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US 20020113886 A1 Abstract A high Dynamic Range Active Pixel CMOS image sensor architecture has incorporated therein an adaptive pixel reset. The individual sensor pixels are reset only when accumulated charge, or the integration time exceeds certain predetermined limits. The reset is skipped when the integrated charge signal in a given pixel is low. The accumulated number of reset skips in a given time frame, together with the standard analog output, is used to calculate the sensor high DR output signal. A signal processing system is used to simultaneously process both sensor analog and digital outputs.
Claims(14) 1. A CMOS Active Pixel image sensor, comprising:
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an array of CMOS sensor pixels; pixel addressing means, including a vertical scanner; pixel read out means, including a scanner-buffer; and a reset register, including reset logic gates; and pixels in said array that can be individually reset at different times independently of time of readout. Description [0001] The invention relates to solid-state image sensors and imaging systems, specifically to Active Pixel CMOS Image Sensors (APS) and imaging systems that have high Dynamic Range (DR) achieved by resetting the pixels of the array individually corresponding to the level of integrated charge. [0002] Priority is based upon Provisional application Serial No. 60/269,554, filed Feb. 20, 2001. [0003] A typical image sensor senses light by converting impinging photons into electrons and collecting (integrating) them in sensor pixels. After the integration cycle is completed charge is converted into a voltage that is supplied to the output terminals of the sensor. An example of pixel circuit diagram (101) for an advanced active pixel CMOS image sensor array (100) is shown in FIG. 1. In this example, the charge to voltage conversion is accomplished by integrating charge in a special potential well 102 of a p-channel transistor 103 (U.S. patent provisional application 60/245,942 to Hynecek). Integrated charge causes change in the threshold voltage of transistor 103. Turning on the row addressing transistors 104, and supplying a small bias current to the pixels from the drain bias terminal 110 through the column current sources 116, senses the pixel outputs and drives the column sense lines 105. After the pixel signal is transferred to the horizontal scanner-buffer 112, and is scanned out, transistors 107 reset the pixels in selected rows. The pixel reset can alternately be performed immediately after the signal transfer into the buffer if the buffer is provided with a row data storage capability. The pixel reset is accomplished by applying pulse 117 to the reset transistor gate buss 109. The reset causes charge collected in the potential wells 102 to flow out into the drains 111. In the next step a clocking pulse is applied to the clocking terminal 115 of the vertical scanner 113, and the next row 106 of the array 100 is processed. The vertical scanner is initiated by a pulse applied to terminal 118. The sequence is repeated until the whole array is scanned. Horizontal column scanning is accomplished by applying clocking pulses to the horizontal scanner clocking input 114 and the register is initiated by pulse applied to the terminal 119. The pixel signal is delivered to the sensor output terminals 116 via the buffer amplifier 108. [0004] Another example of the pixel suitable for use in this invention is described in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,091,280 to Hynecek. It is clear to those skilled in the art that any pixel that is reset through the column lines rather then through the row lines can be used in this invention. For the sake of brevity the description of many such pixels will not be given here. [0005] The above-described array scanning method is known in the art as the �rolling shutter scan�. Each line has the same charge integration period length, but the integration does not start and stop simultaneously for all the rows of the array as in the �snap shot mode�. [0006] Both the snap shot and the rolling shutter scanning modes have a disadvantage in limiting the sensor DR. For brightly illuminated pixels, it is necessary to have a short integration time, while for dimly illuminated pixels, it is desirable to extend the integration period as long as possible to integrate more charge. However, when all the pixels of the same row, or the whole array, are reset simultaneously, they all have the same integration time. The sensor DR is then given by the ratio of the maximum pixel well capacity to the pixel noise floor. [0007] By modifying the standard architecture of the typical CMOS image sensor array, and providing selective pixel reset to each pixel individually in each row or in the whole array, depending on the amount of integrated charge, eliminates this common drawback. The present invention thus provides a significant DR advantage in comparison to the standard CMOS image senor architectures as well as to all standard CCD image sensor architectures where the pixels in one row are always reset at the same time. [0008] The present invention provides practical and simple CMOS image sensor architecture that allows for individual pixel resets based on the amount of integrated charge in each pixel. By incorporating additional horizontal register into the sensor chip that stores the row pixel reset information ,it is possible to selectively skip the reset for pixels that are dimly illuminated. The high DR image sensors are capable of resolving image details simultaneously in both; highly illuminated as well as in the dark areas of the image without loss of contrast or signal