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After the credits, there is a quick white splash screen that pops up with some black text. Something caught my eye so I decided to pause it and read it. What I found was completely unexpected and I had tears rolling down my face. Maybe this is common knowledge but for the uninitiated it's...

Auto tune doesn't always work or is fickle, manually tuning can be a daunting task. let's see if we can crash course yah in the fine art of PID tuning. Let's define Error, it is the difference of the process variable and the set point. Say you are at 100 deg and your set point is 160 then your...

So I am sitting in my hotel room, frustrated with my week and came up with this. I am sure some of you may be able to relate..... Lodging Theorem: The Conviviality Repute Adverse Proportion factor CRAP factor = (X)/(sigm(DG)+sigma(BL)+sigma(A)+sigma(PS)) : where distance of DG, DL, A, and...

So a guy at work was telling me about this stuff Mamajuana. It sounded alot like some stuff my Jamaican neighbor gave to me a few years back, but the called it Root juice. It wasn't too bad at all but had a very different flavor to it, definitely bitter and does have a red bull-ish type...

-noun a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop. Very cool video presentation for an AARP U @ 50 contest. Not a true palindrome but the reverse meaning is a creative spin. 42E2fAWM6rA

So BMC may make some pretty sub par beer by a beer geek standards BUT, they can make a damned funny commercial. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1125919467?bctid=63259762001

I got an email today from my choice hotel privileges with my points balance. I never use the things so the email just about went to the round bin when I noticed you could exchange points for charitable donations. It works out to be a penny a point. AmEx has a similar program (a little harder...

I've been wondering if there is any reason not to use a BIAB type liner in a RIMS MLT. It would make cleaning the spent grain up a little quicker. (My rig is CIP and have to scoop all of the grain out.) My process wouldn't change much other than there would be less rouge husks and clean up a...

This is the EASY way to wire the Auber SYL-2362A2 PID controller for a kegarator, keezer, or fermentation chamber. Items needed 1 10+ foot 14AWG 3 wire extension cord. 1 SYL-2363A2 PID Controller 1 type K Thermocouple (example here, get one with long enough leads.) 6 blue Skinny fork connectors...

I've had my eye on a 14.8 chest freezer for a keezer project and noticed this weekend lowes is have a 10% ES and it qualifies. So I pulled the trigger. Figured I would share in case some one else could benefit.

So I built a CFC and really liked the results. I needed it to take up less space and really wanted to get rid of the fountain pump and extra bucket I was using. Maintaining an efficient use of space was also important. So I wrapped the CFC around the MLT and plumbed the cooling jacket...

So, another thread had brought up the high density high wattage elements may cause scorching. Well, I was at home depot and found a 5500W HD element for $13. I figured screw it, let's try it. So, I replaced my 4500 ULWD element with it. Testing the system for leaks now. What I can tell...

19 foot 1/2" ID copper coil. Has approx 1' outer diameter. $30

Lately I've been in an improve the brewery mode.... If it ain't broke, make it better. So I was soaking a BB in oxyclean last night and was thinking, "man that is a lot of wasted water. I remember seeing the BYO article on how to make one out of copper and it looked okay, just a bit wide at...

Who in their right gawt damned mind summons jurors on the Friday before Most Christmas breaks start. I have to put in a few extra days over the break to meet some pushed up dead lines and this doesn't help any. I used to not have a problem with jury duty until after the last jury I served...

So I am hanging out with my Dad and his Dad today and we got to talking about cars. Dad was ribbing about my 90 Lincoln Town Car Bomber and how crappy it rides since the rear air suspension went out. Just haven't had time to fix it. So my grand father says "I've got a car I need to get rid of...

So I was thinking today. One of the biggest problems I see with electric brewery is getting a big enough service for all of the elements. It also means there is only one control circuit to deal with, one PID, etc etc. This would also make a complete electric brewery available to those who are...

I've seen a lot of electrical questions pop up lately, many of them frequently asked. So I am going to share what I know and hopefully compile a reference that will answer 99% of the questions out there. My background is in industrial control systems and system integration. Basically...

My 2 year old does.... Had a good time rockin out with him tonight and thought I would share. Yeah, Im gonna take a proud papa moment... 1DkZUaSe-X0 It's loud and noisy but he seems to have an aptitude for it. The kid just loves rock and punk ( :rockin: ). We had to go to the store and...

I kegged 2 beers a little over 2 weeks ago. One was Ed's pale and the other a high gravity bourbon barrel porter. The Pale Ale is nice and carbed but the porter is still flat. They are on the same reg so it can't be that. I vented the porter and put the gas line back on it and could hear it...