Well I guess you could always use the Heat Equation to calculate what conditions are best for optimally bringing your wort to boil. In special cases (homogeneous material) the equation should be easy enough to solve. If you have any nonlinearities then solving the p.d.e could be a royal pain.
This thread has definitely taken an unintended tone. No beer snobbery intended on my part. I figured you guys would enjoy a story of a beer lover's struggles in the middle of nowhere. I have nothing against BMC drinkers. I actually have nothing against BMC beers. I found it odd that Guinness...
You're lucky...good food and good beer. I lived in lafayette for a while and miss having good food at walking distance. I could kill for the spider roll and seaweed salad from Kokoro.
The sad thing is that there are a few good bars an hour or so away. I've visited all of the bars in my county and the best beer I can occasionally get is Fat Tire. The liquor stores are a little better (I can get Bells Two Hearted Ale and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale). If I want more selection, I have...
I was at work the other day talking with a coworker. Somehow the topic of stouts came up. Well around that time another employee shows up and enters the conversation. This employee works on the weekends as a bartender at a local bar . So imagine my surprise when she asked me what a stout was...
I'm glad that I didn't see this guy's videos when I started back in January. He obsesses about cleanliness/sanitation more than I did in O-Chem labs. He has probably scared many would be brewers away from the hobby.
I want to puke whenever he pours a beer...
I joined a little while ago but I hadn't gotten a chance to introduce myself yet. I've gotten a few batches under my belt but I've already found myself buying another fermenter so I can have 2 batches going at the same time. Let the addiction begin!