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Comment on Resources for Beginning Whisky Appreciators by lrymarz

lrymarz — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:56 +0000

@Al – I’m frustrated when I don’t get the box, too! I bet you can request the packaging in the order form. My experience with K&L is that they’re very customer-oriented, so I can’t imagine they’d say no if you asked them for the boxes. Cheers, and thanks for watching!

Comment on Resources for Beginning Whisky Appreciators by Al

Al — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:43:24 +0000

Hi Luke, I also use K&L once in a while, one of my frustrations is that they only ship the bare bottle without the original packaging otherwise they are OK.
I always watch your videos on youtube.

Comment on Resources for Beginning Whisky Appreciators by Mario

Mario — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:03:31 +0000

Hi Luke, useful post. I was not aware of Scotchit, and I’m now having a look at it. It seems interesting. Thanks for the advice and keep on with your nice videos…

Comment on Dragon Beard Candy Recipe by Louise

Louise — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:39:04 +0000

@Irymarz Thanks for the advice. I’ll keep trying

Comment on Dragon Beard Candy Recipe by lrymarz

lrymarz — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:27:16 +0000

@Louise – I would guess that agave syrup is fine, but I’ve never tried it. My guess would be that you’re overheating your sugar – try reducing your target temperature by 3 degrees or so (could be that your thermometer is a bit off)

My first couple batches were very stiff, but patience and warm hands helped a lot.

Comment on Dragon Beard Candy Recipe by Louise

Louise — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:15:31 +0000

I am trying to make dragons beard. I’ve watched the video a few times. I’m using agave syrup instead of corn syrup I presume that’s ok? First 3 times it just cracked. This last time it was better, started it off but then it kept cracking, any help would be appreciated.

Comment on Stand Mixers by lrymarz

lrymarz — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:30:43 +0000

I’ve never seen anyone mix dough with an egg beater, but that doesn’t mean is isn’t possible. If any dough could be mixed with an egg beater, it would be this dough, which has a lot of water in it. The only thing I’d worry about is burning out the motor, but electric motors are pretty tough.

I say give it a shot!

Comment on Stand Mixers by Adam

Adam — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:44:56 +0000

…alright
so what if I have an egg beater?
you know that thing people would use to mix pancake “dough” for.

I don’t really have the funds to get a 300$ stand mixer and the only “mixer” I have would be the egg beater/mixer.

sounds slightly plausible…

Comment on Stand Mixers by lrymarz

lrymarz — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:00:45 +0000

Kneading it a bit more won’t hurt it, but in my experience it doesn’t really need any more when it comes out of the mixer. Obviously it’ll depend on how long you leave it in the mixer, though.

I usually end up kneading it by hand just a bit to get a feel for the consistency. It helps to know what you’re working with before you start pulling.

Comment on Stand Mixers by Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:33:23 +0000

So if you need it with the mixer, it should just be ready for pulling and I don’t need to do the twist/bounce technique that the Chinese do?? What if I want to do that a few times after using the mixer, will it matter?