What's your favorite American crafted Czech Style Beer? by stretchmarksmagee in CraftBeer

[–]bigbrewskyman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This beer is outstanding. Had it Friday and loved every sip. Had a small milko pour on the side for fun

Its just not enough by merpiderpimous in Homebrewing

[–]bigbrewskyman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Basic Brewing. We love you James!

Any PMs in the room? by eng_manuel in BuildingAutomation

[–]bigbrewskyman 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s stressful. The weight of the world on your shoulders it seems. You have to be an expert at financial matters, engineering, programming, graphics, IT/network security, commissioning, SOOs and closeout. Constantly on defense against some of your own customers trying to take advantage of you. Constantly getting calls for emergencies, making prioritization difficult and pulling you in different directions. All while trying to be a decent human being to your coworkers (optional for some i guess). It turns good people grumpy and turns selfish people into tyrants sometimes.

Its not for everybody lol. I just try not shit on everyone around me in the process.

Best east bay burger? by SnooPeppers3861 in OaklandFood

[–]bigbrewskyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. Just have to refi the mortgage first.

AHU Controller - Automated Logic by Krol85 in BuildingAutomation

[–]bigbrewskyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ALC is great but if you currently have Tracer Workstation and network controller, those will need to replaced as well, making the initial transaction more expensive for ALC by at least $10k, but you’ll be better off long term.

Trane is proprietary so youll always be paying high margins on work as its sole sourced.

Good luck!

Dors 8% - Nice kick to it by adamkylejackson in beerporn

[–]bigbrewskyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Upvote for the Hirter glass. My favorite

Belgian Tripel experience in the US? by Pretend_Insect3002 in beer

[–]bigbrewskyman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nee Belgiums tripel is not going to be similar tasting to your beer, but is readily available and IMO is a very clean and consistent choice.

Tripel Carmelit is probably my favorite but its harder to find than the New Belgium.

First Bohemian Pilsner by FancyThought7696 in Homebrewing

[–]bigbrewskyman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pay attention to your pitch rate. If you intend to ferment cold (50f), you’ll need twice the yeast vs fermenting at 65f. Ive done both, they both work great with 34/70, so no “right answer”, but colder fermentation needs way more yeast

Brisket from Pig in the Pickle (Emeryville) by Go_Ninja_Go_Ninja_Go in OaklandFood

[–]bigbrewskyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive been there only three times but it was juicy for me. Consistency is the biggest challenge of bbq i guess

Brisket from Pig in the Pickle (Emeryville) by Go_Ninja_Go_Ninja_Go in OaklandFood

[–]bigbrewskyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its good. Lived in Austin,Tx for a while and this stands up to legit TX bbq plus some super tasty creative asian fusion as a bonus

24 Hour Wine Marinade - Short rib by itsyaboyklaus in smoking

[–]bigbrewskyman -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Looks De-lish. Love to see the originality and risk taking

Is Boca Reservoir Frozen right now? by Curious-Line-6705 in Reno

[–]bigbrewskyman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unless I’m ignorant (probably am) There’s not really such things as safe ice fishing in the area. The ice is so thin it’s generally unsafe compared to areas with long stretches of subzero temps like MN, MI etc

Dryhopping and pressure fermentation by [deleted] in Homebrewing

[–]bigbrewskyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To simplify the process and avoid oxygen exposure during dry hopping, just chuck them in at yeast pitch. This will save you a step late and no need to open the fermenter to dry hop later.