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Making Charcoal
Charcoal. It’s handy stuff. Lights easy, burns clean, burns hot, easy to make. What’s not to like? Wait, easy to make? Yes! And I’m about to tell you how.But first, some background. I promise I’ll keep it short.I’m assuming you … Continue reading
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DIY Cooler (Part 4) Analysis
Flex Seal: Pros White. Smooth(-ish) surface. Looks like it would be easy to clean Food safe, so in theory you could drink the meltwater as long as it wasn’t fouled by whatever else you had in there Cheaper, though maybe … Continue reading
DIY Cooler (Part 3) Results
Results! Cooling Performance Test: Boxes were placed in test area (the basement on a concrete slab) and allowed to acclimatize overnight. 3.5 lbs of ice were put into each box. Environmental temperature was not recorded as it should be constant … Continue reading
DIY Cooler (Part 2) Proof of Concept
How do we test this idea without spending a ton of time and money on making a box that may ultimately be a complete failure? Cardboard mockups! Using $1 boxes from a local big box store. We could have used … Continue reading
DIY Cooler (Part 1) Introduction
Or: An adventure to find a ice chest what doesn’t look like modern industrial excrement There’s a certain exciting feeling when you walk into a period camp. Wow, look at this, and look at that! What’s going on over here? … Continue reading
Temperature Controlled Beer Box
I have “wisely” decided to bend my 20 years of on-and-off winemaking experience towards brewing beer; on one hand, starting simple by using extract-only recipes, but also skipping the whole bottle conditioning mess and going straight to forced carbonation. This … Continue reading