Steven L Clark
@steven-l-clark.bsky.social
I'm a home brewer with an interest in making good beer, cider, fruit wine, sake & mead. I'm a film photographer on hiatus; I have a Bachelor of Computing & a fancy MBA (with an added specialisation in Journalism & Media Studies). Kampai!!
wouldn't I just look fat in that?
AI beer jacket is dumb, especially when we already have chili jacket (and it keeps you warm)
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
wouldn't I just look fat in that?
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Meet the Strongest Beer in the World: Samuel Adams Utopias 2025 share.google/GROzJhAM7m4W...
At 30% ABV, This Cult Brew Is the Strongest Beer in the World — and It’s Illegal in 15 States
Samuel Adams has unveiled its latest Utopias — a 30% ABV beer that pushes brewing boundaries, a record-breaking feat achieved entirely through fermentation. The blend includes beer aged up to thirty y...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Meet the Strongest Beer in the World: Samuel Adams Utopias 2025 share.google/GROzJhAM7m4W...
I don't drink every day. Sometimes I don't even drink that much on a drinking day. When I do drink it's between 4.30-5pm with an earlyish bed time. But I do admit that I really do drink too much and if I didn't make it by the keg (or boatload) I'd wouldn't be that big a drinker.
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I don't drink every day. Sometimes I don't even drink that much on a drinking day. When I do drink it's between 4.30-5pm with an earlyish bed time. But I do admit that I really do drink too much and if I didn't make it by the keg (or boatload) I'd wouldn't be that big a drinker.
good advice... but choosing wine over hard liquor... I'm much more of a beer guy and the real trick is not to make those fucking 10-13% monsters that I started making again this year - was that homebrew nostalgia calling?
Where’s the Line? Understanding Alcoholism in Today’s Drinking Culture
Where’s the Line? Understanding Alcoholism in Today’s Drinking Culture For many adults, alcohol is woven into social life — a toast at weddings, a beer after work, or cocktails with friends. But at what point does a casual…
Where’s the Line? Understanding Alcoholism in Today’s Drinking Culture For many adults, alcohol is woven into social life — a toast at weddings, a beer after work, or cocktails with friends. But at what point does a casual…
Where’s the Line? Understanding Alcoholism in Today’s Drinking Culture
Where’s the Line? Understanding Alcoholism in Today’s Drinking Culture For many adults, alcohol is woven into social life — a toast at weddings, a beer after work, or cocktails with friends. But at what point does a casual habit cross the line into something more serious? Defining Alcoholism Today Traditionally, alcoholism — or alcohol use disorder (AUD) — refers to a pattern of drinking where a person struggles to control consumption despite negative consequences.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
good advice... but choosing wine over hard liquor... I'm much more of a beer guy and the real trick is not to make those fucking 10-13% monsters that I started making again this year - was that homebrew nostalgia calling?
the funny thing is it's so impractical and improbable that in a world of AI you just have to run with the joke... I'm not sure anyone would even like lightstruck warm beer in an easily damaged package, anyway... the dangers of AI in the future, though, are already obvious - we lose the truth.
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2... • they had to call in a Belgian beer expert to verify, I find that funny.
Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Real Tsingtao Beer-Filled Puffer Parka With A Straw -- Physics and AI Glitches Debunk The Image | Lead Stories
Does a real photo show a puffer parka filled with beer that can be sipped via a straw in the...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
the funny thing is it's so impractical and improbable that in a world of AI you just have to run with the joke... I'm not sure anyone would even like lightstruck warm beer in an easily damaged package, anyway... the dangers of AI in the future, though, are already obvious - we lose the truth.
I still can't remember whether I sanitised that racking cane. The shitty thing is I only had to use it because I was too lazy to clean and sanitise the NANO fermenter because it's legs are absolutely rubbish to add in the process... so laziness, if anything, would be the issue.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I still can't remember whether I sanitised that racking cane. The shitty thing is I only had to use it because I was too lazy to clean and sanitise the NANO fermenter because it's legs are absolutely rubbish to add in the process... so laziness, if anything, would be the issue.
Beverages Journal - Exploring Hop Varieties with Discriminating Flavan-3-ol Profiles Likely to Improve Color and Colloidal Stability of Beers www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/9/...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Beverages Journal - Exploring Hop Varieties with Discriminating Flavan-3-ol Profiles Likely to Improve Color and Colloidal Stability of Beers www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/9/...
"I agree with drinkin' all the time" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do0j...
Sunday pub opening hours 1972
YouTube video by Old Ireland Restored
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November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"I agree with drinkin' all the time" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do0j...
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I saw Brasserie Cantillon had their first brew of the season today - even though technically it's still too warm at night to make good Lambic beer.
Brewing season used to run from October to April, now they're lucky if they can run a few brew days before the end of November.
Because climate change
Brewing season used to run from October to April, now they're lucky if they can run a few brew days before the end of November.
