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That is a great video on the topic. It reminds me of being taught the differences in beer taste depending on the pour when I was in Liège. The barkeep there show my buddy and me how the same beer tasted different with a slow pour with less head and a fast pour with lots of head, I was blown away it was the same beer; that difference in taste was drastic.
I am interested in the last pour of the video, the milk pour. Do people really pour the beers this way? I sometimes get that with my first beer of a freshly carbed keg; those beers tend to get thrown out right away.
Yeah, I had to figure out how to get google photos to be nice to me, look at me now! All shiny like Broadway.
So when a guy can work on his brewery what else can he do? Think about shit his brewery needs. Thus putting to work a graphic design degree and some spinning wheels on a school night. I figure at some point I am going to need a sign for this brewery and when else to start but right after I put my son to bed.
I am adding my old paper bomber label which would probably be my first logo of sorts for my brews. I used to use this when I brought beers into work, or to family or friends to give them. I could easily add the details handwritten in so they would remember. I feel I grew out of this some time back but there are elements of it that I did want to keep.
Over time I was exposed to the blog Shut Up about Barclay-Perkins and some of the books the author Ron Pattinson has written. Not only was the topic of mostly English beers but also there were so many graphics in the posts with old beer coasters, labels, and signs. I could not get enough, I absolutely love the art left over from this bygone era of hand designed and hand painted materials. These beer labels have such a punk rock and raw feel to them to me that really strike a note with me and my designer’s eye.
_______________________________________________________________So, not that I am here to emulate any style, but I might. I took a new stab at designing a brewery logo that I may or may not use. Who knows, it may just become a label. If anything this just feels good make new things for myself and my hobby. I just know if I am going to have this basement brewery I will need a good bar sign, maybe wood burned, maybe get someone to CNC it out for me.
Cheers again!
You are correct. I picked up those kegs from a friend that tried for a year to get AB to come to pick up their kegs from an event. They never got around to it so I had the joy that day of taking a shower in year old beer and also learned how to remove the stems (correctly and incorrectly) from sanke kegs.
That is slick! How long do you let them sit? I assume they should be pre-rinsed prior to the sanitation bath. That looks like a commercial product, nice work.
Thought I would add some more of my nonsense here tonight.
I have rerendered my layout because I was bored on a Friday night while the rest of my family watched the new Merry Poppins. I finally got my lighting to work in the model as well as altering some surfaces to reflect the reality that not everything can be stainless.
Check out rendering video 2:
I have now made a new project out of “shou sugi ban” and if I can incorporate it into my brewery project. My introduction to this was more than likely a Reddit post but it then turned into a research project. I was interested in how the fire became a part of the finish. Well, it turns out that I have 2 pieces of furniture that my father completed that were likely finished with a torch this way; I wish he was here to help complete the loop on this.
Some of the source of my inspiration for this project is as follows:
Then I decided to combine some information with acid dyeing and shou sugi ban and make some test subjects. I am searching for the correct color and finish for the bar top in the new brewery. I have found the colored pieces to be very dramatic and could work, but my heart is now in the original uncolored only burned pieces of wood using only a torch and urethane. I made these samples up to test the color/dye/burn/and finish. I think that some of these finishes are rather compelling to as the color is so intense.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yHH2TFHeU1y19GSX7
I am waiting to see how my floors and walls are when finished as well as lighting to then consider which one to pick. I need the environment to be correct when I make the decision.
Love this forum! Feedback and thoughts are always welcome.
Also via http://www.homebrewfinds.com/
10 lb unmilled offering is selling for just $7.99.
https://www.morebeer.com/products/viking-pilsner-malt.html?a_aid=hbf
Man, I love that data that yout Tilt gives you. That is slick. I might have to start looking into one of these once I am back on the brewing train.
Just getting the new lighting wired in is all. Maybe an hour at best, hopefully will happen this weekend. That darn Easter bunny is going to messing with my construction time this weekend.
No finish at all. I considered using linseed oil on them just to seal them off. I could still easily do it at some point. For now, I am most concerned with getting electrical finished and doing epoxy floor prep.
With an unforeseen day off yesterday I was able to knock out replacing some disgusting old ceiling tiles. I didn’t like the idea of painting the old asbestos filled tiles. It took me some time to figure out a cost effective solution that would also be aesthetically pleasing. My solution was to use floor underlayment material as it is lightweight and very cheap. I did have to cut each piece out and use the old tiles as templates for the odd sized sections.
I do have concerns about this material bowing and flexing in a humid environment. Only time will tell how well this will hold up. For the moment I do find this to be a good solution.
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Got some new rhizomes in the mail today.
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I have been playing around with my SketchUp file and using a renderer. This is what I do when I can’t work on my brewery after working on my brewery. It is no substitute for actual reality but it will have to do for now.
I have a 700 CMF inline fan venting through a 4″ exhaust directly above the hood I constructed. This should be enough air movement to vent 5500-watt elements at a full boil. A worst case scenario the door in the sketches does exit to a patio (it is a walkout basement). I installed the hood, vent, and fan a few years ago when I originally hoped to start this project.
This weekend I am working on getting my electrical installed, 7 new outlets, 3 new switches, 4 new lights as well as the hope that I am making some progress on this project. Last weekend I got all new plumbing installed and started working on my new solution to how to dress up an old disgusting drop ceiling.
Since many of these items are not that sexy on their own I am including a graphic that I have spent a ton of time on over the last year, my Sketchup model of the room. Being able to play around with the layout and design of the room this way has helped me complete the vision I have for this room. Giving me the ability to test and solve all sorts of design configurations.
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