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  1. troyh

    My Stirplate... Cheap and Easy Build...

    In my experience, the bar will get thrown if either (1) the magnetic connection is weak, (2) the fan is moving too fast or (3) the flask is not centered (or all three). I fixed #1 by bringing the fan's magnets closer to the flask by cutting a hole in the stir plate and raising the fan so the...
  2. troyh

    1056 vs 1968

    I use Star-San. It doesn't taste or smell infected, it's drinkable, but nothing like 1968 should taste. It's as if the hops and yeast meld in a bad way. Or maybe I under-pitched, but the fermentation was strong.
  3. troyh

    1056 vs 1968

    I made 10G of an American pale ale, fairly highly-hopped with Cascade and Centennial, and split it into 2 5G fermenters one with WY1968 and one with WY1056. Both were fermented in the same fridge at 17°C. The 1056 was kegged after 11 days and the 1968 was kegged a day later, both were done at 10...
  4. troyh

    New post a picture of your pint

    My Dry Irish Stout. Happy St Patrick's Day!
  5. troyh

    how often do you home brew?

    But you'll want to drink more!
  6. troyh

    Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

    When Joe Flaccid throws 4x as many TDs as you, it's time to retire. Brady is officially a has-been.
  7. troyh

    New post a picture of your pint

    American Pale Ale from "Brewing Classic Styles".
  8. troyh

    Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

    Yeah, it is creepy to listen to the same drivel over and over about a schoolboy and the love of his life.
  9. troyh

    Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

    How about this verb: dominate, as in "Cape wants to be dominated by Tom Brady".
  10. troyh

    What are you drinking now?

    Ale Smith's Old Numbskull. I opened this tonight celebrating my youngest kid's 2nd birthday. Fantastic! Even better, my wife doesn't like it so more for me. And "numbskull" was my dad's favorite name for me ("arrogant bastard" was my mom's name for me), so it brings back the memories.
  11. troyh

    What are you drinking now?

    Correct, North Coast in Fort Bragg, CA.
  12. troyh

    What are you drinking now?

    This year's Jubelale is the best yet, IMHO.
  13. troyh

    My shamelessly cheap $12 DIY stir plate

    Magnets can stop the motor, I'd try separating them. But if it works in one container and not in the other, it doesn't make sense to me. I don't understand why the stir bar being further away would be better, unless the magnetic field created around the stir bar and magnets is bigger and is...
  14. troyh

    Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

    Remember that year Brady was hurt? What'd they win, 2 games? It's a one-man team. When he retires, the Patriots will look like they did in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
  15. troyh

    My shamelessly cheap $12 DIY stir plate

    I meant that they have to be farther away from the fan. Before I put a spacer between the fan and the magnets I had similar issues that you seem to have. In one stir plate I used a half-inch piece of PVC conduit as a spacer and a real aluminum spacer in the other. The spacer is glued to the...
  16. troyh

    What are you drinking now?

    Both those are great but if I could only drink one Imperial Stout it'd be Old Rasputin, a perfect combo of chocolate and coffee to me.
  17. troyh

    Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

    I hope you're right, that they do take him so you have to look stupid defending what you just posted. Bellichick is as interested in sacrificing wins for charity as Brady is interested in your man crush on him.
  18. troyh

    Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

    Yeah, I'm sure they'd take Brady out for a few plays to put in a QB who can't throw. Tebow will go to some desperate team for a year or two and then be out of the NFL for good. And he'll say it's all part of God's plan for him.
  19. troyh

    My shamelessly cheap $12 DIY stir plate

    Is your fan motor separated from the magnets? I found that I couldn't just glue the magnets directly to the fan, I had to put a spacer between them. I think the magnets interfered with the magnetic field in the motor.
  20. troyh

    My shamelessly cheap $12 DIY stir plate

    I've found that more magnets is always better -- you want a strong connection. But my 2" stir bar in a 2L starter is too hard for the fan to turn. A 1" stir bar in the same starter works fine. Your fan sounds like the problem more than the flask. Some PC fans are super cheap, I've found that I...
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