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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: I miss TechTalk

« on: November 17, 2010, 07:30:09 PM »

It's just a jump to the left...

But hey, be careful not to slip into that time sink,
or trip over those pesky stars!

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The Pub / Re: Favorite movies

« on: November 17, 2010, 07:18:20 PM »

I suspect it benefits from chemical enhancement.

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All Things Food / Re: What's For Dinner?

« on: November 17, 2010, 05:59:00 PM »

Tonight is pork cannon balls grilled over a kiawe wood fire, rosemary potatoes, an avacado/tomato/Maui sweet onion/Japanese cucumber salad, and homemade bread rolls. Homemade haupia ice cream for desert.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: filtered water and R/O stuff

« on: November 17, 2010, 04:20:52 PM »

Quote from: micsager on November 17, 2010, 03:10:31 PM

...mine is less than 100 on the other side of the Dungeness River. I did build the place, so I had to get the well dug and approved. Fairly high in nitrates, that's why the neighbor got the R/O.

High in nitrates is not good. Is there livestock nearby?

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All Things Food / Re: Coffee roasting

« on: November 17, 2010, 02:21:33 PM »

I have two 1L Thermos-Nissan stainless insulated french presses that rock! I used to use glass presses, but the coffee got cold way too fast. Two so that I can put a second one on when there is company.

I always take one camping too.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: filtered water and R/O stuff

« on: November 17, 2010, 02:05:03 PM »

Have you considered catching rainwater? A 50 gallon system would be cheap and easy.

Where I live rainwater catchment is the only real option for household water (it would cost $50,000+ to have a well drilled at my house). There is no municipal water service available. There are about 65,000 of us on Hawaii Island who depend on rainwater catchment for our household water. A high-end catchment system (with a 10,000 gal cistern) costs less than $10,000.

Rainwater is essentially distilled water. My water has an electroconductivity of around 10 micromhos. I run it through a 15gpm whole-house treatment system - a 30 micron filter, a 5 micron filter, a 1 micron/activated carbon filter and an ultraviolet disinfection system. All of that to insure the water has no pathogens. Anything that falls on my house roof (the catchment surface) gets washed into the cistern. The treatment system costs about $750 new. Replace flters every other month - UV light bulb once a year.

It is really nice knowing that any tap in the house can be used to draw disinfected rainwater. I start with rainwater and add minerals to match the style of what I am brewing. I have a lab, so minerals and analysis are easy for me. A big plus is that rising brewing equpiment is worry free.

I saw recently where a homebrew supplier had pre-packaged mineral salts for RO water that make up 5 gallons of water from the home city of the beer style you are making. They had several citys available. I think it was More Flavor, but I'm not sure.

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The Pub / Re: Favorite movies

« on: November 17, 2010, 01:04:51 PM »

Quote from: hokerer on November 17, 2010, 12:39:44 PM

Noticed "Wizard of Oz" mentioned at least once. Anybody seen that they want to do a remake? How awful will that be...

If they HAVE to do it, I think Tim Burton would be my choice to make it.

A remake of True Grit is coming out on 12/22/10, with Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn. Jeff Bridges is certainly no John Wayne.

Ehhhh... I would cry foul, True Grit is one of my all time favs, but it is a Coen Brothers movie so there is hope. The Coen brothers have about 3 or 4 in my top ten list.

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