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I'm a Huge Huge fan of anything Thermoworks. The Thermopen is my main thermometer when I make beer.

LOL - yeah, that would be nice. But right now I don't have a portable power supply so my telescope setup is also dependent on house power...

Yes, vibration can be a problem at high magnification if the mount isn't firmly planted. No, I'm not in the boonies. I live in town on a cul de sac, but the mount sitting on the ground is very stable and passing cars aren't a problem at all. The biggest problem is light pollution.

Yes, I have a Cloudy Nights account - but it has been several months since I have posted there. For equipment control and capture software I use: Sharpcap for polar alignment PHD2 for autoguiding Sequence Generator Pro for equipment control and image capture For post processing software I use...

Both. The Elephants Trunk is 2400 light years from Earth and the Pacman nebula is 9500 light years from Earth, some of the stars are in front and some are behind.

But I finally got a chance to set up and I'll take some images tonight. I'm targeting NGC 1491 the 'Fossil Footprint' nebula and I'll update this thread when I get some of images processed... :) Here are a couple of images I took last year: NGC281 he 'Pacman Nebula' IC 1396 the 'Elephant Trunk'

Right now, a pretty tasty homebrewed Oktoberfest! :D

Homebrewed Yooper's Oatmeal Stout.

Can you post your grain/ingredient list just so we know what into it?

I use a temperature controlled fermentation chamber. After fermentation (whether lager or ale) I drop the temp to 38°F and let it sit for two weeks, then I fine with gelatin and drop the temp to 30°F and let it sit for four days. Then I keg. I do this with all my beers no matter the style light...

Ah - I BIAB and I don't sparge so I suppose that really screws things up.... 😜

I used to leave the immersion chiller in the pot during runoff until the very end then I would pull it to dump the rest of the wort into the fermenter - yeah, every bit of the boil goes into the fermenter. These days I use an external counter flow chiller but still the whole boil still goes...

Home brewed Oatmeal Stout.

I use Beer Smith 3 and Brewer's Friend. I use Beer Smith 3 mainly for creating recipes and I use Brewer's Friend kind of like a sanity cross check regarding my recipe. I can't seem to get the mash efficiencies to come out right on Beer Smith (not that it matters). Both programs have similar...

All kinds of stuff!!! Exchilerator CFC, and enough other stuff to make an Imperial Russian Stout and a Northern Brewer kit Megalodon Imperial Red Ale. 😃

I pitched yeast on 8/19, I'm going to fine and cold crash it for a few days starting tomorrow (even though it's a stout) then transfer to a keg. I'll do a sample taste when I transfer, but I'll still want to let it go another couple of weeks before I tap it. :)

I just made a batch of Yooper's Oatmeal Stout, but it's still aging so I haven't gotten a chance to try it yet. But It might just fit your bill. Brew It! - Yooper's Oatmeal Stout

I always make a starter with either liquid or dry yeast and I tend to slightly overpitch based on the yeast calculators. But Brulosophy did a couple of Xbmts that show pretty much that you can under or overpitch without having to worry much... Yeast Pitch Rate: Single Vial vs. Yeast Starter |...

LOL - I'm lucky if I can remember to stir it every 20 minutes... I guess I need to be a little more attentive - but I'm loving my results!!! 😁

Yeah, I only do single infusion 90 minute mashes with no sparge. I seem to be able get usable results and hit my numbers using that technique. I suppose I could improve my efficiency a bit if I sparged but honestly, I just don't want to mess with it... 😜