Because climate change
The heat is on // Climate change is coming for Brasserie Cantillon — Brussels Beer City
Climate change is coming for lambic, and it will be hard for Cantillon to stop it.
www.beercity.brussels
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I saw Brasserie Cantillon had their first brew of the season today - even though technically it's still too warm at night to make good Lambic beer.
Brewing season used to run from October to April, now they're lucky if they can run a few brew days before the end of November.
Because climate change
Brewing season used to run from October to April, now they're lucky if they can run a few brew days before the end of November.
Because climate change
for a while I was fermenting in kegs (and often serving off the yeast cake) so I have a couple of standard spunding valves in a drawer... I can see the GAS toy allure, but the old ones did the job just fine (except no wifi, of course) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSYP...
RAPT Digital Regulator & Spunding Valve The Latest News & Preview
YouTube video by David Heath Homebrew
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November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
for a while I was fermenting in kegs (and often serving off the yeast cake) so I have a couple of standard spunding valves in a drawer... I can see the GAS toy allure, but the old ones did the job just fine (except no wifi, of course) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSYP...
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Does malt matter? Yes. Here is a video from The Malt Miller:
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Does Floor-Malted Maris Otter Taste Better? Blind Taste Test | The Malt Miller Home Brewing Channel
YouTube video by The Malt Miller - Home Brewing Channel
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November 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Does malt matter? Yes. Here is a video from The Malt Miller:
www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...
www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...
Beverages Journal - Investigating the Malting Suitability and Brewing Quality of Different Rice Cultivars www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/10...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Beverages Journal - Investigating the Malting Suitability and Brewing Quality of Different Rice Cultivars www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/10...
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“Even when I was an assistant professor, I would say things like, ‘I’m a researcher.’ I wouldn’t say I’m a scientist.” Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian made groundbreaking discoveries about the sense of touch. But he didn’t always have a sense of belonging in science.
Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian immigrated to the US, found belonging in science, and did groundbreaking work on sense of touch.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Even when I was an assistant professor, I would say things like, ‘I’m a researcher.’ I wouldn’t say I’m a scientist.” Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian made groundbreaking discoveries about the sense of touch. But he didn’t always have a sense of belonging in science.
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From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
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‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
Perhaps the small fuckups that I've been making in the last few months are because I'm losing the mojo a little. Small things. None have really panned out to be a ruined beer (we'll see on yesterday's when that gets a few weeks into drinking)... but fuck ups nonetheless.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Perhaps the small fuckups that I've been making in the last few months are because I'm losing the mojo a little. Small things. None have really panned out to be a ruined beer (we'll see on yesterday's when that gets a few weeks into drinking)... but fuck ups nonetheless.
Oh well, tomorrow is bottling day for that saison where I messed up the grain bill... the Fantome yeast dregs beer... so that'll be interesting. The ABV turned out to be around 13% ABV (I must have doubled the recipe, or something). Won't be drinking those very quickly. Small batch.
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Oh well, tomorrow is bottling day for that saison where I messed up the grain bill... the Fantome yeast dregs beer... so that'll be interesting. The ABV turned out to be around 13% ABV (I must have doubled the recipe, or something). Won't be drinking those very quickly. Small batch.
There was a time when all of this imperfection in the brewing process would have driven me mental. The worst that can happen is an early spoiling beer (cure is to drink it fast) and a permanently red, previously white, lid seal in 3-4 months when the keg kicks. It's only a hobby.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
There was a time when all of this imperfection in the brewing process would have driven me mental. The worst that can happen is an early spoiling beer (cure is to drink it fast) and a permanently red, previously white, lid seal in 3-4 months when the keg kicks. It's only a hobby.
My head hasn't been in the game today... the stainless racking cane was washed and soaked... but I forgot to sanitise it before racking that beer... 1st ime ever --> I'll drink it fast... and then racking the hibiscus wine I realised the keg lid seal was inside the 90% full keg.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My head hasn't been in the game today... the stainless racking cane was washed and soaked... but I forgot to sanitise it before racking that beer... 1st ime ever --> I'll drink it fast... and then racking the hibiscus wine I realised the keg lid seal was inside the 90% full keg.
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George Lazenby lounging on an Arne Jacobsen egg chair for Kronenbourg beer (1968-69)
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
George Lazenby lounging on an Arne Jacobsen egg chair for Kronenbourg beer (1968-69)
As a home brewer of fifteen years I've long learned the lesson that not every beer will be your best beer... but every beer will be fresh beer. And it's been quite a while since I made a stinker. Anyway, carbing in the kegerator and we'll see how it pours in a couple of weeks.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
As a home brewer of fifteen years I've long learned the lesson that not every beer will be your best beer... but every beer will be fresh beer. And it's been quite a while since I made a stinker. Anyway, carbing in the kegerator and we'll see how it pours in a couple of weeks.