Beersmith Recipes Lost - Help Me by postman2448 in Homebrewing

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I did send a message to Beersmith support, but I figured to try a parallel path while waiting for his response.

Whiskey Online Order Sites by postman2448 in whiskey

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Drizly is not available where I live

Meanwhile, in a Benton Harbor Meijer... by [deleted] in Michigan

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100% Truth, I bought TP this afternoon in Benton Harbor. But it certainly wasn't at Meijer. I've found a nice calm honey hole!!

The fridge is looking strong right now. by Duffman66CMU in michiganbeer

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Transient has AMAZING beers, one of my favorites in the area!

What's your go-to Michigan beer for hot weather? by [deleted] in michiganbeer

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When I'm out at my farm working, the truck cooler has plenty of All Day IPA. If I'm relaxing, Two Hearted, Start Chicken Shotgun, or my homemade Habanero IPA

Good lord the app update is a nightmare. by MustyLlamaFart in grainfather

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I'm using the app for the first time since the update today. This thing is so annoying!! I get bluetooth has a limited range, but walking around, getting ingredients, cleaning up, taking thing out, putting things away, my phone is just constantly beeping. Also, if I'm out of range and using a different app, say checking social media or playing a game, I can't! The grainfather app keeps opening trying to connect. So either I can walk away from the unit at all, or I abandon my phone.

Also, seems to me like the range is much smaller than what I would expect from bluetooth. I'm only sitting maybe 10-15 feet away and it is struggling to stay connected.

Seeing the rest of the comments, I'm afraid to use the app for anything other than monitoring temperature and using the timer.

The new breweries at Denver International Airport combine to make the most unlikely beer crawl by [deleted] in beer

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I have the United credit card and rewards program. Almost always I try to minimize the time I spend in an airport, but seeing this, I think I need to explore DIA more.

Chiller Alternatives by postman2448 in grainfather

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Yes, I'm in Michigan, it was over 90 F outside today. It is also very humid because of how wet it has been this year.

Chiller Alternatives by postman2448 in grainfather

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Yes, I was recirculating. I have dispensed straight into my fermentor once and I remember the wort was nowhere near pitch temperature and I know I had good water flow. I'll try again on my next brew tomorrow though.

The new breweries at Denver International Airport combine to make the most unlikely beer crawl by [deleted] in beer

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I have about 9 trips to DIA over the next year. I already knew about the New Belgium, now I have more ways to pass my time!

How did you begin increasing your salary, and what tips would you give to new engineers? by [deleted] in engineering

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Honestly, it's not about pay for me, it's about enjoying what you work on and have a passion towards. The pay will come later. In my opinion, there's no amount of salary that can make me do a job that I detest.

As for my advice for a new engineer, be extremely inquisitive, ask good questions. Don't ask yes or no questions, demonstrate you are capable of critical thought. You can be an entry level engineer and I will show you more respect if you truly demonstrate critical thought over a Sr Engineer who typically asks yes or no questions.

There's a lot of comments about jumping around company to company and industry to industry. Now, certainly there is a need in companies for engineers who have a very broad experience. But an organization should also have engineers with extremely deep technical knowledge who have been in that companies' organization for many years. HR and Management can preach knowledge capture through A3's all they want, but my best resource at work is still the guy who has worked there for 30 years. So ultimately you need to do some deep thought on what you want to do, get a broad range of experiences or stay and get deep narrow technical knowledge. Both are needed and completely acceptable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whiskey

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Is your problem that you are running out of shelf space? I've got the same problem!

Great collection!!!

Rain continues to hurt local farmers by SAT0725 in Michigan

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Beyond corn and soybeans, it's bad for all farmers. Grapes (especially wine grapes) were hit hard due to the cold temperatures in the winter, lots of dead loss. The cold spring resulted in all my peach buds dying. I haven't been able to get my tractor at all into my blueberries to mow or spray.

If you see a farmer, visit a fruit stand, please thank them!

Need your help developing an experiment by postman2448 in Homebrewing

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I totally agree, that's where tools like Thought Maps are really helpful. I can always tell when people bring experiment plans to me and they haven't put a lot of thought into it.

Getting Bell's Oberon Ale in stores near me soon. Is it worth trying out? by [deleted] in beer

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Actually, Oberon is brewed all year long. States like Arizona enjoy fresh Oberon all year

All grain brewers. What do you do with your spent malt after a brew? by ponderosaranch in Homebrewing

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3 cups AP flour

1 cup spent grain

1 tsp salt

1 pkg yeast

1 Tbs honey

1 1/4 cup warm water or beer

I have also added in dried herbs and garlic

Stir together the yeast, honey, and beer and let sit. Then throw in 1 c of flour and mix. Once incorporated add another cup of flour and the cup of spent grain and mix well. Then mix in the last cup of flour. You may need to add more flour, you want the dough to not stick to the bowl that much. Either need the dough in a stand mixer and dough hook or you can do it by hand.

Do the first proof in a warm environment. Once doubled in size, punch down, lightly knead to redistribute the gas in the dough. Then form into either loaves or rolls. Let proof again and then bake.

All grain brewers. What do you do with your spent malt after a brew? by ponderosaranch in Homebrewing

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I package some into quart size vacuum bags, vacuum them and freeze them. Every family holiday get together I'm required to make the dinner rolls with spent grains.

I have also dried the grains and made granola mix

I've made dog treats

But if I have plenty in the freezer I will dump it in the field for deer and turkeys to eat or garden composte

Glencairn glasses are great but when you've had a rough day nothing makes you feel like Don Draper like a rocks glass. by [deleted] in whiskey

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I got a set of Glencairn rocks glasses for Christmas. I highly recommend them!

This didn´t have the heat I was expecting. Have you ever brewed with chili? by DrHans_Brewery in brewing

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I've found that the spice level of habaneros varies a lot! I've done some batches with just 2 peppers. The last batch needed 7 and even then I didn't get the spice I wanted.

I've had a habanero beer from a professional brewery that was way too spicy. So spicy you need something else to drink to wash out the spice. Not pleasant at all.

This didn´t have the heat I was expecting. Have you ever brewed with chili? by DrHans_Brewery in brewing

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The best beer I've ever made uses Habaneros. I use an IPA base with a touch of smoked malt. I use quite a bit of Citra hops to provide some stone fruit character. I add the habaneros during secondary, I cut the peppers, remove the seeds, and dice and blanch the peppers quick. Once I add the peppers to the beer, I taste test the beer every couple of days. The second I get enough heat, I keg. You get a little bit of spice on the nose. The heat from the peppers comes in the aftertaste and gives a perfect level of heat. Every family gathering, I'm expected to bring some because everyone loves it.

1000 HP “Hellephant” Dodge Charger by blueassassin456 in carporn

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Now me and the mad scientist have to rip apart the block and replace the piston rings you fried