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Old 04-05-2008, 05:20 PM   #141 (permalink)
 
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where do i check where i got my 2% interest :P its been a month and nothing has happend
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I'm guessing that the amounts listed in the "Richest Users" list (http://www.bananas.org/credits.php?do=manage) is just for checking, not savings + checking ?
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Sorry, but I haven't gone through all of the posts. The wiki often gets ignored and I am wondering if B$ are generated from activity there. I am not about milking anything, but I have spent some time posting things to the wiki and wish more folks would do so. A while back someone told me I could post their photo to the wiki but I wish they just did it themself, but I did it because I thought it would help. The wiki is a wonderful resource and I am just wondering if B$ might be helpful in motivating greater participation there.

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Harvey, B$ are not generated from activity in the wiki, it's a bridge that must be created. I will probably crack the code though and figure it out, may take a little while but I think I may be able to... I have some ideas to perhaps get it to work.. let me wrap my head around it for a little while
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Old 04-06-2008, 10:42 AM   #144 (permalink)
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A direct connection to the plants that we have listed on our profiles to the "Members growing this plant" map would be nice. Meaning, we (IBS) have a list of bananas that we can click on that become added to the list on our profile (just like adding a smilie to a post, it is added with a click) and then automatically get added to the Wiki Map for that species/variety; therefore, a step is eliminated for us members, the wiki is actually up to date, and it will make adding your species and varieties a priority to people because Jarred can make it worth some B$.

Yall follow me? Have I lost you?

I think this would be great because people add them to their profiles, but won't bother with the Wiki as it is complicated.

If you want this to get even more involved, split the "Bananas I Grow" section into "Bananas I Grow" and "Bananas I've Grown" as a few members have already done that, like I have. The purpose is for people to see it and ask our experiences, whether we still have it or not. And only the "Bananas I Grow" would automatically be added to the map/list in the Wiki, and "Bananas I've Grown" could just be present in the profile.

Jarred, possible? It might have to be changed to a list if you can not link our profiles to a Google-sponsored map.
Taylor, it's a good idea and something I would like to do as well. No ETA though for it just yet, but I want to rework the way that entire system works, much like you suggest.
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where do i check where i got my 2% interest :P its been a month and nothing has happend
After 30 days, it will happen. To check, visit this link:

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At the top of that section, you will see your checking total and your savings total.
Compare your savings total with your transaction log towards the bottom of that page, and you'll see that once you reconcile the totals, exactly how much interest has calculated for you.
Interest is given at 30 days, so if it's not exactly 30 yet, know that it will happen then.
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Old 04-06-2008, 10:49 AM   #146 (permalink)
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I'd like to do some work in the Wiki myself but I always seem to have problems when I try to (most likely my fault). Like for instance, I've wanted to add myself to the section "Members Growing This Plant" for different species or cultivars but I always have difficulties. So level with me Harvey, am I just a moron? Are pics easy to add?
Harvey already answered and showed you how, but I wanted to let you know that I plan to make that easier. It's been on the back burner but I have wanted to make that a 1-click feature as many members have had problems with it the way its setup now. Thanks for the feedback.
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:11 AM   #147 (permalink)
 
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i checked it and it still has the amount i deposited and got dedcted the 2% ok well just wondering
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:24 AM   #148 (permalink)
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Thanks, Jarred, for all the effort you put into this community to help make it so great. It is the most freature rich forum I know of!
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Thanks, Jarred, for all the effort you put into this community to help make it so great. It is the most freature rich forum I know of!
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Old 04-14-2008, 06:39 PM   #150 (permalink)
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What a grand idea!! With my work I don't get to post a lot..but I love it here
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Old 05-18-2008, 12:27 PM   #151 (permalink)
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On the contrary, I think he should get some kinda credit for the positive input. I like to do it too, just to put in my input without actually having to form a sentence. I brew my own beer and consume quite a bit sometimes, and have had to suppress my self expression during those times, for everyone's sake, so I post a smiley or two. It adds to the thread, without actually saying anything...

Such a tough life when you brew your own beer, to have good beer around all the time. I feel your pain.
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Old 05-18-2008, 07:53 PM   #152 (permalink)
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Such a tough life when you brew your own beer, to have good beer around all the time. I feel your pain.
Life is short. You deserve good beer

The best part is picking a recipe of some beer you like and making yourself. You don't have to pay a brewery 1/2 way around the world to make it and ship it to you. The summer ale that I'm drinking now is around $.35 per 16oz. glass.

