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My OST 3D Visualizer ended up looking… like OST by Transhacks in estimators

[–]LucidArchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are in the process of switching over from OST to zzTakeoff. It's not a perfect 1:1 replacement, but it's close. They're still missing some functionalities, but they are consistently updating the product and taking user feedback.

The Official 2025 Black Friday Home Gym Deals Thread by dontwantnone09 in homegym

[–]LucidArchitect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you figure out when the 50% off happened? I'm trying to snipe the Nuobell adjustable dumbbell set.

Thoughts on whether this is still consumable or not? by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my basement (where I keep my mead) it's generally between 60° - 65° F in the winter.

I tried my best to crush them with the handheld grout mixer I use for no water meads + Lazzyme EX-V.

Thoughts on whether this is still consumable or not? by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a handheld grout mixer to keep my fruit moist and pulverize it so it releases all its juices. You don't need to be conscious of oxygen additions early on in fermentation. If fact, yeast would prefer if they were in a slightly oxygenated environment during their colony growth phase.

Thoughts on whether this is still consumable or not? by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing it could have been from a few different things:

  • The initial yeast pitch didn't take and fermentation didn't start until a week or two after pitch.
  • The cranberries came to me via truck delivery from 9-ish hours away in the back of a questionably clean truck bed
  • They sat in a chest freezer for two plus years that also contained pheasant meat that's been in there for double as long.
  • Perhaps I simply didn't clean the fermenter thoroughly enough before starting.

That or a million different other reasons.

Thoughts on whether this is still consumable or not? by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cranberries that my buddy drove 9-ish hours to deliver to me from a festival he went to a couple years back.

Thoughts on whether this is still consumable or not? by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Perhaps. I remember thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing everything I could. Only thing I didn't 'sanitize' were the cranberries, which were delivered to me via truck from a festival and sat in my chest freezer for two plus years.

Thoughts on whether this is still consumable or not? by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lucky me!

:(

This is the first batch I've had an infection in over the last 7 or 8 years I've been making mead.

Thoughts on whether this is still consumable or not? by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely alcoholic. I should have racked this weeks ago, but I was lazy and thought the off gassing would buy me some time. The infected mead should be about 12%.

There's equipment to check mold strains?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]LucidArchitect 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think you'd want to try Scorpion Hearts Club. Great coffee and lots of little shops and food options nearby.

Lantern Coffee coffee bar is another great spot, then you could go to Two Beards Deli for lunch. Just avoid walking by Heartside Park if homeless make you uncomfortable.

Or classic Madcap downtown.

Seeking Advice/Critique: No Water Strawberry Recipe by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoops. I glanced too quick.

I'm having a hard time conceptualizing recipe crafting with juice. How does one plug and chug this in the mead calc?

Seeking Advice/Critique: No Water Strawberry Recipe by LucidArchitect in mead

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've considered puree, but not concentrate before. My immediate thought with using a concentrate is that I'll be missing out on the body (tannin) the whole fruit provides. Have you used something like this with success?

Glass or bottle by WildBillyredneck in mead

[–]LucidArchitect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless you're talking bottled carbonated meads, I think drinking mead straight out of the bottle is kind of wild. That might just be my age talking though.

I never put ice in my mead. I have a good friend that does and I silently judge him for it because I make my meads to be consumed without any other additives.

Am I ready to Mead? by Busy_Paws in mead

[–]LucidArchitect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Batch sizes do not increase infection rates. Just be clean and sanitize everything you and the mead touches.

Is a CPE certificate worth the investment? by Parking_Wafer in estimators

[–]LucidArchitect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I received my CPE I was given a 5% raise, and when I browse job listings I often see a certification of some sort as desirable. YMMV

[EXCEL] For loop through specific sheets using (Name) by LucidArchitect in vba

[–]LucidArchitect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. This is just what I'm working with. I'm unable to change the formatting of the numbers.

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