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Hello From MI!!! From that City that Justin can't pronounce.

Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:51 pm

I just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. My username suggests that I am an engineer. Yes, I am Vehicle Dynamics test engineer for an OEM. I am responsible for overseeing all ride and handling development for our North American products. So, basically I am the crazy nutjob that wears a helmet and firesuit at work. I live in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area of MI. I am married and one child on the way. I also have a partially finished basement project that is currently being redesigned in my head to accommodate my new hobby!

Well, Hello, and I am sure I will be posting all sorts of newbie questions along the way as we build our brewery.

I got 2 beer under my belt, and learning from all the mistakes as I go. The BN podcasts have been helping alot. I got to listen to the Sunday show live for the first time last night. Justin even made a wisecrack about me not knowing anything....sad thing is...he was right. But with everyones help and input along the way, I will be up to speed in no time.

As an engineer, I got a pretty big thirst for knowledge about the technical side of things and knowing as much about something as possible.
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Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:38 pm

Hey Test-

Good to see you over here. Download the podcasts and soak up the knowledge.
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Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:02 pm

BDawg wrote:Hey Test-

Good to see you over here. Download the podcasts and soak up the knowledge.


I have been.... lots of info to get a grasp on.
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:55 am

Hooray for more Michiganders. Can any of you other non michiganders tell people where you live by pointing to a spot on the back of your left hand? Didnt think so, Represent! HAHA welcome aboard Test E.
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:05 am

Welcome fellow engineer!!! There is definitly a wealth of knowledge contained within the podcasts and this website, if you can filter through the asshattery. But that's what makes it fun!

I'm a Biomedical Engineer myself. I don't get to wear a firesuit, but I do develop cool gadgets used in surgeries all over.

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Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:29 am

Welcome Test! This is a great hobby and this is the best place to gain information!
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:54 am

Brew Engineer wrote:Welcome fellow engineer!!! There is definitly a wealth of knowledge contained within the podcasts and this website, if you can filter through the asshattery. But that's what makes it fun!

I'm a Biomedical Engineer myself. I don't get to wear a firesuit, but I do develop cool gadgets used in surgeries all over.

The BN Army Corps of Engineers is growing!


Isn't Jamil a Software Engineer or something like that? The badthing about engineers in brewing is that we want to know EVERYTHING and how to control everything at all times. The uncertainty of the final product is sort of killing me. So untill I get more batches under my belt, this hobby is a little bit of the unknown for me.

But hey, we engineers can build some pretty kick ass gadgets, and there is a lot of opertunity for that in the brewing process. I just finished making a stirplate for yeast starters. I used a LM317T to build a voltage regulator circuit to control the fanspeed. I used a harddrive arm magnet instead of the circular rare earth magnets that people are using. I can get the fan up to 12V(2900 RMMs) and it doesn't through the magnet.
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:45 am

FWIW, I'm a SW Engr too, with almost enough EE classes to qualify for a minor, but I was in the Signal Corps back in my (US) Army days.
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