Showing posts with label Flavor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flavor. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Tardis Transformer: Pick your flavor!

Don't forget to vote for me for 3D Printing Month. =)

I originally only had Soundwave in mind when I was designing this. So all the small details are based around his robot design. But I was catching heck for making the Tardis into a Decepticon so I repainted him and added a second head option to make him Vector Prime. I still think Soundwave would make an awesome Tardis, but anyone making this has their option of which to build.

That being said, this turned out to be harder than I thought to make. But still so fun!
What started as a ball of clay and a random idea a few months ago lead to were it is now. Things still arn't finished, but all that remains are final tweaks and details. As well as redoing the backpack. The original hinge I had wasn't strong enough so I had to redesign it, but I don't like how low it sits.

Also, my printer started going loopy on his left leg for some reason. So in Tardis form he's a bit warped. But I need to reprint everything anyhow in the Mach2 design.

But if I keep making changes I'll end up never releasing it, so here we go!


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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Infuse Beer with Flavor Using a French Press

A good beer is a good beer, but if you're interested in pushing the envelope a little bit and expanding your beer's flavor, it turns out you don't have to do a complicated soak or extract a bunch of oils. All you need is a French press, that little gadget most of us use to make coffee.

The French press is your favorite coffee maker, but it's useful for more than just your morning cup. Some people make tea, some people reconsitute dried mushrooms, and over at Serious Eats, Luis Tovar uses one to add even more flavor to his beer. All it takes is a few extra ingredients, three minutes of infusion time, and a press. You could even do the whole thing in the fridge if you're worried about losing carbonation or warming your beer.

You can say that if you're drinking a beer that you think needs more flavor infused into it, you should try another beer, but we have to applaud Luis' creativity here. He goes through six different already-great beers and infuses each one with additional flavor by adding ingredients like ginger, grapefruit, hops, coffee, lime, and mint. Hit the link below to check out some of the combinations, and get instructions on how to do it at home.

Use A French Press to Add Flavor to Your Beer | Serious Eats