2. Hell yeah! Now every hour can be happy hour!
Posted at 11:49PM on Apr 29th 2008 by mike
3. Sweetness! Awesome awesome post.
One little note though - I'm going to assume that he soldered those copper pipes together with lead-free solder, since it's sitting in a bath of water?
Posted at 11:49AM on Apr 30th 2008 by Justin Reed
4. http://www.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2865
Cool picture of his first arduino test.
5. 1. Mash is made into whiskey, beer is made from /wort/ (pronounced wurt).
2. Alcohol was designed as a solvent and fuel, not a beverage--you are a pathetic loser if you use it as such and I feel sorry for you.
Posted at 12:39AM on May 1st 2008 by Amos
6. Mash is what the concoction is called when all grain is mixed into water and left to remove sugars. Wort (wert) is the liquid that is drained/washed from the grains. If you want to chastise people, at least get your misinformation straightened out first.
Posted at 3:21AM on May 1st 2008 by suprchunk
7. Additionally, alcohol wasnt designed as anything. It was discovered, and it was discovered initially as a beverage considering that for thousands of years straight water wasn't safe to drink, but mild alcoholic beverages were. Thank your prehistoric ancestors for drinking alcohol as thats on of the major reasons you exist today.
We've evolved to enjoy alcohol as it was a safe item to drink.
Posted at 11:55AM on May 1st 2008 by booyah
8. @justin
Nah. All solder joints would have been done with plumbing/lead-free solder. You could use it on a prechiller for immersion chillers, no reason to do so. Though using a car's heat core might be a neat idea for prechilling safely as no wort comes in contact with that copper or water.
@amos
Actually, mash is what it is called. Your "mashing-in" the grains to have enzymatic activity that converts the starches to sugars. Alpha- and Beta-amylase each have their own preferred temps and they produce a certain amount of ferementable sugars.
But, too much heat/water(rise in ph) causes tannin extraction resulting in bitterness. Hence why Yuri's automation is so neat! It controls both with precision.
Now if any nerd can't appreciate the chemistry behind the beer making and the neatness of Yuri's automation, then I just feel sorry and would love to offer a homebrew to change your mind.
Posted at 12:31PM on May 1st 2008 by Seakip18
9. @amos I like your quote…. I think you’re a total moron, but I still like it.
Posted at 3:08PM on May 1st 2008 by dumarse
10. Hey Amos,
In regards to your quote:
"Alcohol was designed as a solvent and fuel, not a beverage--you are a pathetic loser if you use it as such and I feel sorry for you."
Guess what, microwave ovens were originally designed to detect Nazi planes. So if I use a microwave oven to heat a burrito, does that make me even more of a loser?
Posted at 4:32PM on May 1st 2008 by jared311
12. Amos, pure alcohol (ethanol) is used as a solvent, and it does burn but to say beer is designed to be used as such is a bit silly. Beer was one of the first "hacks" as a means of storing the calories present in grain for a long time, as well as providing potable liquid.
Read these:
http://beeradvocate.com/articles/673
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/everything/scientist-declares-beer-as-the-source-of-civilization-and-technology-nobody-is-surprised-253196.php
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/04/0424_kurtbeer.html
Also mash, or mashing is when you use the natural amalyase enzymes present in malted grain, and turn the starches present into smaller fermentable sugars. Calling someone a pathetic loser, if they like a beer or two though is ridiculous.
Posted at 9:31AM on May 2nd 2008 by koolkat
13. "Guess what, microwave ovens were originally designed to detect Nazi planes. So if I use a microwave oven to heat a burrito, does that make me even more of a loser?"
No, that makes you a spic.:P
Posted at 6:03AM on May 5th 2008 by orac
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1. I'm so modifying this for mead production.
Posted at 11:36PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Solenoidclock