Lost 5 gal. carboys - GISP area

[Oleander Kayaker]

A grad student from A&M, Ricca, has lost several 5 gallon carboys, which were part of a research project being done near GISP on the gulf side.

The structure she was using apparently collapsed about two weeks ago and 4 carboys of the dozen she was using are still missing.

The one we found on the beach was near Pirates/Palm Beach.

If found, they can either be brought to GISP, or call the number on the carboy and she'll arrange for pick-up. I also have her direct number so you can PM me if her number is needed.

[kenny]

looks like a big plastic jug to me!

[Oleander Kayaker]

looks like a big plastic jug to me!

Yup, sho is.

They're Nalgene polycarbonate jugs and cost about $80-$100 a pop.

[kenny]

Yup, sho is.

They're Nalgene polycarbonate jugs and cost about $80-$100 a pop.

It must be a government grant! lol

[Gilbert]

what do they do?

[Rusty S]

I am thinking they would hold racing fuel, I'll take 2. rs

[lurefisher]

looks like what i keep my shine in.

[MrBrown]

I ferment beer in mine. You can buy the same ones at Defalco's Beer and Wine in Houston. Significantly cheaper at less than $50.

[Oleander Kayaker]

The grad student was using them to study plankton somehow.
This carboy was polycarbonate and has high oxygen permeability and would make a lousy fermentor.
The carboys at Defalco's are either glass or PET plastic and are suitable for beer and wine.
I'm bottling a brew in a couple weeks (roll over hobby from living in Saudi) and it'll be drinkable near the 4th of July, FYI.

[2112]

I've been drunk in Saudi Arabia, not alot of folks can make that claim Oleander.

[Oleander Kayaker]

I've been drunk in Saudi Arabia, not alot of folks can make that claim Oleander.

Congrats! Been there, done that, mulitiple times.

The speed in the way things have been changing over there, I'd not be surprised to see a Hooters pop up in my lifetime.
True to form, I've had a beer in the Hard Rock Cafe in Bahrain a couple years ago.

[Curmudgeon]

What kind are you brewing?
I used to love doing that. I made all sorts of stuff, but my favorite was a double dark I called Pardo Super. Fun stuff.

[2112]

Oleander.
I had my drink there around 1990. This was during the transition from Desert Shield to Desert Storm.
The end of my enlistment had arrived and I was temporarily staying at the Marriott in Jeddah, it was a American compound.
The guy that sold it to me stressed to not get caught with it.
It was in a mason jar, clear like a vodka and tasted bad but it did the trick. Seller told me it was made with potatoes.
I can't picture a Hard Rock anywhere in the Arab world. Times they are a changing.

[Oleander Kayaker]

Oleander.
I had my drink there around 1990. This was during the transition from Desert Shield to Desert Storm.
The end of my enlistment had arrived and I was temporarily staying at the Marriott in Jeddah, it was a American compound.
The guy that sold it to me stressed to not get caught with it.
It was in a mason jar, clear like a vodka and tasted bad but it did the trick. Seller told me it was made with potatoes.
I can't picture a Hard Rock anywhere in the Arab world. Times they are a changing.

The local name for this hooch is "siddiqui" (my friend) and is usually dispensed in plastic water bottles (disguised as aqua). I had tried it once (back in the 80's) and the taste reminded me of a rubber inner tube. From that point on I made my own beer and wine with what local materials were available.

While living in Saudi (back in the 80's) as an expat, I was part of the technical team that put in the airbases, that the troops were based in.

I was in Jeddah about a year and a half ago, just after the Nov. 2009 flooding.

[Oleander Kayaker]

What kind are you brewing?
I used to love doing that. I made all sorts of stuff, but my favorite was a double dark I called Pardo Super. Fun stuff.

A brown ale, the recipe is the one DeFalco's calls Flat Tyre.
I'm drinking up a pretty lousy Kolsch (like Lawnmower) that I had screwed up when experimenting with the hops.