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In preparation for my move to the Great White, um, West, I’m brewing two batches this week. First up: a Westvleteren 12 clone. (Rant: In “Belgian degrees”, wouldn’t 12° correspond to about 28°P? It should be called Westvleteren 9°! But I digress.) Stay tuned for an updated porter recipe on Friday. Good news! It gave […] Or more sinisterly, who is safe from the man who controls a swarm of nanites with his thoughts? Snow Crash meets The Diamond Age. James Spencer and I did another interview for Basic Brewing Radio, and this time it was even in person, which was a lot of fun. It deals with gravity measurements and some of the intricacies of using refractometers, and concludes with a call for additional data that will hopefully corroborate my final gravity correlation. […] Yeah, well, let’s see how you do at 6800 ft. Name: Steamboat Date: Aug 17, 2010 9:08 am Map: View on Map Distance: 2.05 miles Elapsed Time: 19:24.8 Avg Speed: 6.3 mph Max Speed: 7.4 mph Avg Pace: 09′ 28″ per mile Min Altitude: 6,698 ft Max Altitude: 6,798 ft […] What’s the point of having GPS on your iPhone if you aren’t going to geek out about stuff? Name: 13 June 2010 Date: Jun 13, 2010 6:17 pm Map: Google Maps Distance: 48.3 miles Elapsed Time: 1:50:30 Avg Speed: 26.2 mph Max Speed: 55.1 mph Avg Pace: 02′ 17″ per mile Min Altitude: 656 ft Max Altitude: 819 ft Start Time: 2010-06-13T22:17:01Z View Larger Map […] A refractometer is one of the most useful tools a brewer can have. It allows for near-instantaneous measurements of specific gravity, without having to compensate for or adjust sample temperature or withdraw a large volume of wort/beer (a significant concern at homebrew scales). There are a few issues associated with accurately using a refractometer for […] It’s spring cleaning time in the brewery. I’ve given the kegerator a good once-over, scrubbed the kettles shiny, replaced all the vinyl tubing, and so now it must be time for instrument calibrations. I check the hydrometer and refractometer every few batches because it’s so easy (use water and a 10% sucrose solution), but it […] Why does Apple only stand up and say, “this is what we’re doing, and this is why” every year or two? When they do, it usually makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Thoughts on Flash Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a […] It probably isn’t necessary to stir Iodophor. OK, so the world probably won’t be beating a path to my door. But there’s a right way to do it, and a wrong way – and a lot of home brewers are doing it the wrong way. The basic idea behind these homebrew stirplates is to […] Now that my endurance is (nearly) where I want it, I’m trying to build in some pacing work. This is a course record for me. Name: 5K Date: Apr 18, 2010 1:36 pm Map: Google Maps Distance: 3.30 miles Elapsed Time: 26:41.5 Avg Speed: 7.4 mph Max Speed: 7.6 mph Avg Pace: 08′ 06″ per mile Min Altitude: 679 ft Max Altitude: 797 ft […] |
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