Recent content by Zymurgist

It is alkaline, chlorine is acidic. Powder is white. It works so well in cleaning brewing and fermenting vessels because it breaks the bond between the organic material (malt, hops) and the inorganic surface (glass, stainles steel, plastic). My theory was that anything sticking to the glass...

Bought a bubbler a few weeks back. Even with changing the water after each bowl, it was still starting to get dirty inside. Soaking in isopropyl rubbing alcohol and a bit of salt overnight worked ok, but it was not spotless. I have a lot of Powdered Brewery Wash that I primarily use to clean...

Confusing correlation and causation is one of the biggest misuses of statistics. It is possible that this is true, but it will be years or decades before the people studying this come to a more definite conclusion regarding why those crash statistics are going up in the legal states. Another...

1. The illegal growers and shippers should be ashamed of themselves, by putting profit before principles, they are putting all of us abiding by state laws at risk. Maybe they want a return to the black market as the only option? 2. The prohibition in other states and at the federal level create...

The author went from citing one study to making unsubstantiated claims and reiterating myths and hearsay. This is a propaganda technique, provide a truth and then provide opinion.

Re: OR: South Portland Proposal Would Greatly Limit Sites For Marijuana Shops The postal abbreviation for Maine is ME, not OR. Both have a Portland.

It would be perfectly legal for someone to grow 24 tomato plants in their home with all the attendant possible health problems of that many nightshade plants in a confined place but not 6 cannabis plants? I threw 24 out there just as an example, it could have been 12 or 36.

Questionable choice of photo for this article.

Re: Marijuana Industry Fears If Sessions Is Confirmed, Dispensaries Could Get Shut Do Yes, but Sessions could shut down the recreational shops and the medical dispensaries with a simple memorandum reversing this one: Justice Department Announces Update to Marijuana Enforcement Policy | OPA |...

"Kinsella said some also risk ordering seeds from places where recreational marijuana is already legal, such as Amsterdam and Colorado, though shipping the products across state lines raises legal concerns." Recreational marijuana is not legal in Amsterdam, it is decriminalized. Big difference...

Re: Marijuana Industry Fears If Sessions Is Confirmed, Dispensaries Could Get Shut Do The old are just as easily influenced by hysterical media - ever hear of Fox News or Breitbart? As I have said before, time will tell if Sessions and his Obergropenführer use the current federal laws relating...

Or, Trump could decide to use a return to the bad old days as a way to punish California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts and Maine, the recreational legal states that Hillary won. Time will tell.

We had almost 3 days of no rain this week. I cut out branches on Monday and Tuesday and then finished on Wednesday. Even with everything I threw away, I should have no problem hitting my Oregon legal limit of possessing 8 oz. on the homestead. Which will tide me over nicely until next years...

My thoughts for next year. 1. Go with auto flowering seeds or a strain that will be done before the end of September. 2. Plant in such a way that I can put a canopy over them - this year's plants got away from me and at 7' tall a canopy would be difficult without attracting attention. (Legal...

On Sep. 17 my 4 plants were flattened by the heavy rains - laying on the ground. I tied them up 2 days later using rope and 3/4 inch conduit. Not too much rain after that until October hit and then every day. I have been harvesting, starting on Sep. 28, according to the below strategy. If I...