clipping. This significantly improves performance of the sensor, and achieves high DR and other objects of the invention. [0009] The invention will be described in detail in the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the following figures wherein: [0010]FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of a typical prior art CMOS sensor pixel that is incorporated into an array in which the pixels in one addressed row are reset simultaneously; [0011]FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the present invention incorporating an additional serial register in the sensor chip that stores the row pixel reset information; [0012]FIG. 3 shows a diagram of the sensor output for three different pixels of the array that are illuminated with three different light intensities; and [0013]FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a image sensors pixel data mapping into the system memory, and the pixel data processing to obtain the high DR output. [0014] In FIG. 2, the block diagram of sensor 200 of the present invention is shown. The diagram also shows the details of the column sense line biasing circuits and the reset logic circuits. The pixels in one row are selectively reset depending on the data loaded into the reset register. The circuit is similar to the diagram of the sensor shown in FIG. 1 with the major additions being the reset register 221 and the reset logic gates 220. Pixels 201 are addressed as previously by row signals supplied through the lines 206 from the vertical scanner 213. Pulses applied to the register clocking input 215 clock the scanner and the scan is started by applying the starting pulse to terminal 218. The pixel signal is transferred on the vertical column lines 205, and further into the horizontal scanner-buffer 212. The pulses applied to the terminal 214 clock the horizontal scanner and the pulse applied to the terminal 219 starts the scan. M dummy stages 223 have been added to the beginning of the horizontal scanner, which cause the pixel signal to appear at the output with a predetermined delay. The pixel output is buffered by the amplifier 208 and supplied to the chip output terminals 216. Biasing current is supplied to the pixels from the Vdd terminal 210 through the column current sources 216. A comparator 225 is connected to the output terminal 216, and the pixel output signal is compared with a reference voltage 226. Applying the same clocking signal as to the serial register to the comparator terminal 214 synchronizes its output with the pixel readout, however, some latency L=(N−M) may be necessary to accomodate. When the pixel output is smaller than the reference voltage Vref, the comparator digital output 224 is low. When the pixel output is larger than the reference, the output 224 becomes high. The comparator output is provided to the image processing system as the sensor digital output, and is also loaded into reset register 221 through N dummy stages 222 that, together with the M dummy stages 223, compensate for comparator latency. Depending on the system status, it may sometimes be desirable to override the comparator 225 output. This is accomplished by incorporating a logic gate 227 and an override input 228 into the circuit. After the horizontal scan is completed, reset register 221 becomes loaded with data that exactly correspond to the pixels whose signal exceeded the reference. By applying a reset pulse 217 to terminal 209, and using the data from the register via the logic gates 220, only the pixels with the high output are reset by transistors 207. As a result, the low output pixels continue to integrate charge. Comparator 225 and the voltage reference 226 may be integrated on the same chip with the pixel array. [0015]FIG. 3 shows a diagram that superimposes three different pixel outputs that would appear on the column sense lines if the addresses for these pixels were permanently but separately turned on. The diagram shows the reset pulses 308 supplied to terminal 217 in FIG. 2 for the purposes of time reference, and it also shows the comparator voltage reference level 307. The output 304 corresponds to the brightly illuminated pixel; output 305 is from a medium illuminated pixel, and the output 306 is for the pixel with minimum illumination. The pixel-reset pulses are also shown in the graph to provide the necessary time reference. For simplicity, a sensor with only 10 lines is considered. The pixel of the row that is addressed when the reset pulse group 301 is applied has the highest illumination level. This pixel is being reset by every other reset pulse. The sensor supplies to the output only one reset skip, and one analog signal level corresponding to the ramp peak 304. The pixel of the row addressed, when the reset group 302 is applied, is illuminated with the medium light intensity. This pixel is reset every 5-th reset pulse, and the analog value that is supplied to the output corresponds to the ramp peak 305. The problem occurs when the pixel is not illuminated. The output grows very slowly, and the pixels would be represented by an excessive amount of reset skips. Resetting these pixels when the reset skip count exceeds a given predetermined number, for example, at the time indicated by pulse 309, alleviates this problem. The resulting reset interval is then the standard frame integration time of the sensor. The only difference here is that there may be no common synchronization of the integration times for the pixels that operate in this mode. Each pixel of the array has its own integration sequence that varies with the illumination up to a fixed maximum. The pixel timing is not phase synchronized with the rest of the pixels in the array and can change only in