I've been trying to make moonshine for awhile, when i do i seal it up in a container and have a tube transporting the carbon dioxide into water, last time i tried it never bubbled due to bad sealing technique. But how do i know when it is supposed to start bubbling or does it start instantly?
I spent days doing apartment research online to before I started looking in person. I spent an afternoon scouring renter websites and found two great deals in the general area I wanted to live. I think depth of research and taking the lowest common denominator between size, quality, and location are the keys to being happy and paying as little as possible for rent.
In college some of the best deals were in peoples basement apartments. You could save at least a $100 a month over the cheapest complex or more and you'd often have more space and private parking.
It is hard to do, but remember to take the time before you move in to document the condition of your new apartment. Get out that camera or camera phone and take pictures. Write down all of the problems and send it to your landlord.
When it comes time to move out, pull out your documentation and remind the landlord of the move-in condition.
She won't be able to deduct anything from your deposit for damages that weren't yours.
I've found that if you run it through the still, and then infuse something in it (say, juniper berries for a gin flavour; star anise for an ouzo flavour, etc) for a couple of weeks, and then distill it again, the flavour comes through. Has to be run at least once before flavouring; the oils from the juniper, lemon, anise, vanilla or whatever you're using come over at about the same temperature as the fusels; you'd have to ditch them if you flavoured the wash with them to try to get the flavour on a first run.
Organic milk is so much less important than, organic fruit and vegies! Cows filter out many things anyway, hormones are natural. The organic movement was originated to get pesticides off of food we eat, a very different issue that dairy.
Milk is one of the safest foods in America- lighten up!!!!
I lived in a complex where the landlord used my apartment as one of the models, to show to prospective tenants. In exchange, I received $100 off the regular rental price, and I just had to keep my apartment tidy at all times. The manager accompanied the prospective tenants at all times and always called ahead first, and no one was allowed to wander around my apartment on their own, so I don't feel my privacy or belongings were ever at risk. It worked out quite well, since it saved me money and kept me on top of my housekeeping!
I recently went looking for a new apartment in Alameda, CA. I had trolled through the local management companies and complexes advertising on Craigslist, which resulted in nothing decent. I called my Father adn asked for some advice. He told me to drive around the block and look for places with signs up. I spent three hours driving aroudn the niehgborhoods and found a great spot. It was not advertised in the paper or online and was half the price of other places with more space. So take a drive through the neighborhood and just might find your new place around the block.
Phillip: Thank you very much for all you have put into this blog as it has been the most helpful I have found. I am just digging into all of this and just have one question that I don't seem to see the answer posted to. At what point does a person add fruit for flavoring moonshine (not as a sugar substitute)? During the fermentation, distillation or aging? I have shared friends before that had a distinct blueberry or strawberry flavor which takes a bit of the edge off! Thanks!!!!!
Don't go to risky neighborhoods because you think the rent will be cheaper. We called all the apartment complexes in the nicest neighborhood we wanted to live in and found a larger and more inexpensive apartment there than a friend was renting in a shady part of town.
The trick to getting your deposit back is to walk through the apartment with the landlord before you move in. If you notice any defects/damages, point it out and take photos of it DATED and have the landlord sign them. Once you move out, do another walk through with the landlord. I know it's a bit tedious but in the end, you'll get your deposit back! :)
Come on! part of the fun of the fix is the great taste and smell of the coffee. You will not catch me eating no-doze or drinking red bull. You're better off just taking a nap. Ugh.
I prefer to find the cheapest possible way to get the best possible coffee. . .
- Don't go through a realtor or building owned by an apartment company - they raise rents more & are stricter. I've always rented by an individual homeowner - they are easier to make deals with, esp. about painting or gardening. They also have fixed costs (i.e. fixed mortgage) so they won't hike rent up $100/year.
- Do use Craigslist or word-of-mouth - cheaper.
- In DC, don't live on top of the metro - waaaayyyyy more expensive than half mile away.
- Do live inside the Beltway - cuts your commute in half.
- If you have good credit, use that as a negotiating point.
My husband and I have found some pretty good deals by presenting ourselves well: we have excellent credit and are clean cut professionals who live beneath our means. Our jobs are also quite stable. The people who have rented to us in the past have been willing to post a lower rent in order to attract more candidates and choose someone 'hassle free.'
Also, we're choosy about our landlords and make sure we don't pick anyone weird, seedy etc. We've always been able to have a good rapport that way and have never had trouble loosing our deposit money.
Oh, and see if you can line up automatic payments with your bank so you never miss the rent. Landlords love that. When you can keep them happy, it's a good thing.
