Rock Wool Medium

[WaterWitchin]

Pretty sure I’m doing the 1cm ones. I sure wouldn’t call them chunks. Whatever Bill is selling is what I have been using. And for me, wouldn’t want bigger.

[camille1585]

Great, thanks for your feedback! I'll try to get the smaller cubes, though it's been difficult to find a place than sells them in small quantities, most sell them by the pallet...

[Ray]

Yes, the ones marketed here as "Grodan Mini-Cubes" are the 1 cm one. I buy them in a 150L box.

Camille, I cannot say I see a problem with the plants in 100% rock wool; it's more of a "gut feeling" that they'd do better with the airier blend. Don't forget that the plants in the straight stuff were previously in sphagnum.

[Dusty Ol' Man]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

I do agree that occasional dilution is okay with one big ice cube.

I have been reading this thread from the beginning due to my recent purchase of some cubes.(Thanks Ray) Being a self-proclaimed whiskey (whisky) snob, I just had to put in my . I know some professional spirits tasters who will tell you that, if you have a spirit with a bit of heat, as in many ryes, a few drops of natural spring water will open that drink and cut the heat. And the best of them will tell you NEVER, EVER use ice. It bruises the whisk(e)y!

That said, I like my bourbon and rye lightly sweet, and my highland single malt a bit on the dry side. Thanks for the slight hijack! Now back to your regularly scheduled discussion.

[WaterWitchin]

I was old school back in the day. Always drank straight from the bottle. Made a mark on the bottle so you didn’t get more than your fair share. I was so surprised by my daughter freezing huge cubes of spring water for the whiskey... a true millennial. Who knew they made ice cube trays like that?!?

Now I try to avoid whiskey at all costs. But if ya bring honey whiskey I’m on it. Usually results in a grand old time... a few regrets, but a hella good memory.

[Ray]

Around our household, when we run into something that’s really good, we assign it a prefix.

A 40 year old MacAllan Scots Whiskey, for example is “communion whiskey” - worthy of special occasions only.

It has occasionally been applied to cheeses, too.

[WaterWitchin]

Understood. But I’m just plebeian like that.

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Originally Posted by Jmbaum

I’ve just got in horticultural rock wool sheets that I’ll be lining terracotta pots with (sides and bottom about 1cm)....

Do you mean entirely lining the bottom and all the way up the sides of the pot with 1cm thick rock wool sheeting, or do you mean lining the bottom and the first 1cm up the sides from the bottom?

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Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

I was so surprised by my daughter freezing huge cubes of spring water for the whiskey....

Your daughter can find polished stones to keep in the freezer and add to the whisky, to chill it while preventing dilution from melting ice. Extremely large diamonds work well for this. They have a high heat conductance and chill the liquid rapidly.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Finally!! Something to do with my huge diamonds!!


I don’t care who tells me what. I’ve hD all the ways to drink whiskey and I learned what I like and I like an islay with two or three ice cubes lol

The first few sips are one experience, the middle another and then a third the finish

I am NOT a sipper. The Ice cubes are almost always still there when the whiskey is gone lol