I made your post a sticky in the tech. Section-- that was a work of art. Thanks for collecting all the good advice and doing the paper

"Scotty, I was on the fast track to taking it twice as well. Once I accepted the fact that I was in serious trouble I did something that the 20-year-old-me was not very inclined to do: I asked for help and got real serious, real quick! I managed to pull a 'C' but it wasn't pretty.

If I could afford the time and tuition there are several courses I'd love to have another crack at ... thermo and chem are two of them (and might as well throw organic in there while we're at it). I sure wish I was mature enough back then to realize how it would help my fermenting and distilling technique! "