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  1. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Newbie Training Cigar Pass-- For February 07-

    Count me in if you will, I am ready and willing to learn more. I like the idea of $5 or so sticks as I have not had a chance/cash to invest in any of the higher price stuff.
  2. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Who is a Home Brewer

    We've smoked some grains too. Usually with apple wood (I have a tree in my yard). Sometimes the smoke is unintentional, we entered a beer in a competition last year that the judges found slightly smokey, we realized later that we had been smoking ribs in the garage as we were brewing for about 4...
  3. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Who is a Home Brewer

    We just went to all grain this summer and man does it save money! We still bottle because we are to cheap to get the kegging set up. Tomorrow we will be freezing our first batch of yeast for so hopefully we wont be buying much more of that. Right now we are paying $40 -$45 / 10 Gal batch( about...
  4. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Arturo Fuente 8-5-8

    I use a Canon Rebel 300, bought it when it first came out of course they upgraded to the 350 then lowered the price...Oh well! Here is a link to my Gallery Pics were photoshopped a bit ...Levels and a bit of sharpening. Mark
  5. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Who is a Home Brewer

    Hi Gonz, Thought you might be a brewer ;) Bet you are a Papizan <sp> fan too. I just sent davidr2340 The Joy of Home Brewing book so he should be off to a great start. Do you brew All Grain or extract/Partial Mash? BrewMeister, Welcome to the world of Home Brew! Mark
  6. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Arturo Fuente 8-5-8

    OK I know that this isn't a super premium cigar but I am practicing my "tasting" and reviewing so I will post this review here. Since it was a dreay wet day here in NJ I was smoking in my Computer/Hobby room enjoying a frosty St. Pauli Girl N.A. ( my wife has a drinking problem so I don't drink...
  7. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Who is a Home Brewer

    HI, Just wondering who else here brews beer. My friend and I have a 10 gal "brewery" aka "Three Dog Brewery" in Haskell NJ. Here is a link to some pics 3DB. We finally, after 10 years of partial mashing have gone to all grain brewing (much cheaper, now I can smoke good cigars again). So... who...
  8. Cigar Smokin Chef

    Question about my grill

    My suggestion is to rip out the burner and fill it with charcoal (preferably char-wood) in a chimney lighter. 500 degrees in 15 min. More BTU? add more charcoal "You should be cooking your steaks at 500+ degrees, if not you are missing something fantastic. I cook most things at...
  9. Cigar Smokin Chef

    La Aroma de Cuba Monarch

    Same here good thing we have a garage! Makes clean up easier too
  10. Cigar Smokin Chef

    La Aroma de Cuba Monarch

    A Scots Wee heavy is a High Gravity ( High Alcohol ) Scottish Ale. Very malty, low hops but since I am a hop head we upped the hops on this one a bit. Alcohol is about 7%. Today we are brewing an American India Pale Ale, gonna smoke me a RP Vintage 90 and a Gurka XX while brewing
  11. Cigar Smokin Chef

    La Aroma de Cuba Monarch

    OK here goes my first cigar review let me know how I do: Size: 6 x 50 Wrapper: Well made reddish brown, some veins, well constructed cap. Filler: Honduran and Nicaraguan Binder:Hondoran I enjoyed this Cigar with a Home Brewed Scots Wee Heavy while reading posts. Some bite on the tongue...
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