discrete increments as determined by the reset clock pulses 308. [0016]FIG. 4 shows a diagram of an example of one possible implementation of the system data processing arrangement. The sensor pixel analog output 416 is digitized in the A/D converter 407 and is mapped into the image of pixels 402 in the memory array 401. The corresponding digital sensor output 424 is loaded into the image of the pixels 403 of the same memory array 401. This section of the memory 401 has also an ability to generate override signal 428 if the count of the reset skips in any particular pixel image 403 exceeds a certain predetermined limit. The memory image of the sensor pixels is addressed by the addresses generated in the address generator 406. The generator may be using both of the horizontal and vertical scanner clocks 414 and 415 and it may also use the start up pulses (419 and 418) for this purpose. The memory image of the sensor pixels 401 is scanned and processed by the pixel processor block 420 to recover the standard digital format of the sensor pixel signal in the form of n-bit pixel words 404. The clock line 405 supplies the necessary memory-scanning clock that may not be related to the sensor scanning clocks. The output of the pixel processor 420 is stored in another memory array 408. The output of the memory 408 is further processed to suitably compress the digital signal in a DR compressor block 410 to make it useable for viewing. The block 412 performs the necessary D/A conversion, if needed. The final compressed analog output is supplied to the display through the interface terminal 413. The digital output 411 is also available from the system for further digital processing or digital display. The DR compressor block 410 is controlled through the mode selection input 425. Many modifications of this general data flow are possible including other more sophisticated signal processing schemes that can easily be devised by those skilled in the art. The key difference of the presented concept from other know approaches, however, resides in the reconstruction of the high DR digital pixel signal from the sensor analog data and the pixel reset skip count. It is the combination of both; the sensor analog output and the sensor digital output that makes the high DR sensing possible. [0017] Having described preferred embodiments of the novel high DR CMOS image sensor and imaging system whose pixels incorporate adaptive pixel reset, which are intended to be illustrative and not limiting, it is noted that modifications and variations can be made by persons skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that changes may be made in the particular embodiments of the invention disclosed which are within the scope and spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Referenced by
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Anyone ever see the gooseneck fittings on the lauter tun outlets of a professional brewers (old world?) lauter tun? I'm wondering what the purpose of such is. My understanding of syphon flows tells me that the intermediate position of flow tubing doesn't affect flows: only the height of fluid in container and distance of end of outlet hose below fluid surface. Given some tubing dimension, of course (larger tubing= greater flow). I'm assuming that this should apply to non-syphoning outflows of lauter vessels as well. What could be the purpose, then? My guess is: an air entrainment trap? I know from my lauter set-up that if outflows are very slow, the outflow tubing end is not submerged, and the tubing is not dimensioned to 'self-evacuate', air can get sucked in and moves up the lauter outlet hose. Without a gooseneck to trap, it would go all the way to the underside of the mash where even slower fluid flows would not be able to evacuate it-- entraining it for the duration of the mash. Am I right? Do all breweries use these? I've never seen them intentionally introduced at the homebrew level. One thing though. If this is the purpose of the fittings, shouldn't they be of a clear material so such air entrapment could be detected and dealt with?
I think they're called grants There are multiple capture points and the idea is to separate the later tun from pump suction so you dont cause the bed to get stuck
"I think they're called grants" I don't believe so. I believe the grant is the small vessel that the lauter tun outlets flow into before moving on to the boil kettle. It's an intermediate vessel between the two. I actually use one. It's automated. "There are multiple capture points and the idea is to separate the later tun from pump suction so you dont cause the bed to get stuck" I've heard others say this or something similar. But I don't get it. Take a bucket of water and set it on a countertop. Put a second bucket on the floor. Now take 10 feet or so of tubing and start a syphon, moving fluid from the upper to the lower bucket. While its syphoning, do anything you want with the tubing as long as the top end stays in the bottom of the upper bucket and the bottom end stays in the bottom of the bottom bucket. You'll find that the shape you contort the tubing into makes no difference in the rate of flow in the syphon. You can make a 'gooseneck', or coil it round and round, it makes no difference. Same flow no matter what, given same endpoints. If you think about this it makes sense because whatever flow shape you create, the flow has to travel downward the exact same distance as the upward part of your creation. The two nullify each other and you're left with the same flow. In fact, you can create a 'gooseneck' with a flow shape that goes well above the top bucket (and back down, of course) with no change in flow rate. So... I still don't get it.


