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  1. MartinS

    Brewing Software Guis

    I'm a long-time user of both ProMash and BeerSmith. While they both have their strengths, there's one thing that frustrates me in both of them: the interface for creating and editing recipes, especially the hop schedule. Tables are fine for grain-bills - they are after all just a list of...
  2. MartinS

    Brewing With Synthetic Biology

    As featured on Slashdot (summary and discussion), some researchers at Boston University have been toying using mathematical models to predict behaviour of genetically engineered cells. They used yeast to demonstrate their technique, engineering yeast to flocculate in different ways...
  3. MartinS

    High Attenuation In A Strong Scotch Ale

    In December, I brewed a Strong Scotch Ale. I mashed at 70-71, and did a 3 hour boil. Everything went perfectly on the day. I pitched a healthy 2L starter of WLP028 to the 1.090 wort. I've somehow ended up at a final gravity of 1.012. That's 87% apparent attenuation... with a 70 degree...
  4. MartinS

    Power Factor Of A March Pump

    Does anyone happen to know the typical power factor of a March 809? I have no easy way of measuring it myself, as my oscilloscope is a 20+yo, single-channel pile of cr*p. This post suggests a power factor of 0.75, but I can't find anything backing that up. Can anyone collaborate that figure?
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