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Beer Recipe of the Week: Grain d’Orge on Homebrewers Association:
On a commercial scale, Grain d"Ogre earned Brasserie Grain d'Ogre a first place position in the 1996 World Beer Competition. Charlie Papazian took the world-class brew and scaled it down to a 5 gallon recipe for homebrewers to try.
The Science of Productivity by AsapSCIENCE:
Made in collaboration with Sparring Mind, the behavioral psychology blog. Read the full productivity post: http://bit.ly/XRcYAY
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In today’s crazy world, productivity is on the minds of many. So what can science tell us about the human brain and productive work? How do we become more efficient at working, and spend less time working overall?
Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz).
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SOURCES—-
Fear of projects:
1) http://bit.ly/TX4DJr
Zeigarnik Effect:
2) http://bit.ly/XWOCG0
Simulated Work:
3) http://bit.ly/W8y21M
Ego Depletion
4) http://bit.ly/12n7uNI
Practice (Elite Violinists):
5) http://bit.ly/QWLtCK
6) http://bit.ly/Z2DgBT
7) http://1.usa.gov/UDE6OJ
Multitasking:
8) http://bit.ly/UmTVIv
Can Money Buy Happiness? by AsapSCIENCE:
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We often hear it, but how true is the phrase ‘Money can’t buy happiness’? Is there a correlation between the two, and if so, what can we learn from it? It turns out, if you think money and happiness are exclusive, you simply aren’t spending it right.
Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz).
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/AsapSCIENCE
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/AsapSCIENCE
Mitchell Moffit
http://www.mitchellmoffit.com
Tweets by mitchellmoffit
http://www.facebook.com/mitchellmoffit
Gregory
http://www.gregorybrownart.tumblr.com
Tweets by Whalewatchmeplz
Some sources—
Pro-Social Spending:
1) http://bit.ly/V8HaoG
2) http://bit.ly/R6W4eB
3) http://bit.ly/V8HljC
Quality of Life vs Emotional Well-Being:
4) http://bit.ly/T9MQhq
Other Happiness Principles:
5) http://hvrd.me/XP3Vfc
America’s Test Kitchen DIY Bacon by americastestkitchen:
Bacon. You love it. You want it. Need to take it to the next level? Learn how to make your own bacon (no smoker required!) from a slab of pork belly with the Test Kitchen’s Bryan Roof.
Get this recipe and 100+ more in the DIY Cookbook: http://amzn.to/S7jlIL
America’s Test Kitchen is a real 2,500 square foot test kitchen located just outside of Boston that is home to more than three dozen full-time cooks and product testers. Our mission is simple: to develop the absolute best recipes for all of your favorite foods. To do this, we test each recipe 30, 40, sometimes as many as 70 times, until we arrive at the combination of ingredients, technique, temperature, cooking time, and equipment that yields the best, most-foolproof recipe.
Each week, the cast of America’s Test Kitchen brings the recipes, testings, and tastings from Cook’s Illustrated magazine to life on our public television series. With more than 2 million viewers per episode, we are the most-watched cooking show on public television.
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More than 1.3 million home cooks rely on Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines to provide trusted recipes that work, honest ratings of equipment and supermarket ingredients, and kitchen tips.
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Beer Recipe of the Week: Chai Tea Brown Ale on Homebrewers Association:
Gordon Strong presents this recipe in his book Brewing Better Beer: Master Lessons for Advanced Homebrewers. Adding chai spices to the secondary fermentation results in a malty-sweet brown ale with a well-balanced profile of spice.
Beer Recipe of the Week: Saison d’Hiver on Homebrewers Association:
Drew Beechum presents Saison d'Hiver, along with three other season-themed saisons, in his May/June 2008 Zymurgy article "A Saison for Every Season." All grain and extract directions provided!
Beer Recipe of the Week: Raspberry Basil Porter Aged on Palo Santo Wood on Homebrewers Association:
Bryan Selders, former Dogfish Head lead brewer, decided to create his own holiday tradition and came up with the recipe for a raspberry basil porter aged on Palo Santo wood. Cheers!
Mead Recipe of the Week: Sweetness of the Holy Fire on Homebrewers Association:
Byron Burch won over the judges at NHC 2005 with his lime and chile d'Arbol mead he dubbed "The Sweetness of the Holy Fire." The citrus-spice flavors of the lime and chilies balances out the sweetness of the honey.
Adding minerals to reverse osmosis water for a strong stout
A product called Pickle Crisp is calcium chloride and is available were canning supplies are sold. It is intended for human consumption. The same is true for Pickling Lime. Pickling Lime is also known as Slaked Lime or calcium hydroxide. One pickling lime brand is Mrs. Wages.
