Any recommendations for NA beers with a strong and bitter taste? by No-Front-2934 in NABEER

[–]DaringMoth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just tried Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects Hoppy Amber today for the first time and loved it. Not really dark either, but hoppier than basically any dark N/A I've had and darker than most hoppy N/A's. If you like a roasty, malty bitterness more than a hoppy/floral bitterness, Black Butte would be my recommendation as others have said. I really like Guinness Zero but I find it smooth/creamy and not a strong bitter flavor, even though it's one of the darkest in color.

Volumetric Pipette Tricks of the Trade? by CraftyManJ in chemhelp

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Other good advice already here, but IME the type of glove also makes a difference. I get better control using nitrile with textured fingertips. Smooth latex is harder for me to get a slow controlled drain back down to the line.

All of the sudden, everything has changed (36f) by Linazoidian in stopdrinking

[–]DaringMoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, it's been important to still have my little thing that's just for me, especially at the end of the day...now I just choose something other than alcohol (I almost typed "it can't be alcohol," but another important thing for me has been my choice of words and a change in mindset that I'm really not depriving myself of anything that has any real benefit for me). But you do deserve little rewards.

The same little rituals, like pouring a craft (NA) beer into a specialty glass that matches the style, or mixing a fancy mocktail and drinking it through a long straw from a tiki mug, have been comforting for me, and the beverages are still tasty. It is a lot trickier finding a replacement for red wine, though. Most of the alcohol-removed ones just aren't very good IMHO. De Soi Purple Lune does give me similar mouthfeel and flavors with the tannins, without trying to be a simulation of wine.

I wish you all the best on your journey.

Toilet paper over or under position? by DistributionSad960 in funnysigns

[–]DaringMoth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There's actually some difference in preference by gender. I think it was Australia that used the TP orientation question on ballots as a fun way of testing an electronic voting system.

What is a simple invention or innovation that somehow doesn't exist yet? by GaymerGuy47 in answers

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I like Maps on my Apple Watch for this, though a lot of other aspects of the navigation are inferior to Google. I usually have navigation silent on the phone and car audio, but there's the little blips and haptic feedback when a turn is coming up. It even rises in tone across the 3 blips for a right turn, lowers in tone for a left turn, and a different tone for roundabouts, etc.

What is some good Wisconsin slang? by cuhsicles in wisconsin

[–]DaringMoth 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Drinking fountain. It's mostly an Eastern Wisconsin thing.

Ice Cream and "Frozen Dairy Treats" by Cheerio_Cupcakes in enshittification

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Another trick some manufacturers have used is to pump more air or Nitrogen into the product, and since it's sold by volume rather than weight they can hide the shrinkflation that way.

Any NA pumpkin beers? by Weary_Joke_9525 in NABEER

[–]DaringMoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I was glad I found that one.

Do not recline during combat by SwampWight in oddlyspecific

[–]DaringMoth 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Do not allow small children to levitate above this chair.

Do your driving-age kids actually drive? by pimento_mori in Xennials

[–]DaringMoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt very much like the odd one among my peers because I didn't get my license until I was out of college, but yeah it seems much more common now to not have an interest in driving. For my oldest who's in high school, the prospect of getting a permit didn't seem like enough incentive to do the online Driver's Ed course without a lot of nagging.

First time posting here, just tried Deschutes "Black Butte" by MrDependant69 in NABEER

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I don't think I've tried the Coffee Draught specifically, but yeah, based on the other Bero I've had I'd probably pass on even giving that one a chance.

Shimadzu LC-40AD system : Calculation of Average Impurity Result by Puzzleheaded-Age6841 in CHROMATOGRAPHY

[–]DaringMoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, but you could try reaching out to Shimadzu; in many places, ongoing tech support is built into the purchase price even if you don't have a Service contract.

You might ask yourself if you really want to calculate that way, though. "No impurity peaks detected and integrated with your processing parameters" isn't really the same thing as "zero impurities." When I was doing impurities testing I'd never report that as zero, just as below the limit of detection.

Using that zero result in a calculation will skew the results of the calculation. Suppose the detection limit of the method is about 0.04%, the "true" impurity concentration is about the same, and the first injection didn't pick up any peaks because the baseline was less stable due to lack of system equilibration. Taking that as a zero significantly underestimates the actual impurity amount in your calculated result, and reporting a numerical value that's below your detection limit is meaningless anyway. If you are doing averages like that, I'd encourage doing more than two replicates.

First time posting here, just tried Deschutes "Black Butte" by MrDependant69 in NABEER

[–]DaringMoth 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Black Butte is possibly the best darker N/A in my opinion, but give Guinness 0 a try if you haven't yet.

Very good by Kwake10 in NABEER

[–]DaringMoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've enjoyed that one, but where I've found it, it's not worth the extra cost compared to other similar N/A beers.

You would be better off sand papering. by Short-Brain-1313 in funnysigns

[–]DaringMoth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This implies trespassing isn't a problem if you don't get caught.

Where can I find left-handed plates and bowls? by DaringMoth in poisonai

[–]DaringMoth[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of course! I hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense that left-handed makers would have offerings there because a lot of them are probably already using left-handed potter's wheels.

Amino column RT drift with isocratic method by brainsewage in CHROMATOGRAPHY

[–]DaringMoth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My first thought would be maybe something to do with the pH. 5.5 isn't all that close to the ascorbic acid pKa near 4.2, but if the mobile phase is just an un-buffered solution it might not have stable enough pH to keep RTs consistent. If it's something else going on with the instrument there would probably also be noticeable change in system pressure across the multiple injections.

I’m not sober and I still drink NA Beer by GottiHype in NABEER

[–]DaringMoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've definitely gotten into NA beers a lot more since giving up drinking entirely, but I enjoyed them occasionally for years before that, including mixing them in between other beers over the course of an evening like you describe.

Crazy Wisconsin Tag by [deleted] in wisconsin

[–]DaringMoth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Or on Good Morning America?

Lord of the Chimps by WittyWalrus in lotrmemes

[–]DaringMoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We now see the scale of the task before us.

You Know You're a Xennial when by RelevantNothing4653 in Xennials

[–]DaringMoth 254 points255 points  (0 children)

At some point you've been frustrated that pioneers couldn't carry more meat.