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The Chattuarii or Attoarii were a Germanic tribe of the Franks.[1] They lived originally north of the Rhine in the area of the modern border between Germany and the Netherlands, but then moved southwards in the 4th century, as a Frankish tribe living on both sides of the Rhine.
According to Velleius Paterculus, in 4 BC, the emperor Tiberius crossed the Rhine, first attacking a tribe which commentators interpret variously as the Cananefates or Chamavi, both being in the area of the modern Netherlands, then the Chattuari, and then the Bructeri between Ems and Lippe, somewhere to the north of the modern Ruhr district in Germany. This implies that the Chattuari lived somewhere in the west of Westphalia.[2]
Strabo mentions the Chattuari as one of the non-nomadic northern Germanic tribes who were made poor after being defeated by Germanicus. They apparently appeared at his triumph in 17 AD.
There is no consensus on any connection between the Chattuarii and either the similar-sounding Chatti or, less likely, the Chasuarii, who both lived in a similar region of Germany, and are also mentioned in Roman era texts.
The Chattuari appear again in the historical record in the 4th century, living on the Rhine amongst the first tribes to be known as Franks. Ammianus Marcellinus reports that Emperor Julian, crossed the Rhine border from Xanten and...
...entered the district belonging to a Frank tribe, called the Attuarii, men of a turbulent character, who at that very moment were licentiously plundering the districts of Gaul. He attacked them unexpectedly while they were apprehensive of no hostile measures, but were reposing in fancied security, relying on the ruggedness and difficulty of the roads which led into their country, and which no prince within their recollection had ever penetrated.[3]
Some of them (laeti) were also settled in France pagus attuariorum (French; Atuyer, comprising Oscheret at that time) south of Langres in the 3rd century.
Under the Franks, the name of the Chattuari was used for what became two early medieval gaus on either side of the ride, north of the Ripuarian Franks, whose capital was in Cologne. The eastern side, they were near the Ruhr river, and across the Rhine they settled near the Niers river, between Maas and Rhine, where the Romans had much earlier settled the Germanic Cugerni.[1] This western gau (Dutch: Hettergouw, German: Hattuariergau) is mentioned in the Treaty of Meerssen, in the year 870 AD.
The Chattuarii may also appear in the poem Beowulf as "Hetwaras" where they appear to form a league together with the Hugas (who may be the Chauci) and the Frisians to fight against a Geatish raiding force from Denmark. The Geats are defeated and their king Hygelac is killed, Beowulf alone escaping. According to Widsith, the Hætwera were ruled by Hun.
- ^ a b Eschbach, Peter (1902), "Der Stamm und Gau der Chattuarier, ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der fränkischen Stämme und Gaue am Niederrhein", Beiträge zur Geschichte des Niederrheins 17: 1–28
- ^ Lanting; van der Plicht (2010), "De 14C-chronologie van de Nederlandse Pre- en Protohistorie VI: Romeinse tijd en Merovingische periode, deel A: historische bronnen en chronologische schema's", Palaeohistoria, 51/52: 62
- ^ Marcellinus, Ammianus, "XX.10.2", Roman History
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HP showed off another research and development project, Misto, at its recent game media event. Misto is basically a coffee table with a touch-sensitive display rigged underneath its glass. That's not to say it's not impressive for a coffee table or a display; we've just seen similar projects, and other creative, homebrew game tables.
Misto's demos relied on a few simple applications to prove its touch sensitivity. I moved puzzle pieces around the screen. I browsed through photos. I looked at houses I couldn't afford; Misto is currently in-use with at least one realtor although not available for general consumers.