I rent an in-law apartment from a nice couple. They cut $200 off of my monthly rent for doing seasonal things: maintaining a garden and weeding the landscaping (which I would want to do anyway), raking leaves and mulching, and shoveling snow in the winter. They're truly excellent people, and by helping each other we both win. This is kind of an unusual situation, but presenting a mutual benefit to your landlord is something to strive for...
Grew up in the Detroit area and well, the water there is pretty pathetic. Sure, if you live in the country it might taste like cherry wine, but around Detroit it tastes like bleach, and whatever industry has been dumping into the rivers for the past 100 years.
Best urban water I've had was in New York City, followed by San Francisco.
I recently found my apartment listed on Craigslist. They were advertising the rent at a discounted rate. I signed a one year lease, which makes it less too. I also got the one bedroom instead of two. I don't really need that much space, I just sold some of my stuff on Craigslist. Also, the complex is like 25 years old compared to these newer, fancier ones. It is very well maintained and suits my needs.
Always do a walk thru before you move in noting any damage, etc. and the same when you move out. Clean the place throughly and you shouldn't have any problem getting your deposit back.
1 - at move-in, photograph EVERYTHING. write it all down. ask for a walk-through with the leasing office/landlord, and ensure he or she agrees with everything you've documented.
2 - ideally, having a great relationship with one's landlord/leasing office is a plus. it certainly worked in my favor.
3 - schedule move out/end of lease dates a week apart. clean, clean, clean!
4 - photograph everything once it's cleaned up.
5 - if something happens, notify the leasing office immediately.
6 - DO NOT BRING PETS IN IF YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM. i can't stress this enough. if they don't allow pets, it's for a good reason. discuss this with the leasing office/landlord. don't lie, they'll find out eventually...and most likely, your deposit will disappear to cover "damages"
sometimes, you just won't get that deposit back. there's no guarantee you will, but the above list truly can come in handy. also, be fully aware of your lease - read it from beginning to end. this can also help at move-out.
I've gotten huge discounts by being willing to move in during the month (instead of on the first), offering to pay utilities (and then decreasing them by being more green, or canceling cable service), or being willing to take on more tasks (lawn maintenance, basic painting, etc).
I also found that in DC, living in an old house instead of a condo will save a TON of money, plus give you space to work out in the basement, storage space, and even a yard to grow food in. Your rent may be $200/month cheaper, but you can save another $200/month just by simple lifestyle changes.
Much like sourdough starter, kumis fermentation uses lactobacilli to break down the lactose, producing lactic acid. Yeasts make alcohol with whatever they can find, producing alcohol and carbon dioxide, but the result isn't going to be very alcoholic, unless you add sugar from some other source. Pretty sour, though.
In a lactose-intolerant population, producing kumis is a good way to turn otherwise undigestible milk into something people can consume. But, again, I don't see it making good moonshine.
1. ask your landlord if you could have some money deducted for work done to the rental: painting, changing of fixtures, lawn maintenance, snow removal, etc. If landlord has more than one unit and you are handy, offer to assist in the care of the rest of the units for a rental deduction.
2. Take pictures of rental while walking through the rental with landlord to document conditions before move in. Take pictures when moving out to document conditions when returning. Don't want to have landlord stiff you on money because they claimed somethings were not cleaned or fixed.
3. If you paint with color, then change it back to neutral.
Search for property management companies online and check out their website. Craigslist has good ads, but you want to check out that it isn't a scam because we were victims of one.
It's been a while since I've rented but here's some of how I got cheap rent:
- Rent in older complexes. I knew the area I wanted to live in. Within that zip code there were many apartments. The newer ones were much more expensive but also had nice amenities (which I knew I'd never use), garages (again, didn't need), came with washer and dryer (I have my own) and the like. I got comparable square footage, and acceptable living conditions just by renting a mile or so away from the nicer places.
- Look (and ask) for discounts. I got a discount due to my employer. I was able to lock in that discount by signing a year lease (apartment complexes in my area seem to change management companies at least every other year. And rents change accordingly).
I never had any problems getting my deposit back either. Before moving any of my stuff in, I went through the apartment and noted in detail anything that might be considered a flaw or damage. I turned one copy of that inventory into the complex office and kept another for my records. While living in the apartments, I called in any and all maintenance concerns and then kept calling the office if they didn't get fixed. (Had some issues with a leak in the roof/chimney intersection at one point). That way, if there was any damage related to the maintenance issues, the company couldn't charge me for them because I had done my part to inform and work with them on those issues. And, finally, upon moveout I cleaned the heck out my apartments (get friends to help you with this) and then, before turning in the key, did the walk through with someone from the complex with all of my paperwork in hand in case there were any questions. There never were, but it felt good to be prepared.
I've been trying to make moonshine for awhile, when i do i seal it up in a container and have a tube transporting the carbon dioxide into water, last time i tried it never bubbled due to bad sealing technique. But how do i know when it is supposed to start bubbling or does it start instantly?
