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Hamilton Beach Variable Temperature Electric Kettle – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Hamilton Beach Variable Temperature Electric Kettle.  For many years I recommended the old standard Hamilton Beach Kettle and it was one hell of a work horse.  I did the math and that thing gave me over 7300 cycles (conservative estimate) and it didn’t really die, the lid clasp simply stopped working. So two years ago I set out to find a … Continue reading →

Easy Fermenter Wide Mouth Lids – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Easy Fermenter Wide Mouth Lid in a 5-piece set. This is a game-changer for anyone who loves fermenting their own foods at home. It’s a simple, yet highly effective tool that takes the guesswork out of the fermentation process, ensuring you get perfect results every time. The Easy Fermenter Wide Mouth Lid is not just any lid it is one best … Continue reading →

Red Star Cuvee & Premier Blanc Champagne Yeasts – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is a two fer, because that is how I use them.  This is my go to yeast blend for small batch mead making. I use one packet of each in both one and five gallon batches. Yes, you can use part of a packet for a one gallon batch but when you realize how inexpensive it really is you will likely just opt … Continue reading →

Homemade Liqueurs and Infused Spirits by Andrew Schloss – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the book, Homemade Liqueurs and Infused Spirits by Andrew Schloss.  This is the best book I have found for beginning your journey into the alchemy of making your own liqueurs. What I like about this book is it is both a book of recipes and a book of how to with a good introduction into the how what and why of making … Continue reading →

Fermax Yeast Nutrient – Item Of The Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Fermax Yeast Nutrient.  This is my go to yeast nutrient for making meads.  Think of this stuff as food for your yeasts.  There are two ways to use this stuff when making mead. First the lazy man’s way, which is what I do.  When brewing add 1tsp-2tsp per gallon as though it is just part of your ingredients.  The philosophy here … Continue reading →

Marine Metal Aeratr Bubble Box – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Marine Metal Aeratr Bubble Box.  Yes this is another item for your fishing kit, but it is more than that, a lot more.  In the end what this is comes down to a battery powered aerator that runs about 40 hours on 2 D-Cell Batteries.  Again 40 hours! So sure I keep one in my Fishing Kit, because it can keep … Continue reading →

Davidson’s Organic Peppermint Leaves – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is Davidson’s Organic Peppermint Leaves which are a great deal at $13.55 a pound. As many of you know I grow a lot of peppermint on my homestead so you may wonder why I buy this product. Think of it this way, to make a pound of dry mint you need to harvest about ten pounds.  You then need to dry it, sort … Continue reading →

Hamilton Beach Electric Kettle – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day the Hamilton Beach Electric Kettle.  This item gets used daily.  Now I paid a bit more for mine to get a red one.  Why?  Dorothy likes and wanted a red one.  Well, when a woman puts up with all the crap that a full time podcaster and part time farmers wife puts up with and asks for red, by God she is gonna … Continue reading →

Fermtech Mini Auto-Siphon With Tubing – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Fermtech Mini Auto-Siphon With Tubing.  As many of you know I am a huge fan of small batch mead making.  In fact at one of my workshops I demonstrated why by making a batch of mead, racking a batch into the secondary and bottling a batch and did all of that in under 30 minutes. I have been making mead, wines, … Continue reading →

Mr. Beer 16oz Swing Top Glass Bottles – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is Mr. Beer 16oz Swing Top Glass Bottles.  These became my go to bottles for my small batch mead this year.  I started out using 32 oz bottles but in the end these just work better.  Smaller quantities to savor your mead with.  Not to mention the 32 oz ones seem like a good deal until you realize shipping is a killer and … Continue reading →