{"id":299,"date":"2024-02-11T14:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T18:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/?page_id=299"},"modified":"2024-05-18T20:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T00:33:10","slug":"brewing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/brewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have been experimenting with beer, cider, wine, and mead for a good while now. Brewing is a great way to combine chemistry, mechanical engineering, and materials science, plus its truly a rewarding hobby that you can share with your friends. I find a lot of what makes good fermentation comes down to just procuring the best possible ingredients and having the patience to wait months to try something; that being said temperature control and over-the-top sanitation never hurt too bad, either. I really have loved the home brewing journey and winning a medal at the nation-wide level for the NHC is a long-term goal of mine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fermentation Station:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/20220721_151606-min-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/20220721_151606-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/20220721_151606-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/20220721_151606-min-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/20220721_151606-min-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/20220721_151606-min-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6 Tap Custom-Built Kegerator:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/34371af1-5912-4f24-8fb0-f7cc23eb8edd-min-766x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/34371af1-5912-4f24-8fb0-f7cc23eb8edd-min-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/34371af1-5912-4f24-8fb0-f7cc23eb8edd-min-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/34371af1-5912-4f24-8fb0-f7cc23eb8edd-min-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/34371af1-5912-4f24-8fb0-f7cc23eb8edd-min-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/34371af1-5912-4f24-8fb0-f7cc23eb8edd-min-1532x2048.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/34371af1-5912-4f24-8fb0-f7cc23eb8edd-min-scaled.jpg 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/7ae971c4-7b48-4c50-83b3-79b37bc7d4b3-min-766x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/7ae971c4-7b48-4c50-83b3-79b37bc7d4b3-min-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/7ae971c4-7b48-4c50-83b3-79b37bc7d4b3-min-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/7ae971c4-7b48-4c50-83b3-79b37bc7d4b3-min-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/7ae971c4-7b48-4c50-83b3-79b37bc7d4b3-min-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/7ae971c4-7b48-4c50-83b3-79b37bc7d4b3-min-1532x2048.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/robert-d-neal\/files\/2024\/02\/7ae971c4-7b48-4c50-83b3-79b37bc7d4b3-min-scaled.jpg 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been experimenting with beer, cider, wine, and mead for a good while now. 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