I spent days doing apartment research online to before I started looking in person. I spent an afternoon scouring renter websites and found two great deals in the general area I wanted to live. I think depth of research and taking the lowest common denominator between size, quality, and location are the keys to being happy and paying as little as possible for rent.
In college some of the best deals were in peoples basement apartments. You could save at least a $100 a month over the cheapest complex or more and you'd often have more space and private parking.
It is hard to do, but remember to take the time before you move in to document the condition of your new apartment. Get out that camera or camera phone and take pictures. Write down all of the problems and send it to your landlord.
When it comes time to move out, pull out your documentation and remind the landlord of the move-in condition.
She won't be able to deduct anything from your deposit for damages that weren't yours.
I've found that if you run it through the still, and then infuse something in it (say, juniper berries for a gin flavour; star anise for an ouzo flavour, etc) for a couple of weeks, and then distill it again, the flavour comes through. Has to be run at least once before flavouring; the oils from the juniper, lemon, anise, vanilla or whatever you're using come over at about the same temperature as the fusels; you'd have to ditch them if you flavoured the wash with them to try to get the flavour on a first run.
Milk in stores are served in porous plastic which gives it at "taste." But Horizon is cardboard, want really great milk try glass bottles.
Organic milk is so much less important than, organic fruit and vegies! Cows filter out many things anyway, hormones are natural. The organic movement was originated to get pesticides off of food we eat, a very different issue that dairy.
Milk is one of the safest foods in America- lighten up!!!!
I lived in a complex where the landlord used my apartment as one of the models, to show to prospective tenants. In exchange, I received $100 off the regular rental price, and I just had to keep my apartment tidy at all times. The manager accompanied the prospective tenants at all times and always called ahead first, and no one was allowed to wander around my apartment on their own, so I don't feel my privacy or belongings were ever at risk. It worked out quite well, since it saved me money and kept me on top of my housekeeping!
I recently went looking for a new apartment in Alameda, CA. I had trolled through the local management companies and complexes advertising on Craigslist, which resulted in nothing decent. I called my Father adn asked for some advice. He told me to drive around the block and look for places with signs up. I spent three hours driving aroudn the niehgborhoods and found a great spot. It was not advertised in the paper or online and was half the price of other places with more space. So take a drive through the neighborhood and just might find your new place around the block.
Ditto- which causes one to dis-regard the entire article. Do you have too much time on your hands??
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Phillip: Thank you very much for all you have put into this blog as it has been the most helpful I have found. I am just digging into all of this and just have one question that I don't seem to see the answer posted to. At what point does a person add fruit for flavoring moonshine (not as a sugar substitute)? During the fermentation, distillation or aging? I have shared friends before that had a distinct blueberry or strawberry flavor which takes a bit of the edge off! Thanks!!!!!
Don't go to risky neighborhoods because you think the rent will be cheaper. We called all the apartment complexes in the nicest neighborhood we wanted to live in and found a larger and more inexpensive apartment there than a friend was renting in a shady part of town.
The trick to getting your deposit back is to walk through the apartment with the landlord before you move in. If you notice any defects/damages, point it out and take photos of it DATED and have the landlord sign them. Once you move out, do another walk through with the landlord. I know it's a bit tedious but in the end, you'll get your deposit back! :)
Come on! part of the fun of the fix is the great taste and smell of the coffee. You will not catch me eating no-doze or drinking red bull. You're better off just taking a nap. Ugh.
I prefer to find the cheapest possible way to get the best possible coffee. . .
But nice number crunching.
- Don't go through a realtor or building owned by an apartment company - they raise rents more & are stricter. I've always rented by an individual homeowner - they are easier to make deals with, esp. about painting or gardening. They also have fixed costs (i.e. fixed mortgage) so they won't hike rent up $100/year.
- Do use Craigslist or word-of-mouth - cheaper.
- In DC, don't live on top of the metro - waaaayyyyy more expensive than half mile away.
- Do live inside the Beltway - cuts your commute in half.
- If you have good credit, use that as a negotiating point.
My husband and I have found some pretty good deals by presenting ourselves well: we have excellent credit and are clean cut professionals who live beneath our means. Our jobs are also quite stable. The people who have rented to us in the past have been willing to post a lower rent in order to attract more candidates and choose someone 'hassle free.'
Also, we're choosy about our landlords and make sure we don't pick anyone weird, seedy etc. We've always been able to have a good rapport that way and have never had trouble loosing our deposit money.
Oh, and see if you can line up automatic payments with your bank so you never miss the rent. Landlords love that. When you can keep them happy, it's a good thing.
