3D Printing
3D Printing We decided to start work on the Halloween costumes early this year because we have an ambitious goal. We'll need the extra time if we're going to get there! We plan to do a Halloween video, so that'll be up when the
Failures
It's early in the COVID-19 curve in Oregon, so I spent this whole vacation week at home. While most of what free time I have is spent on other projects these days, I did dismantle my brewing cabinet a few months ago, and this week I continued breaking
3D Printing
Improving Valve Representation in Cardiac Stereolithography by Spatially Registering Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Echocardiography Tyler Robert Moore MDa, Erin Janelle Madriago MDb, and Michael Silberbach MDb Introduction Additive manufacturing, a means of fabricating objects layer by layer though extrusion or sintering, has the potential to impact biomedical research, patient imaging,
Electronics
The Tesla Model 3 has more cool features than you can throw an eclectic CEO at. From Autopilot to Emissions Testing, there is always another creative innovation guaranteed to amaze. One such fun feature is the ability to record video from the vehicle's cameras. There are two situations
Software
Today, one of my personal goals was realized. I made a small contribution to a large open-source project. The project is the Arduino core for the ESP8266. The ESP8266 is my workhorse microcontroller, but the Arduino core provides a framework to quickly develop software. It contains numerous features that are
Brewing Hardware
Before the hiatus, I made an attempt at creating a Continuous Fluid Density Sensor. Here are the primary components: 1. Two dip tubes in the fermenter 2. MPXV7002DP differential pressure sensor 3. ADS1115 16-bit analog to digital converter 4. Generic, chrome plated brass, 2.5 mm hose barb to M3
Engineering
Introduction One of the chores every brewer performs is measurement of the density of a fluid. This measurement gives two critical data from the brewing process. First, a measurement right before fermentation tells how much sugar is in the wort. This is called original gravity and is one of the
Brewday
My first brew day since the Core exam was spent making a beer with my buddy Cody. We took a shot at a clone of one of his favorite beers, St. Arnold's Santos. They call this a Dark Kölsch and admit that this is very much a contradiction.
Brewing Hardware
I'm still a slave to the books, but I occasionally decompress with a little eBay browsing. I'm accruing material for projects I've got planned for my glorious post Core Exam days, but I couldn't resist giving one cool little tool a test
Brewday
A couple of friends and I have been planning a brew day, and we've been looking forward to it for months. It was tough to wait this long between brew sessions, but it was well worth it. In building the recipe, we decided to be ambitious and attempt
Brewday
I attempted a clone of the Houblon Chouffe IPA Tripel last week. Here's the recipe: Mash 26 lb 2 Row pale 2 lb Munich 1 lb Crystal 80 1 lb Belgian Biscuit 2 lb Sucrose Mash at 145 F for 20 minutes and 155 Friday for 40 minutes
Brewday
Here we go! Today is Belgian-style Stout day, and I got to do it in the company of family. Alex and Connie were kind enough to help out. The RIMS was up and running in no time. Strike water heated from 60 degF to 156 degF in about 40 minutes.