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You dismantled your brewing equipment/fermentation room to make space for your first born...but still brew and incorporate brewing supplies into your child rearing activities. RO water for formula water Star-san for cleaning puke, etc. Brewing thermometer for bath temps Vacuum sealer for baby...

A carboy wire brush makes for a great back scratcher as well.

Would you call that a Porter John or Dopplestinkah? :) I have often thought of other random fermentation vessels only to realize the issue would be in temp control. Maybe you could run glycerol through it somehow. The frau would be pleased. lol

Agreed. I also admired the coffee making contraption Gail made and found myself thinking about its effect on tannin extraction...

When using the database command "cascade delete" makes you think of hops... It just happened.

I definitely couldn't get away with that. Very impressive!

It happens and often!

A rotating temporarily empty corny keg has become a permanent fixture in your bathroom.

Thanks for the info PoppinCaps. I'll check and see if my local library has any good fungal texts. Passedpawn - I was pleasantly surprised at the quality too! I definitely have room for improvement, but I'm happy with that clarity considering how easy it was to do. I have an Android Evo with...

I got my microscope a couple days ago and have been geeking out and having a ball doing it. Very cool to see my yeasties up close. Can anyone suggest a good reference online or book for identifying different types of yeast cultures from each other and from bacteria? I have the Yeast book from...

It is an enzyme that can break down complex sugars into simple sugar that wine yeast can eat. Here is a really great blog with a recap of the info in that show and an experiment. I just wanted to see if there were any others with suggestions or thoughts about this stuff. Thanks...

I heard on a (Brewing Network) podcast about a product called convertase. It looks like we can purchase this at the home brew level now. I'm interested to hear if anyone has used this in their brewing yet. Thanks in advance for any thoughts anyone might have on it!

I am looking at microscopes for this and wanted to see if anyone thinks this type of microscope would be sufficient to see yeast buds or even do cell counts for viability. It is a USB 40x to 800x but not oil immersion. I'm curious as to what kidn of quality I could expect...

I am looking for a microscope also and was thinking of using one that hooks up via usb. Does anyone think this type of microscope would allow for enough resolution to see yeast buds or even just viability counting? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GJBDM4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Is...

1. You are reclined in a dentist chair and can't stop yourself from wondering how to incorporate the light stand into a 3 tier brewing stand. 2. Your dogs get excited when you pull out the brewing pot. 3. You use no rinse sanitizer to clean your floors. 4. You eat large quantities of pickled...