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Sound insulation between floors?
What would the least expensive yet still moderately effective method of insulating between levels be?
The goal is just to deaden the sound of footsteps from those walking on the main level, so that those on the lower level (below ground walk-out, truss system) are not bothered.
It doesn't need to be completely silent and sound insulated, just reduced, which is why I am wondering if anyone has any creative ideas that would be inexpensive.
Carpet. Seriously.
GreenGlue also makes some tape for between subfloor and the joists.
EasyMat for tile.
Cork underlayment for wood.
Drywall clips for ceiling below.
Insulation in floor doesn't help the structural transfer, which is most of the problem with floors.
Okay, interesting about the structural transfer not being helped by insulation. We are doing wood floors on the main level, so carpet is out. I will look into cork underlayment--does anyone have experience with doing that?
I may have to do a little Googling. ;)
"The goal is just to deaden the sound of footsteps from those walking on the main level, so that those on the lower level (below ground walk-out, truss system) are not bothered."
About a zero chance other than carpet and padding, or very expensive rework that will cost you head room.
Even metal isolation channel is not very effective since the isolated mass is small.
The ultimate solution is to place a complete false ceiling (including joists to the foundation) and have no connections between the upstairs floor and ceiling.
Depending on the span needed the joists and framing can eat up a lot of headroom, though less than the fully weight bearing framing above them. The only load on the false ceiling is the drywall.
I have the same situation. I also don't want to get into the expense of an STC-45, or higher, rated installation. Batts between the joists will absorb some of the sound waves. However, sharp sounds, such as high heels or hard-soled shoes, will still be easily heard.
brickeyee can weigh in here but I have an unfinished space where I would like to lay down either a carpet pad or 1/4" fan-fold EPS insulation (such as polyshield) before installing wood flooring. The EPS insulation is a little spongy and does not "dent" like polyisocyanurate rigid foam board. This should work well for floating flooring but I am not sure about 3/4" hardwood that requires nailing to the subfloor. I don't know if the cost is worth it but my unfinished space is small enough to use as a test case.
This has been discussed here many time. The short answer is to study the tested details and find one that works for your situation.
Here is a link that might be useful: floor acoustic abatement
One of the principles commonly misunderstood about sound transfer in a floor is that sound energy is transfered by more than one method and that all methods must be addressed for reasonable success. A completely separate ceiling system interrupts structural transfer but not the indirect transfer through the air space between the ceiling and the floor in both directions.
The most effective solution for a floor/ceiling assembly is to not only acoustically separate the ceiling from the structure but to also provide resilient support for the ceiling in order to avoid indirect sound energy transfer between the rigid ceiling and the rigid floor membranes.
The simplest way to do both of these things is to use resilient channels or h hat channel on special mounting pads like IsoMAX.
lkz-- like you we wanted to lessen the noise from upstairs and figured we couldn't really stop it completely. We put a layer of foam insulation on the underside of the 2nd floor, and it seems to be working ok. (I'm posting this at the risk of being flamed by people who say it won't work.) It doesn't stop all the noise, but we have a washer and dryer upstairs that we can't hear in our LR when they're running despite the fact it sits directly above.
Foam insulation (in thickness less than 8 inches) is effective in sealing cracks and may absorb sound that is bouncing around due to cracks in the ceiling but it doesn't address the primary paths for sound transfer through the framing and the air. What is needed is some kind of mass and resiliency.
"One of the principles commonly misunderstood about sound transfer in a floor is that sound energy is transfered by more than one method and that all methods must be addressed for reasonable success. A completely separate ceiling system interrupts structural transfer but not the indirect transfer through the air space between the ceiling and the floor in both directions."
The problem with noise through floors is that it is low frequency impact noise that IS transmitted.
It is the hardest thing to stop.
Sound insulation works well for filling the volume and stopping noise that is NOT conducted.
If you tie to the surface that can conduct noise you end up needing isolated mass to try and limit transmission.
The mass of the light steel framing and drywall are often not adequate.
you can improve the performance by adding more mass to the drywall (thicker or more layers) but you have to play that against the 'stiffness' of the fastening means. More weight requires stiffer fastening, increasing the sound transmitted.
Concrete floors work very well since they are so massive it is very hard for anything much to be conducted, and fiberglass sound insulation takes care of the rest of the problem.
