outdoor harvest. We can’t can or dry them fast enough.
That is one excellent indoor harvest! Who would have thought you could grow such nice veggies indoors.
Hey Dan,
I forgot to include all of the romaine lettuce, arugula and komatsuna I have pulled out. It only takes about 600 watts of high pressure sodium and about 100 watts of fluorescent T5’s. That’s much less power than today’s gaming computer daily.
We just had a huge storm blow through this evening. I would image the same one you had. Lots of lightning & thunder this year that’s for sure
Wondersoil was just analyzed at midwest labs… the mix with biosol and mycorrhizae came in at 79.5% organic matter and 4.56 nutrient value on a scale of 2-5
That stuff is one of the main indgredients in beer that gives some people the gout. Nasty stuff.
Thanks for the positivity and good vibes, Lee. BTW, I have your ip address.
Have to solar power the pump!Needs a goldfish in the tank! get fish and greens at same time! Soon to become a serious food source in “Earth Ark’ homes once cyclic nature of our economy truly sinks in and the commission crazed propagandists for the “American Dream” McMansions are shut up by rising interest rates and fears of foreclosures! America, willing to save itself, one small step at a time! Remember: Our government is just two cheeks connected by the same assholes – Congress!
Your brew looks excellent. I really want to try some home brewing some day. If anything just to beat the tax man.
The whole complicated process of brewing beer seems appealing to me though given I don’t drink probably wouldn’t a good idea for me to start. Looks great.
I wish I would have saved it when I came across it this spring. But one of my fave VG signs was a Dr.Pepper one.
What are you going to do with them? They’d make a great woodchuck/squirrel repellent.
Hey Anthony,
To tell you the truth, I am probably going to sell the seeds and pods on ebay. I have absolutely no culinary use for these. To me, Bhut Jolokias are like growing Devil’s Trumpet in the garden- something beautiful but dangerous.
You could use them in your french toast repertoire, LOL
Or you could attempt something like this,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7993925.stm
I tried growing them last year, but they didn’t fruit at all… I am guessing that my short growing season is the culprit.
Drew
Grind some up and mix with water for some serious aphid killer spray.
Pretty good… although I do like Sparx better.. sorry!
Gorgeous! I got a couple of grape suckers from my uncle’s backyard and they were doing ok for a while, but I think this week’s heat got them, at least all the leaves are dead. We’ll see if they make a comeback.
Well, I bought some Azamax to treat the spider mites on my hydroponic watermelon. Thanks for visiting my site and recommending it Red.
I wonder how carrots would grow in them…
How are they different from just chopping up rockwool?
Root vegetables do great in growcubes. You are right, growcubes are essentially chopped up rockwool cubes.
rock on red………..
where did you get your miracle fruit? i’ve been looking for a good place online since they are hard to come by in person. also, can you just plant the snow pea pods in coco and they pop?
I’ve been using the Azamax for a week or two, man have my plants been happy. Not only have the leaves stopped dying, but new leaves are growing where others had previously turned brown and dropped off. My carrots are about a foot tall and growing lots of new stems. The watermelon plant is looking great. So many flowers and not a dying leaf on the plant.
A thousand thanks to you Red-Icculus for recommending this product to me.
Hello, are you growing these inside your house or in a greenhouse? What is the temperature where you are? I’m keen to know as mine died this year in the UK
otimo
Me:
Have you tried MGD 64?
Krista:
Are you cursing at me?
Four>Tilt>>>>Sparks. Period. Taste is great. Four is 10& but Tilt had like 6 and 8% i believe.
Funny to hear all the negative comments about MGD Lite being watered-down. You knew that before you bought it!! 64 calories…means lower alcohol content, less flavor, duh. But you can have a cold beer on a hot day and not feel totally deprived. When you feel like a heavier beer, buy a heavier beer.
well of course there is going to be gunk if there is no bacteria/fungi/enzymes to break down the heavy carbon based nutrients.. guanos and other organic ferts are not readily available for plant absorbtion, they are supposed to be broken down by the “soil” (key word) and