I rent an in-law apartment from a nice couple. They cut $200 off of my monthly rent for doing seasonal things: maintaining a garden and weeding the landscaping (which I would want to do anyway), raking leaves and mulching, and shoveling snow in the winter. They're truly excellent people, and by helping each other we both win. This is kind of an unusual situation, but presenting a mutual benefit to your landlord is something to strive for...
Grew up in the Detroit area and well, the water there is pretty pathetic. Sure, if you live in the country it might taste like cherry wine, but around Detroit it tastes like bleach, and whatever industry has been dumping into the rivers for the past 100 years.
Best urban water I've had was in New York City, followed by San Francisco.
I recently found my apartment listed on Craigslist. They were advertising the rent at a discounted rate. I signed a one year lease, which makes it less too. I also got the one bedroom instead of two. I don't really need that much space, I just sold some of my stuff on Craigslist. Also, the complex is like 25 years old compared to these newer, fancier ones. It is very well maintained and suits my needs.
Always do a walk thru before you move in noting any damage, etc. and the same when you move out. Clean the place throughly and you shouldn't have any problem getting your deposit back.
for getting one's deposit back:
1 - at move-in, photograph EVERYTHING. write it all down. ask for a walk-through with the leasing office/landlord, and ensure he or she agrees with everything you've documented.
2 - ideally, having a great relationship with one's landlord/leasing office is a plus. it certainly worked in my favor.
3 - schedule move out/end of lease dates a week apart. clean, clean, clean!
4 - photograph everything once it's cleaned up.
5 - if something happens, notify the leasing office immediately.
6 - DO NOT BRING PETS IN IF YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM. i can't stress this enough. if they don't allow pets, it's for a good reason. discuss this with the leasing office/landlord. don't lie, they'll find out eventually...and most likely, your deposit will disappear to cover "damages"
sometimes, you just won't get that deposit back. there's no guarantee you will, but the above list truly can come in handy. also, be fully aware of your lease - read it from beginning to end. this can also help at move-out.
I've gotten huge discounts by being willing to move in during the month (instead of on the first), offering to pay utilities (and then decreasing them by being more green, or canceling cable service), or being willing to take on more tasks (lawn maintenance, basic painting, etc).
I also found that in DC, living in an old house instead of a condo will save a TON of money, plus give you space to work out in the basement, storage space, and even a yard to grow food in. Your rent may be $200/month cheaper, but you can save another $200/month just by simple lifestyle changes.
There's a good wikipedia article on kumis:
Much like sourdough starter, kumis fermentation uses lactobacilli to break down the lactose, producing lactic acid. Yeasts make alcohol with whatever they can find, producing alcohol and carbon dioxide, but the result isn't going to be very alcoholic, unless you add sugar from some other source. Pretty sour, though.
In a lactose-intolerant population, producing kumis is a good way to turn otherwise undigestible milk into something people can consume. But, again, I don't see it making good moonshine.
1. ask your landlord if you could have some money deducted for work done to the rental: painting, changing of fixtures, lawn maintenance, snow removal, etc. If landlord has more than one unit and you are handy, offer to assist in the care of the rest of the units for a rental deduction.
2. Take pictures of rental while walking through the rental with landlord to document conditions before move in. Take pictures when moving out to document conditions when returning. Don't want to have landlord stiff you on money because they claimed somethings were not cleaned or fixed.
3. If you paint with color, then change it back to neutral.
Search for property management companies online and check out their website. Craigslist has good ads, but you want to check out that it isn't a scam because we were victims of one.
Good luck with the contest.
It's been a while since I've rented but here's some of how I got cheap rent:
- Rent in older complexes. I knew the area I wanted to live in. Within that zip code there were many apartments. The newer ones were much more expensive but also had nice amenities (which I knew I'd never use), garages (again, didn't need), came with washer and dryer (I have my own) and the like. I got comparable square footage, and acceptable living conditions just by renting a mile or so away from the nicer places.
- Look (and ask) for discounts. I got a discount due to my employer. I was able to lock in that discount by signing a year lease (apartment complexes in my area seem to change management companies at least every other year. And rents change accordingly).
I never had any problems getting my deposit back either. Before moving any of my stuff in, I went through the apartment and noted in detail anything that might be considered a flaw or damage. I turned one copy of that inventory into the complex office and kept another for my records. While living in the apartments, I called in any and all maintenance concerns and then kept calling the office if they didn't get fixed. (Had some issues with a leak in the roof/chimney intersection at one point). That way, if there was any damage related to the maintenance issues, the company couldn't charge me for them because I had done my part to inform and work with them on those issues. And, finally, upon moveout I cleaned the heck out my apartments (get friends to help you with this) and then, before turning in the key, did the walk through with someone from the complex with all of my paperwork in hand in case there were any questions. There never were, but it felt good to be prepared.