Mash pH for Brew in a Bag, No-Sparge, and Decoction Mashing

June 5, 2015 alex beer

Controlling your mash pH is a critical concern for all brewers using all-grain, but can be a special concern for those using Brew-in-a-bag (BIAB) or decoction mashes with high water to grain ratios. The larger water to grain ratios used … Continue reading

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Science on Tap – Beer Aging

June 5, 2015 alex beer

Science on Tap: Introduction to the Science of Beer Aging Aging a beer is a test of patience. You planned and brewed the perfect beer for aging, but how do you know if the flavors will become more rounded or … Continue reading

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IIS 7 (7.5): Hosting Multiple SSL Sites On One IP

June 3, 2015 alex ComputerNetworkTechnology

Since I continually find myself Googling this information whenever I add a new site on our wildcard cert, I figured I’d document it here. Adding a New Binding: Requirements: A wild card SSL certificate (of the form *.domain.com). I assume … Continue reading

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How to Enable NTFS Write Support in Mac OS X

June 3, 2015 alex MacTechnology

OS X has always been able to read NTFS drives, but tucked away in Mac OS X is a hidden option to enable write support to drives formatted as NTFS (NTFS stands for New Technology File System and is a … Continue reading

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Sour Microbes: Yeast and Bacteria Explained

June 3, 2015 alex beer

If you like sour beers, you’ve probably heard long, complicated yeast and bacteria names thrown around. They’re hard to spell, even harder to pronounce and can be down-right confusing to differentiate from one another. Many often refer to these bacteria and … Continue reading

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Making Mead: Heat or No Heat?

June 3, 2015 alex beer

A “hot” area for debate in the mead making community is whether or not to treat the honey with heat as a means of pasteurization because of the risk of contamination from wild yeast and bacteria. Recently, it has become … Continue reading

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5 Tips for Avoiding a Stuck Sparge

May 25, 2015 alex beer

Who has time to putz around trying to fix a pesky stuck sparge? One of the best ways to deal with this issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place! Here are five tips to keep wort … Continue reading

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Automatic Boulanger Bottling System

May 18, 2015 alex beer

Guillaume Boulanger, director of production at La Barberie Brewery in Quebec City, has been homebrewing for a decade. He’s also a beer bottle lover, which explains why he created an awesome bottle filling system he calls the Automatic Boulanger Bottling … Continue reading

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How to securely erase hard drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs)

May 18, 2015 alex Computer

Пot a pile of old drives that you need to wipe before sending them to Silicon Heaven? Or do you want to wipe a drive in a computer that you are selling or giving away? Here are some tips and … Continue reading

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Mash pH and Why It Matters for All Grain Beer Brewing

May 9, 2015 alex beer

Mash pH is an important concept for all grain brewing. While you can make “good” beer without worrying about pH, brewing truly great all grain beer relies on understanding the concept of mash pH and its impact on beer. Understanding … Continue reading

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