If you are in a framed structure (wood or steel joists) the most effective method that works every time is a false ceiling with separate joists (sometimes you can put them between the existing joists to get back some headroom) and fiberglass sound insulation.
All the various isolation fasteners end up having problems based on the suspended mass and their relative stiffness.
Oh, man. I think any way you slice it this is going to be out of our means, with our already bursting-at-the-seams build budget.
We are a sock-foot family, so that helps, but we have little boys who have two speeds: "run" and "sleep." The running is a little noisy and we have basement bedrooms.
If you study this subject in depth you will find that resilient systems reduce sound transfer more than even a separate ceiling system.
I know brickeye won't agree but that's what I was told and it has worked well for my projects from a restaurant below another restaurant's kitchen in a former mattress factory with wood deck floors, to a simple double-decker house.
If you have a tight budget you can't beat resilient channels (RC-1) whatever else you do to the assembly. It should cost no more than a second layer of drywall and be far more effective against structure borne and low frequency sound.
Resilient channels are like building felt; the manufacturers don't advertise it or defend it against the claims of more modern systems but you can't beat it for cost effectiveness and contractor's don't look at you funny like they do when you try to explain how to install Green Glue.
I forgot the commercial.
Here is a link that might be useful: resilient channels at Amazon.com
"If you study this subject in depth you will find that resilient systems reduce sound transfer more than even a separate ceiling system."
Bovine scatology.
Conducted transmission requires a physical path to occur.
No contact, no path.
There is NO conducted transmission with a separate ceiling.
Without any physical connection there can be no conducted transmission.
Failure to account for non-conducted can still produce lousy isolation however.
Many designers only address half the problem.
Macv, that sounds like it might be a doable option. You and brickeyee can continue to hash out what would be the most ideal and perfect system, but for *some* reduction and a low cost, the resilient channels idea sounds like it might be a good option for our family. It looks like something DH might even be able to do himself, which is a plus.
I am lol at "bovine scatology." I might have to tuck that away for future use.


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There are mixed reactions from LGBT advocacy groups to A&E's lifting of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson's suspension, with GLAAD expressing dismay and the Human Rights Campaign taking an attitude of cautious optimism.
A&E announced Friday that the reality series about a Louisiana family in the duck-call business would continue with the entire family, including Robertson, who was suspended a little over a week ago after an interview in which he made antigay and racist comments. Network officials also said they would develop a series of public service announcements promoting tolerance and inclusion.
GLAAD quickly denounced the decision to reinstate Robertson, issuing the following statement: "Phil Robertson should look African American and gay people in the eyes and hear about the hurtful impact of praising Jim Crow laws and comparing gay people to terrorists. If dialogue with Phil is not part of next steps then A+E has chosen profits over African American and gay people — especially its employees and viewers."
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Federal IT managers and contractors need an acquisition workforce and relationships that are better equipped to handle shifting technologies and economic uncertainty, a new Professional Services Council study found.
The study, released Sept. 9 and titled "From Crisis to Opportunity," shows federal IT management is not keeping up with technological changes. While 85 percent of the federal IT leaders polled said IT was "extremely important," just 25 percent said their workforce was "extremely competent" in complex IT acquisition skills. More than 50 percent rated such competencies as "average or worse."
In remarks at a Sept. 9 press conference, PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway said three fundamental problems plague federal acquisition:
While there are strong acquisition programs at the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Homeland Security, Soloway said, others are not forward-looking enough when it comes to developing and maintaining acquisition personnel.
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Attrition of experienced federal and private-sector acquisition personnel not only continues, according to the study, but looks to be accelerating with increasing retirements among an aging acquisition workforce, as well as an increasingly difficult and complicated acquisition environment.
Mounting bid protests are "clearly impacting agency willingness to make subjective decisions or to use other than the most basic acquisition techniques," the report states. Protests have also "contributed to some of the reticence on the part of government officials to engage in meaningful dialogue with their private sector partners."
Overall, the PSC said federal acquisition needs an overhaul, as quickly as possible, and offered a number of recommendations, from honing business savvy among federal IT contract managers and bolstering online training to looking for ways at PSC to help vet and resolve bid protests.
Ellen Glover, president of ICF International and co-chair of PSC's 2013 Leadership Council, said PSC would create a protest board to try to develop suggestions on how to resolve the issue.