While a coffee table interface would be fun for certain games, Misto's current version misses big by only recognizing one touch at a time. Sure, there are technical reasons why it and many other devices can't juggle multiple users. But for the table to have the social gaming applications HP mentioned, that untouchability is a major oversight. If Misto ever makes it to market -- perhaps for virtual/actual Settlers of Catan or other social board games -- it needs to accept two or more touches at a time before we want one.
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text: Texas man pleads guilty in Redskins quarterback extortion case By Carol Cratty, CNN Senior ProducerUpdated 7:14 PM ET, Thu September 27, 2012Story highlightsRichard Khamir Hurd admits approaching quarterback's agentHurd claimed to have damaging information about Robert Griffin IIIHeisman Trophy winner Griffin is in his first year with the RedskinsA Waco, Texas, man pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempting to extort money from Robert Griffin III, the new quarterback of the Washington Redskins. Richard Khamir Hurd, 25, admitted to approaching one of Griffin's agents in June and threatening to give the media information that would hurt Griffin's reputation unless he was paid $1 million. According to court documents, Griffin's agent negotiated the demand, at the direction of the FBI, and agreed to pay the man $120,000. In return, Hurd was to turn over the information concerning Griffin and sign a nondisclosure agreement. The government said Hurd went to a Waco law office on June 22 to sign the agreement and pick up his$120,000 check. FBI agents arrested him. Hurd is scheduled to be sentenced November 21 and faces up to three years in prison for receiving extortion money and two years for interstate communication of a threat. Robert Griffin III is in his first year with the Redskins. He was the second overall pick during the NFL draft. He won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Baylor. More from justiceStolen race car worth $250,000 found in rural Georgia'Jihadi John': From schoolboy to world's most wanted manMexican drug lord Sevando 'La Tuta' Gomez capturedPowered by Livefyre


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Phillies' Utley comes to spring training with sore ankle
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has started spring training with a sore right ankle and a sunny disposition on the outlook of his rebuilding team.
Utley, entering his 13th year with the Phillies, sprained his ankle last month while doing infield work. He said Monday the minor injury "put a wrinkle" in his offseason workout program, but it hasn't limited him from taking regular batting practice and fielding work in his first three days in camp.
Phillies position players were required to report to camp by Monday, with the team's first full squad workout scheduled for Tuesday.


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Foxy slips the hoofed gloves over their hands and then backs Vinefox and Firefox between the handles of the cart. It looks like a large two-wheeled barrow with a bench instead of a basin and has a metal representation of a Confederate flag welded to the back.
As Firefox slips the cart handles into her hoofed gloves, Foxy clips her reins to the O-rings at either side of Vinefox's bit. Then he pulls Vinefox's reins over her head and back toward his lavender seat cushion. Firefox whinnies, stomps, and shakes her head. Foxy gives the reins a tug, and they are off.
As the women pull Foxy up and down the barn, their boots make the same clip-clop that bio horses' hooves do. "I require my ponies in a cart to have a high step," says Foxy, pointing out how the thighs are raised parallel to the ground. Soon he's turning them 180 degrees, directing them out of the shaded barn and beneath the sweltering sun.
"Ponies have to be in shape," he says, and shakes the reins. Actually, getting in shape is a reason Sherifox cites for her interest in ponyplay. She longs to stay fit and young-spirited -- two qualities she associates with pretending to be a horse.
Everybody's got a reason. Belle, the corrections officer, likes to play the submissive once in a while. It gives her sexual satisfaction to be ordered around and treated like an animal. Fayth, the model, is strictly a show pony, and for her, it is not sexual; she simply loves the attention. Some ponies see horsy rides as a nonsexual, fun way of reclaiming a joy of childhood. Almost all ponies talk about wanting to escape the anxieties and pressures of being human.
It's different for the trainers, though. Foxy, who "doesn't have a submissive bone in his body," likes being in control and getting an up-close view of female flesh in pony gear.
He's got a front-row seat behind Firefox and Vinefox in their matching thongs as they trot out into the field, raising their knees high. The horses in the barn watch with curiosity as the cart gets smaller and smaller.
When it returns, Sherifox is panting, and both ponies are dripping with sweat. Foxy helps them remove the tack, and Sherifox disappears behind the barn to throw up. She hasn't been feeling well all morning.
