Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Scuppernongs are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Track Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thank you all for the support. I told you all I would keep yall informed so here is the prognosis. We just found out that my mother has stage III ovarian cancer and it has spread to some of her intestines. They are going to do surgery next Wednesday to try to get as much out as possible. It has spread to her lymph nodes also. All I can do is take it one day at a time. Again thank you all for the support! Having a mother who has battled cancer I can relate brother. Prayers for your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 My prayers are with you and your family. Have you ever heard of the site Caringbridge? When my mom was going through her cancer surgery, chemo and radiation, that site was a real blessing for us. People were calling my mom constantly and it was exhausting for her. I made a Caringbridge page for her and would give daily updates and on days when mom wasn't feeling well, I would include that and politely ask that nobody call her so that she could rest. It was really handy. They've come such a long way with chemo and other treatment options. I hope your mom has the same outcome as mine and comes out the winner. Oh thank you for the information and I will look into the site. That sounds really nice. Thank you for the thoughts and prayers. Continuing to lift your family up in prayer, Met. Thank you! Having a mother who has battled cancer I can relate brother. Prayers for your family. Thank you! Ya this is the second battle. Cancer is evil and I feel helpless. Just doing lots of praying and just preparing for the worst really. This cancer is very aggressive. I just have to take it one day at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 You can also add Irish moss in the last 20 mins of the boil for enhanced clarity (not so important for darker beers). Does it act as a filter of sorts? How close are you to upstate SC? I need a brewing partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I have muscadine and scuppernong vines. To this date we've only made jelly but I would love to make wine one day. A good winery down east is Duplin Farms. They make the best wine from muscadine and scuppernong. I've got a small vineyard of scuppernongs myself but not enough to do anything with yet. My concord grapes do produce enough to make wine with but the jelly is just so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckinbronco Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Does it act as a filter of sorts? How close are you to upstate SC? I need a brewing partner. It is a fining agent. It basically causes the protein molecules suspended in the wort to "clump" together and settle to the bottom. The more protein molecules suspended in the beer the more cloudy it is. This will become apparent when you put your bottles in the fridge first time, you will see the "chill haze." Also, it is important to cool your wort down to 70ish degrees from boiling as fast as possible to enhance the clarity (I know you are past this stage, but something to keep in mind next time). Unfortunately, I am located in Atlanta. I am by no means a brew master but I know some stuff. Everything I have learned is through online forums and experience. I've never made wine but I am going to try soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 It is a fining agent. It basically causes the protein molecules suspended in the wort to "clump" together and settle to the bottom. The more protein molecules suspended in the beer the more cloudy it is. This will become apparent when you put your bottles in the fridge first time, you will see the "chill haze." Also, it is important to cool your wort down to 70ish degrees from boiling as fast as possible to enhance the clarity (I know you are past this stage, but something to keep in mind next time). Unfortunately, I am located in Atlanta. I am by no means a brew master but I know some stuff. Everything I have learned is through online forums and experience. I've never made wine but I am going to try soon. Yeah - bringing the boil down to 70 was an interesting experience. Broke the thermometer and everything. But I got it down fairly quickly. I think I'll wrap the hops in cheese cloth next time though. That was a mess. Awesome suggestions - hope you post more here on the weather side as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 We'll the streak has been for every wet weather event since way back in November to over perform qpf wise. Today's little rain event kept it going. Now the 1st real test comes. Finally a chance with cold enough air aloft to send something in the form other than rain to the ground will arrive Wed/Wed night. To turn the .10-.15 qpf into a .30 or higher scenerio would do a lot of folks good. All streaks must come to an end and I'm willing to bet the farm with our luck Wed night we get the ole kick in the gut! I do feel good about seeing a 4 or more inch snow IMBY sometime over the next 4 weeks better than I have in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckinbronco Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yeah - bringing the boil down to 70 was an interesting experience. Broke the thermometer and everything. But I got it down fairly quickly. I think I'll wrap the hops in cheese cloth next time though. That was a mess. Awesome suggestions - hope you post more here on the weather side as well I wish I knew as much about weather as I do brewing haha. I know how to read the models for snow but I don't have anything to contribute as far as analysis, research, etc. It seems you really need to have your ducks in a row before posting, which is fine because I am content just learning from what y'all write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 This winter is absolutely pitiful. Can't believe we may go 3 straight winters with no snow or ice on the ground. That would be the first for my area in the 70+ years I've lived here. Just terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Foothills Snowman Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thank you all for the support. I told you all I would keep yall informed so here is the prognosis. We just found out that my mother has stage III ovarian cancer and it has spread to some of her intestines. They are going to do surgery next Wednesday to try to get as much out as possible. It has spread to her lymph nodes also. All I can do is take it one day at a time. Again thank you all for the support! We will continue to pray for your mom ,yourself and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Lol at this piece of crap system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Lol at this piece of crap system. No whammies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ^ Haha! The Michael Jackson one was my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I mean seriously. We get a vort like this tracking through NC and VA gets 6 inches of thundersnow. Yet, we get this rare way strong southern vort tracking south taking a negative tilt almost closing off, and we can't even buy an inch outside of the mountains. Come on man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And we can't get two runs in a row that look remotely the same inside 2 days. The models are always right when they say no snow. But when they show snow, it always goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Why do we always get fooled by the models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And now it's just going to be cold and dry. I hate cold and dry. It might as well be warm and sunny if it's not going to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Sounds like the models aren't looking so good now. Why are they always so bad when it comes to snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I guess we're going to go through another winter with no snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 The trend is not our friend this time. But we keep hearing how great the pattern is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 #brickbot....abort abort...callback failed :/error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ^ yeah, I am pretty p!ssed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dude you sound exactly like Brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbjr Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ^ That is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dude you sound exactly like Brick. Really? Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 You just missed the severe weather part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 You just missed the severe weather part. You're right, I did. I must be slipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbjr Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS... ORLANDO, TAMPA, OCALA AND POINTS SOUTH... * HAZARDS... ACCUMULATING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS. * TIMING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF LATE TONIGHT... AND SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE PENINSULA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE ORANGE GROVES MAY START OUT AS RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT... BUT SNOW LEVELS SHOULD FALL TO THE GROVE FLOORS AROUND DAYBREAK. SOME AREAS MAY SEE RAIN MIX BACK IN FOR A TIME BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GENERALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING... WITH LINGERING NORTHWEST FLOW SHOWERS LATE. * ACCUMULATIONS... MOST GROVE LOCATIONS WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES... AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5 FEET WILL SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED TOURIST AREAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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