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Contents:
  Beer in Space - the thread that will not die ! (stevea)
  Capping on Foam (Fred L Johnson)
  more valves (Matt)


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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:38:57 -0400
From: stevea <steve-alexander at roadrunner.com>
Subject: Beer in Space - the thread that will not die !

I was pleased to see our old HBD beer in space thread has been picked up 
by ABC News of Australia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/13/2654932.htm

The long lost Andy Walsh, a onetime HBD prolific poster, is the central 
character here ....

> The hunt for beer in space
>
> By News Online's Sarah Collerton
> Posted Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:24pm AEST
> Updated Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:29pm AEST
>
> Australians pride themselves on drinking beer just about anywhere and 
> for any occasion - but what about in space?
> A Queensland astrochemist believes beer and the cosmos are more 
> closely linked than we would have first thought.
> James Cook University's Centre for Astronomy director, Dr Andrew Walsh 
> [...]

thus answering the question, "What has become of Arnold Chickenshortz ?".

 -S



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Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:03:35 -0400
From: Fred L Johnson <FLJohnson52 at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Capping on Foam

I know this sounds a little silly, but how does one easily generate  
the foam when capping of foam at bottling from a fermenter or from a  
bottling vessel (not a pressurized keg). Does anyone out there have a  
technique that is tried and true?

Fred L Johnson
Apex, North Carolina, USA



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Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:13:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Matt <baumssl27 at yahoo.com>
Subject: more valves

Mike suggested machining a three piece ball valve and silver
soldering in a ferrule.  As a matter of fact McMaster-Carr has
3-piece ball valves that take a socket weld for about the same
price as NPT threaded, so that's an option if I can really do
a decent sanitary silver solder job.  What also caught my eye
was a three piece valve with female BSPP (straight) threads.
I believe these are designed for repeated (dis)connection and
with the right fittings/washers should provide a tight,
sanitary, reusable seal--however "the right fittings" are real
hard to find...

Thanks Mike, and to everyone who privately suggested that
stainless NPT fittings should be just fine for continuous
use if I'm careful and use a lot of tape.  That might at
least be an easy short term solution, maybe even using a
softer material for the fittings.

Matt


      


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