When she returns, she seems embarrassed. "It's just not my day," she says. "Normally I can high-step. Jump jumps. Parade, trot, gallop."
Sherifox needs cheering up. Cue the Madonna video.
Foxy bought a pirated copy of the Confessions Tour DVD off eBay last year, and as he fumbles with it, there's time to study the d'cor of his home -- a museum of animals skulls, vestiges of the Old West, and relics of the Nez Perce Indian tribe.
The house itself has been a work in progress for ten years, Sherifox explains. Every plate, utensil, and pantry item is visible, as the kitchen cupboards await doors. The front-door window, through which Confederate and American flags can be seen undulating in the breeze, is also still under construction. Foxy promises air conditioning this summer, but for now fans cool the house.
At the moment Sherifox is splayed on the couch, her red, tasseled shirt hiked up, her legs straddling either side of a fan. She's not wearing underpants, and it's impossible to miss the glint of her clit ring, bearing the image of Betty Page in tack.
A gutted nine-foot alligator lies supine on the living room floor. Foxy has mounted it on cardboard and is in the process of fastening brown and khaki felt to the perimeter. When finished, it'll wind up on a wall in Pennsylvania.
Leading up to the fireplace that Foxy hauled in from Texas are paw prints from some dog that stumbled over the apricot-color tiles as they dried in the Mexican sun. Colt Lee and Sherifox took special care to line up the tiles to preserve the prints as they occurred.
Elk antlers are everywhere. They serve as the base for gun racks, chandeliers, and lighting fixtures throughout the house. Sherifox constructed a lamp stand of elk hooves and another of moose hooves. These lamps require three legs, sawed off at the shin and secured back to back to back. The hooves are polished and cold to the touch.
On display around the TV set is a variety of skulls collected over the years, including a bobcat, horse, bear, and llama. An enormous Texas longhorn skull hangs over a sidewall. Chief Joseph, the famous Nez Perce Indian whom Sherifox claims was her great-grandfather, stares out from his portrait on the opposite wall. Above him dangle a beaver hat and a wolf hat. Sherifox used to wear them in Montana, along with her beaver-lined bra.
"My tits used to get cold," she says with a shrug.
When the DVD player snaps to life, so does Sherifox. "You've got to pay attention," she instructs.
The concert begins with Madonna's image on a large screen, complete with English riding hat and whip. As the music begins, she beckons, "Forget your problems/Put aside your pride/Would you like to try?"


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hmm, goths do it feel different i guess. ive never had an urge to dress to that extreme everyday. but its their choice.
Citara no more out burst though i can understand what u say.
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hmm, goths do it feel different i guess. ive never had an urge to dress to that extreme everyday. but its their choice.
Don't let me be.
I'm called a goth in school by some people and I hate it. There is a difference between somone who likes black as a clothe colour and to someone who has black everywhere and the whole social group.
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i like goth wear. if i didn't have a sense of humor i would turn goth. But to answer the question/statement that the creator of this thread made, i think most people (not me) are afraid of goth people. Either that or they're just one of those stupid shallow people.
Afraid? Shit I think goth chicks are the hottest out there! So dark and mysterious, I guess it's something about the contrast between dark and light. If I had more self-confidence in high school, to live that lifestyle I would have.
Its not that hard to dress this way, all you have to do is pay no attionen to people and what they say, at least thats what i do.
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With the few brews I have done I have steeped 1-2lbs of grain. Should I be using a different pot to steep in? Also I have heard 2 things steep at 155 for 30 mins and start cold turn the heat on high then take the grain bag out at 170 which one is right?
You can steep in your boil pot as you raise the temperature towards boiling, yes.
Marbles baby, marbles.
how do ou know what grains must be mashed?
If you are buying extract kits, the grains that come with the kit will all be ones that are steeped. Grains that have to be mashed will be Base Grains or Base Malts. If you look at some raw materials on websites, you should see grains separated into these categories. It has to do with diastatic power of the grain, its ability to convert starch into sugar. Your steeping grains will have little to no diastatic power or will need the help of other grains for conversion. After you have done a few brews, read up on all grain brewing, then partial mashes and it will make more sense. You might want to switch over to partial or all grain later.
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