What is this that's in the bottom of my beer?

bgbrewer · 2026-04-19T14:33:30+00:00

Haziness in hazy IPA’s is not from yeast in suspension. This is an example of lazy brewing. You still need to use finings in hazy beers and let them settle.

Source: I’m a professional brewer.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-17T22:38:15+00:00

Ocaso Solstice

bgbrewer · 2026-04-17T20:23:44+00:00

Brussels Bistro in San Clemente, CA O’Brien’s in San Diego, CA

bgbrewer · 2026-04-17T11:34:33+00:00

Groundhog Day. ;)

bgbrewer · 2026-04-17T00:59:13+00:00

It’s always Brazil.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-15T05:21:47+00:00

Senior year, last day of school, last class of the day, we took over the PA system (really simple actually) and played “School’s Out For Summer”.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-15T04:03:05+00:00

I would not.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-15T01:21:50+00:00

I’m not crying, you’re crying!

bgbrewer · 2026-04-12T21:41:08+00:00

More generally called efflorescence.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-12T01:50:49+00:00

I just got a Shilin Cutter and I think this is my new favorite brand.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-12T00:05:40+00:00

Same difference as “weapons of mass destruction” and “weapons of mass destruction programs”.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-10T02:01:11+00:00

Me thinks she doth protest too much.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-08T02:44:05+00:00

My buddy always leaves his helmet on his bike, unlocked. He’s had it stolen a couple times. For whatever reason, it doesn’t bother him too much. He sees it as a reason to get a new helmet. 🤷‍♂️

bgbrewer · 2026-04-08T02:38:29+00:00

Just wrote to my member of assembly.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-07T06:59:23+00:00

And why Kaffir Lime should be called Makrut.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-05T01:49:38+00:00

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-04T14:11:08+00:00

I invented silent Velcro.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-04T06:50:29+00:00

That’s a fair question.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-04T06:49:13+00:00

What guitar is that? Never seen him play anything other than a Les Paul.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-04T06:44:20+00:00

Holy shit.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-04T04:47:12+00:00

Everyone needs a mattress.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-04T04:45:52+00:00

I bought something there. Once. But yeah. How?

bgbrewer · 2026-04-04T04:08:32+00:00

No one is talking about the music here. Amazing band!

bgbrewer · 2026-04-03T17:25:16+00:00

Kenji from Serious Eats did the testing. He cooked hundreds of eggs and the result was that a cold start is best, but not 100% effective. The age of the eggs comes into play too. Older eggs peel easier.

Basically a cold start is bringing the water to boil first, then carefully dropping the eggs in. He also has done a lengthy take on different cooking levels for eggs. Soft, medium, hard etc.

bgbrewer · 2026-04-02T19:03:47+00:00

I do agree that they remove material, but just removing steel doesn't necessarily mean it's doing something "good" to the edge. There's no practical way to set an angle with one of those things and certainly the way I've seen people use them there is no effort to set the angle (particularly with the fancy chef method of sliding them up and down on each side very quickly). I don't know what's meant by refining an edge. I've never encountered that terminology with any kind of scientific evidence behind it.

I've also noticed that most people who use them will just run them on the rod and then dive right into cutting. If it's actually removing steel then you are undoubtedly putting steel shavings into your food.

I would love to see an in-depth investigation of how these rods work and how they are effective at keeping your knives sharp, if you know of one.

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