About 5 years ago I bought all the equipment to make some home-brew beer, I purchased a few different flavors of beer kits and went to work. Only one batch was drinkable, but it wasn’t that good and eventually found its way into the sink. After further reading it seemed that temperature control of the brew stages is key to achieving a good result. BrewTroller is an open source
Lots of us in the tech industry are working towards crazy deadlines which means working long hours and working while you eat. Only problem is that lots of the quick food is very messy. How often have you had to step away from a keyboard because your lunch was supper messy? What about the time you were enjoying some wings only to miss a cell phone call because your
The crazy guys over at Mana Energy Potion needed a way to blow off the excess energy that is built up from selling the liquid energy. No they didn’t buy a treadmill, they made a DIY Airsoft Shooting Gallery! The list of needed items is not that bad and allowed it to be constructed for around $35. "What you need: 1 x 24" by 60" board 1 x 22"
Ever wonder how that Canadian Maple Syrup gets into the bottle that is sitting beside your stack of pancakes? Our friends over at The Workshop have made a short video that demonstrates the Maple Syrup making process from tree to bottle. Unlike other syrups it doesn’t start by crushing fruit or melting sugar, Maple Syrup is simply the boiled tree sap! "Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the
Alessandro from 5Volt.eu has made this real simple and cool clock . The Laser Sundial Clock Project uses a Atmel microcontroller to move a servo with a line laser connected to it. The result is a single line that can simply represent the time on the wall. "This is a simple project of a sundial wherein the pinion is replaced by a line LASER I took from a LASER
This Defendius Labyrinth Security Lock would be so much fun (except in case of fire). When staying in hotels I have always wondered how simple it would be for someone on the outside to open the chain lock that are common in hotel rooms. That would not even be a consideration if this was the lock installed in the room. "This innovative lock is designed by Art Lebedev Studio…
Here is a cool idea that could give your baker a way to stand out from the crowd. Baker Tweet gives your baker a simple way to tell their following that the garlic bread just came out of the oven. In the new always online world this type of technology is sure to be common place in the near future. Have a look at the video to see how
