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Notice when what should be laundry day rolls around, and you look at the hamper and say, hmm, not really that much, guess it can go another week? Yeah, should probably feel a little more ashamed but don't.

I just spent the whole day wearing clothes. I mean as opposed to pajamas. Damn, we used to actually do this? Every day? F***ing weird, man.

Stir plate? I use a refractometer, and dripping a little through a coffee filter both removes suspended particles and degasses. I have no idea whether this would work on a larger scale.

I remember flying on those... and lots of other extinct birds... and they had smoking sections... damn I feel antiquated...

No effing idea what that means, but cool shiny stuff, man!

No, I'm just saying that if a little trub ends up in the jar with your yeast, don't worry about it. Don't rinse yeast just to separate a little trub, the harm far outweighs any possible benefit. You can still separate most of the trub from harvested yeast just by swirling up the beer and yeast...

Yeast rinsing is one of the most harmful things you can possibly do to yeast. Do not ever follow this zombie homebrew practice rooted in parroted misinformation in homebrew books. Just save the slurry under the beer it made, and repitch it directly. Don't worry about a little trub, trub...

Tangzhong, what the... is tangzhong? I said to myself. Now I know. I had actually encountered essentially this same technique in connection with whole grain sourdough rye breads, but had almost about forgotten it. Now I think I'll have to explore it some more. Thanks!

Well, I was sure this was March 69th, but apparently it's really May, because the ramps are here! Yay, ramps! Potato, ramp, and bacon frittata. Nice supper, will make a nice cold lunch tomorrow.

No. As soon as fermentation begins and there is alcohol present, refractometer readings need correction. Alcohol refracts light differently than a sugar solution, which is what refractometers are calibrated to read, hence the need for correction.

I've seen some of those handheld refractometers with SG markings across from the Brix, and the SG markings are often incorrect -- they don't line up right. Just use the Brix markings, and let the calculator convert to SG.

The Brewer's Friend calculator appears to use the Novotný quadratic formula, which I also use. I have tested it over and over, and it is dead accurate, confirmed with precision hydrometer readings. In fact, you get a more accurate measurement than with a hydrometer, because suspended...

Use the calculator at Brewers Friend, there's a link under "brewing software" in the menu right here on HBT. It will tell you what to do.

I thought religion and politics were only allowed in the debate forum.

Relayed by Akron Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer: Worked up Some hot news in a recent edition of the Port Clinton News Herald. And we quote: “A Port Clinton woman faces several charges after calling 911 and saying she needed to have a fire put out in her crotch. “Katrina Morgan, 50, called...

Mom always said she was going to slap me into next year. Wish she was still with us, I'd take her up on that.

Non social distancing hornets... now that would be scary...

Wait, Sudoku is one of those Japanese single malt whiskies, right?

Ah, hell yeah!

Ah, they'll all be selling lots of takeout and delivery, along with plenty of Corona... wait, that doesn't sound quite right...