I'm still researching banana beer recipes. Banana flavor in beer (at least in the home brew world) is a sign that you did something wrong (with no bananas added to the beer). I intend to introduce it on purpose as a fermentable sugar and see how it tastes.
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Unless you use a hefeweizen yeast, its suppose to make banana and clove easters and phenals flavors. How much is your choice by controling the temperature.

I just finished a California Common and I have a hefeweizen carbonating right now. Next I think I will make a pale ale. Price of grain has gone through the roof though and hops are expensive now too.

$0.35 per 160z glass is a great price. You must have a great homebrew store near you. I live in a pretty small town so I have to take what I can get. No way can I make it for that cheap and I get my bags of base malt in 55 lb sacks. Price of grain went from $55/55lbs to $75/55lb bag. I am not doing it for the cost though, its a hobbie. It runs me about $0.60/bottle not counting propane and water, but I am sure they are not the bulk of the cost. I just started growing Kent Goldings and Hallertauer so I hope to get my hop cost down. Maybe I will start reusing yeast. I don't really have a place to store it right now. If I can get those costs down I am down to about $.30/bottle.

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Unless you use a hefeweizen yeast, its suppose to make banana and clove easters and phenals flavors. How much is your choice by controling the temperature.
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I just finished a California Common and I have a hefeweizen carbonating right now. Next I think I will make a pale ale. Price of grain has gone through the roof though and hops are expensive now too.
I just started growing my own hops as the price went up to $4.75 for 2 oz. of pelletized. I'm paying about $1 a pound for liquid malt extract. I don't have the time for all grain, and it'd cost about the same per pound, but I'd have to use more per batch, so it'd cost me more $$ to go all grain.

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$0.35 per 160z glass is a great price. You must have a great homebrew store near you. I live in a pretty small town so I have to take what I can get. No way can I make it for that cheap and I get my bags of base malt in 55 lb sacks. Price of grain went from $55/55lbs to $75/55lb bag. I am not doing it for the cost though, its a hobbie. It runs me about $0.60/bottle not counting propane and water, but I am sure they are not the bulk of the cost. I just started growing Kent Goldings and Hallertauer so I hope to get my hop cost down. Maybe I will start reusing yeast. I don't really have a place to store it right now. If I can get those costs down I am down to about $.30/bottle.

Ouch! That's a hefty jump in grain costs. I harvest my yeast for about 5 generations or so. Best is to top crop, but not always feasible with a carboy, in which case I pull it outta the secondary after kegging. I picked up a 15 gallon conical and the lid is big enough now for top cropping... I get partial bottles of propane for free from my work, so there's no cost there, and my water bill is the same if I use 5 gallons of 500 gallons of water. The only way for me to drop my cost more than it is already is to find extract for less than $1 a pound, and reuse my yeast more than 5 times.

I have a summer ale in the kegerator that I used a Nugget hop for bittering, and Hallertauer for the flavor and aroma. I'm about to brew a Red Rye, and I need to make more Oatmeal Stout!

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True, that.

I picked up a 15 gallon conical and the lid is big enough now for top cropping... I get partial bottles of propane for free from my work, so there's no cost there, and my water bill is the same if I use 5 gallons of 500 gallons of water. The only way for me to drop my cost more than it is already is to find extract for less than $1 a pound, and reuse my yeast more than 5 times.


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My dream is to have a SS conical but I would have a hard time conviencing my wife its worth the cost. I would have to go through about a 100 batches of reusing yeast to justify it. Maybe when I am old and have more money.
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This guy is making a banana beer.

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My dream is to have a SS conical but I would have a hard time conviencing my wife its worth the cost. I would have to go through about a 100 batches of reusing yeast to justify it. Maybe when I am old and have more money.
I have a plastic conical out of a medical supply catalog ($300 new, but mine was $200 used). Designed for growing plasma. You have to use a soft brush so's you don't scratch it, but it works great!
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There was a small bug in the bank, where if you made two deposits in one day, only one was credited to your account. That is now fixed. If you feel you were affected by this, please let me know and I will verify it and correct your balance.
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I'm still researching banana beer recipes. Banana flavor in beer (at least in the home brew world) is a sign that you did something wrong (with no bananas added to the beer). I intend to introduce it on purpose as a fermentable sugar and see how it tastes.
I just read about a woman in Tanzania somewhere. She brews banana beer and banana wine. I uploaded the pdf file, so I hope it comes through.
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