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Gadzooks! Why, this miniature cannon is most delightful!

Posted: 08 May 2010 05:19 PM PDT


Ah, parlour cannon. Who among us has not built one in the idle hours between chase and whist? I myself have fashioned one out of the mouthpiece of an Oriental “Hou-kah” and the base of a common telegraph console. It absolutely devastated the jellied quail I had brought for supper. But this is the tiniest parlour cannon of them all — yet still packs a ruddy knuckle, what? That ale receptacle was quite disintegrated. Yes; capital.

[via Reddit]

Brewing TV: When homebrewers attack the web

Posted: 08 May 2010 06:49 AM PDT

Brewing TV – Episode 1.1 from Brewing TV on Vimeo.

If you’ve ever made your own booze you probably know about Northern Brewer, one of the best online brew supply stores. Well, those folks just started Brewing TV which consists of a dude in a hat talking with another dude in a hat about brewing as well as a video of some other dudes in hats. Generally, it’s just as you’d imagine, but so much more.

Once you roll past the intro, you get to see the guys at Fulton Brewing in Minneapolis and a few more interesting bits on brewing. A nice bit of visual distraction for the weekend and an interesting move by an entrenched, old-timey industry to enter the 21st century. Could these men in hats and ironic beards (see below) be the next Gary Vee?

Homebrewing is an odd nexus of technology and tradition. Because most of these guys are hackers – either technologically or culinarily – its fascinating to see how the industry slowly but surely moves into the 21st century with cool stuff like this. Incidentally, I need to bottle my chardonnay this weekend. Party at my house in about five months!
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