Since I work in IT I have a lot of coworkers who are Indian. We had a light-hearted discussion this morning when someone used the word ‘prepone’ and I explained that this is not a word. This wasn’t the first time I had heard it used however, and came to discover that there is a [...]
Entries from August 2008
Prepone Ain’t a Word
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Computers
Party Like it’s 1056
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Wyeast 1056 that is…
So I’m having a bit of a brewing extravaganza with my new equipment. 2 weeks ago I brewed an American Pale Ale with 2 lbs of Rye substituted in for 2-row. For this I used the ubiquitous Wyeast 1056 (chico) yeast. This last weekend I had a free Sunday afternoon and realized [...]
Tags: Beer
Pulse-width Modulated Yeast Starter Stir Plate
August 7th, 2008 · No Comments
A fellow homebrewer and member of the Worts showed me his awesome stir plate last night at a club meeting. The device uses a computer fan driven by a PWM circuit like this one based on the 555 controller. On the fan are mounted some magnets which then turn a stir bar inside an erlenmeyer flask. [...]
Tags: Beer
Apple Wood in New Hampshire
August 1st, 2008 · No Comments
I finally managed to track down a good source of apple wood. There are quite a few orchards around MA and NH and found that this landscaping company, Speedseed in Londonderry, NH sells large amounts as they do a lot of trimming in orchards. I think the prices on the website are out of date, [...]
Tags: Barbecue
