What's your profession?

[Norselord]

Chemical engineer for an international water treatment company

 

[25518]

Retail sales, sucks but may finally pay off as a brewery is looking for someone to run their retail operation.

Yeah?

 

[25518]

Delivery boy for a H/C company. Had I been smart 10 years ago. I could say brewmaster/president of me own brewery. Maybe, in 10 more years. Pity party.

 

[samuryan]

Intoxocoligist

 

[fishfoolz]

I'm a Small Business Loan Officer. Brewing has been one of my favorite free time activities.

 

[morganamps]

I manufacture a line of guitar amplifiers that I designed

www.morganamps.com

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Ok. Thought I somehow offended you. I'm a smartass extraordinaire so get the smart mouth. Just don't want someone thinking I insulted his profession. A welder is like gold around here (Detroit area) right now.

the only way you can offend me is talking about my wife and/kids or insulting my intelligence/integrity. I'm even pretty lax on the later. I was a pipe welder/assistant shop manager for a methane pump company in WY, but Gillette area sucks and we wanted to be closer to family. now I weld parts for field sprayers/applicators. I miss pipe welding a bit though, but not the managing.

 

[catdaddy66]

Licensed Physical Therapist... x's 22 years!

 

[Tinhorn]

Licensed Physical Therapist... x's 22 years!

Cat daddy is best nick name ever! Had a guy I worked with everyone called him that

 

[KPaul]

Radiologic Technologist

 

[SteveHeff]

Paramedic. Same with all of my co-brewers. It's nice having 4 days off every week to brew some beer.

 

[KarlHungus76]

Airline Pilot

 

[hunter_le five]

Head Bean Counter.

 

[drives_a_bike]

Railroader

 

[frod1963]

ER Nurse and EMT. Work 3 days a week and chase my 2 kids around the other.

 

[charliesmith1979]

GM of Marriott hotel

 

[Americal]

Retired U.S. Army Ordinance Officer.

 

[maddcow]

Personal Trainer and USAF reservist

 

[Bleedsblue]

Police Officer

 

[Dave1096]

I'm in the critical power industry - UPS', batteries, that sort of thing.

Same here

 

[uphillbrewer]

Remedial math teacher

 

[Mcsuck]

Yeast genetics graduate student.

 

[Sleepyemt]

Fireman

 

[MaxStout]

Intellectual property attorney.

 

[AlCophile]

Mr. Mcsuck:
Been waiting for someone 'in' yeast: I'm a retired chemist, have had bio, biochem. I can't get a straight answer to this from ANYONE, not even biologist at 'Why Yeast'. He recommended a $200 book to me.
Ala Palmer, we should cold-drop the starter yeast and NOT use the foul-tasting liquid. This is true: it tastes awful. So, doesn't it make sense that the same filthy-tasting liquid is being generated during the log phase of yeast growth in the wort? The yeast grow until oxygen is consumed and then they begin to ferment anaerobically. Right? Why not grow a huge starter(the yeast from a prior batch), and use as starter in an under-oxygenated wort???

 

[Norselord]

Mr. Mcsuck:
Been waiting for someone 'in' yeast: I'm a retired chemist, have had bio, biochem. I can't get a straight answer to this from ANYONE, not even biologist at 'Why Yeast'. He recommended a $200 book to me.
Ala Palmer, we should cold-drop the starter yeast and NOT use the foul-tasting liquid. This is true: it tastes awful. So, doesn't it make sense that the same filthy-tasting liquid is being generated during the log phase of yeast growth in the wort? The yeast grow until oxygen is consumed and then they begin to ferment anaerobically. Right? Why not grow a huge starter(the yeast from a prior batch), and use as starter in an under-oxygenated wort???

A couple of points:
1) The standard answer to changing a fundamental process in an established method is "That's the way we have always done it." Maybe a little bit of the foul adds character to beer, if it is in small enough quantities. Perhaps the yeast metabolizes the yucky during anaerobic respiration.
2) As a chemist you should not be afraid to put the scientific method to a practical test through real-world experimentation. Do two half carboys -- one oxygenated with a standard yeast dose, and the other with the headspace purged with nitrogen gas and a superstarter.

When a scientist is confronted with a question that he is not being given an answer to, he devises a method to develop the answer himself. Happy 'sperimentin'

 

[bobmcstuff]

Risk management/tech safety consultant. 99% oil & gas industry, with a bit of petrochem on the odd occasion.

Basically I try to stop oil rigs from blowing up or sinking.

 

[scottyg354]

VP at my families Mechanical Construction company (specializing in food and beverage of course ).

 

[funnycreature]

Evil German Scientist

 

[Ridire]

Evil German Scientist

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz?