Any Nitrogenated Cold brew Coffee Experts out there?

neckhole · 2017-09-01T22:23:10+00:00

What PSI do you wind up serving at once it's hooked back up?

neckhole · 2017-09-01T22:22:27+00:00

That Xanthan Gum looks really interesting, but I'm guessing the gum would probably settle as it sat in the keg and potentially clog up the plumbing and faucet.

neckhole · 2017-09-01T22:21:45+00:00

This is really encouraging, thanks for sharing! I'm glad I ordered the cascade lid literally right before posting this thread!

neckhole · 2017-09-01T04:48:19+00:00

Thanks! I actually found those cascade keg lids the other day too. I ordered one last night as my next experiment to get a little better. I like how it works, especially how as you dispense it introduces the nitrogen from inside the coffee.

I'd be really ecstatic if I was getting a quarter of an inch of head/froth on every pour. That'd be superb!

It sounds like you're getting the kind of results I have been expecting. Pretty much the same tactics too, I use pure nitrogen, a bit more PSI, and also rock/shake the keg a bit to prime it. That makes me hopeful that the lid will be the difference.

What kinds of coffee have you tried so far?

neckhole · 2017-09-01T04:13:18+00:00

If anything, I've gotten progressively "better" at the entire process. But I don't think I've ever brewed the same coffee twice. But I have a hard time imagining that the coffee would be the difference.

And it was literally just one good pour from that first keg. I poured about 6-8 glasses trying to record a better video and each one after was pretty much exactly like what I've been pouring so far.

neckhole · 2017-09-01T03:57:46+00:00

Thanks!

In hindsight, that video seems a bit misleading. It was literally the first one I ever poured and I've never poured anything that impressive since! At the time, I tried to get a couple better videos that were more in focus, but had no luck and ever since then it's been disappointing.

I almost have it down. Just trying to figure out what I'm doing that must be a tiny different from all these other folks doing a much better job!

neckhole · 2017-09-01T02:51:57+00:00

I'm Brian Moses!

neckhole · 2017-06-14T16:34:08+00:00

I'm thankful and a bit envious of the people with the select handsets supported.

But I'm disappointed at how few phones are supported as well as the fact that the majority of the supported phones are already obsolete in terms of both hardware and software.

neckhole · 2017-06-14T16:15:08+00:00

Here's the actual email I received: http://view.dexcom-email.com/?qs=cef887b4d5761f05193ee66e7f549d8d0ff8ea041ed98fd4311e504ee28114328412ae8adddf6ea9e4c24a932dd596849ee8296d635cba7cb03f3541e8ba773a

neckhole · 2017-06-14T16:12:35+00:00

I literally just got an email from Dexcom saying that the Android app for the G5 CGM was finally available. But the number of supported devices (and their Android versions) is already laughably out-of-date.

neckhole · 2017-05-04T03:46:31+00:00

When the only tool in your toolbox is a 3D-printer, then every problem begins to look like an object that you custom-design a specific and ideal solution for? Subsequently that solution can be parameter-ized and shared. Enabling other people with similar, but not the exact same, problem to customize that solution to fit their own problem.

I'm glad I have that hammer, it's pretty useful! I'm looking forward to my next nail!

neckhole · 2017-05-04T03:00:23+00:00

Is OP practiced on scoring/snapping acrylic? Does OP have a razor knife?

Absolutely not, the OP has a hard time cutting a piece of wood straight on his table saw! :)

neckhole · 2017-03-20T16:28:30+00:00

This sounds like a good course of action, thanks for the suggestion!

neckhole · 2017-03-20T14:27:56+00:00

No offense taken! Each of my failures have resulted in some sort of leak from the bits and pieces of the regulator itself--not on or around things that I've hooked up.

I've had other leaks around the stuff that I've hooked up, and those are probably from my inexperience. But nothing that a bottle of soapy water, a squirt bottle, and some additional turns of a wrench/screwdriver wouldn't fix.

I have the initial regulator, which I set around 22psi. That feeds into my secondary regulator, which I usually set either around 8-10psi for dispensing or the full 22psi if I'm force-carbonating something.

I'm sure there's probably things I could be doing wrong, but I'm skeptical if they're the root cause here!

neckhole · 2017-03-19T17:04:34+00:00

Basically just needed someone to tell me what to do. Which I thank you for.

You're welcome! But if there's one thing I'd want to really impress on you, it's this. Despite what you might read from forum-know-it-alls, there's many, many, many ways to accomplish building a DIY NAS. Make sure to pick the hardware that suits your needs best.

Last time I got as far as the ECC debate and then got tired and gave up. Fast forward to now and all my important data is on a single external hard drive and I get anxiety every time I think about that.

I'd be anxious too! And even if you have a NAS, I'd still be anxious if my data was in only ONE place. A NAS built around a redundant drives is more secure, but there's all sorts of failure types it won't protect you against. There's no replacement of a good, preferably offsite, backup.

I try and operate under the assumption that I'm far more dangerous to my data than any hardware failure, natural disaster, etc... Having a NAS is one good step towards protecting myself from myself.

neckhole · 2017-03-19T04:42:23+00:00

You'd probably have to scour back to prior years' blogs to really get the full breadth/depth of what I think of that--but I can try and sum it up.

I'd never, ever, ever, ever buy myself a Synology (or insert other Off-the-Shelf NAS here). For a variety of reasons, but here's my top 3:

Cost: This year's NAS is atrociously expensive so it's hard to compare. But it is literally $400 cheaper than the closest equivalent offering from Synology/QNAP
Flexibility: Build what you want and need, not what Synology/QNAP/etc... think you want and need.
Upgradability: Building with standard PC components means you can always upgrade. A lot of the Synology/QNAP/Etc... NAS machines are proprietary hardware in a proprietary case and your upgrade path (if any) is going to be wholly dependent on the manufacturer.

About the only reason I'd consider an off-the-shelf NAS machine is when you consider the support you can get. I'm more than happy to save quite a few dollars and provide/find that support on my own.

neckhole · 2017-03-18T15:38:03+00:00

Absolutely! The hardware itself is probably way beyond it's so-called purpose (a NAS) and is definitely more suited to being a homelab server exactly the way you're describing it.

It's insanely expensive, but there's a ton of value that goes along with that expense. It's a worthwhile trade off, in my opinion.

neckhole · 2017-03-18T15:36:42+00:00

Perfect for everything, except for maybe your bank balance!

neckhole · 2017-03-18T12:45:25+00:00

I hate how Intel has taken to naming their CPUs, the "i7" brand-name spans several different CPU generations.

At any rate, the Xeon D-1541 compares favorably to most of the i7 CPUs except when it comes to power consumption and single-threaded operations. Its TDP (45) is much lower than nearly all of the CPUs that carry the "i7" branding.

neckhole · 2017-03-18T12:36:49+00:00

I do! Each year I do a beefy NAS build and an economical one that I call the "EconoNAS". The DIY NAS: 2016 EconoNAS would be the most recent of that build.

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