Protests are a double-edged sword for everyone involved, Glover said: They allow for some improvements and access to information on how to make future bids more successful, but can also drive contracts to the lowest common denominator, resulting in less-than-ideal solutions for government customers.
PSC also recommended amending the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to gives the OFPP statutory authority over the entire government acquisition workforce. A restructured and renamed Office of Federal Acquisition Management and Policy would have clear authority and responsibility for developing career paths and educational development plans for federal program managers, PSC suggested.
Soloway said his organization plans to brief members of Congress on the study in the coming weeks, including at an upcoming House Homeland Security Committee hearing on DHS acquisition. He said government agencies could have an immediate impact by aiming at easy targets such as direct collaboration within agencies on acquisitions; adopting early alternative workforce strategies; drawing up requests for proposals that include explicit scoring for innovation by vendors; and holding more extensive debriefings for contract winners and losers.
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.....holding more extensive debriefings for contract winners and losers? What about holding contractors responsible for their current contractual obligations - specifically stove-piped logistics systems that don't work due to lack of documented requirements, testing, government acceptance, and system accreditation (CAXAM and SWALIS to name a few....).
Wisdom in the wilderness. Let's see if anyone hears it. Good job!
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Is 68* to high for fermenting an oatmeal stout?
What yeast?
I wouldn't think so. I would think that an oatmeal stout would stand up to any esters produced.
If 68F is the air temp in the fermentation room then YES that would be too high.
I used to have bitter aftertastes with my ales before I realized that the temp inside the fermenter can get up to 8* higher than ambient air temp in the fermentation room!
Since then I keep my fermentation room air temp at 60 for the first 4-5 days and then gradually raise it to 67F for the last 14 days of my fermentation, beer comes out perfect at these temps!
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Depends on yeast, but more then likely, no. The yeast kind of dictate what temp to ferment at. Secondly, keep in mind that fermentation creates heat itself, so while the ambient air temp around the carboy maybe 68, inside the carboy, the wort/beer is probably closer to 75-78.
The thermometer on the side of the bucket is reading 68* and I used Wyeast Irish Ale.
Ideal temp range for the Wyeast Irish Ale is 62-72. You factor in that fermentation temp is about 3-6 degrees warmer than the ambient temp, and you probably want to be in the 59-66F ambient temp range.
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In my expierence and also a expierement I have used comparing the stick on fermentometers to the actual wort temp using a ss thermowell and a temp logger made by UEI there is about a 1 degee difference between the fermentometer and the center temp reading so if your carboy/buckett is reading 68 it is probably closer to the 69 maybe 70 range. The higher the temp with most yeast the more esters or fruity flavors the yeast will produce. If you go higher than those temps you will start to produce fussels ( hot alcohol ) and alot of esters and you run a higher risk of autolysis as well though I have never seen that or no anyone who has.
Also I keep the fermenter right next to the AC vent. I may just put it directly on it.
What about a tub of room temp water to keep it regulated?


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Self-disabling or self-locking single-use syringe of the passive type, i.e., one that is self-locked after first use of the syringe, in such a way that any attempted reuse is prevented, and is characterised in that it comprises at least two rings provided on the internal face of the barrel and having the general shape of a circular crown with a variable internal radius, and in that each of the longitudinal fins of the piston has a height which is different from that of at least one of the other fins, in such a way that the plunger can be inserted tightly through the space defined by the variable internal radius of the barrel rings. In this way resistance to the passage of the piston is minimised, thereby reducing the risk of causing bruises, and with a manufacturing cost substantially similar to that of conventional syringes.
1. Single-use syringe comprising:
a barrel which has an inner surface which defines a chamber for retaining a fluid and an exit end through which said fluid may be expelled;
a plunger which comprises an elongated body, said elongated body comprising a plurality of longitudinal ribs, and
a piston which is connected to the end of the plunger close to the exit end of the barrel, the outer surface of the piston forming a fluid-tight connection with the inner surface of the barrel, wherein
the barrel comprises at least two rings situated on the inner side of the barrel, at least one being situated on the distal part and at least one being situated on the proximal part of the barrel relative to the exit end, said rings having the general shape of a circular rim with an outer radius coinciding with the radius of the inner side of the barrel and a variable inner radius, and
wherein each one of the longitudinal ribs of the plunger has a height which is constant along its entire length, but different from that of at least one of the other ribs, said height being suitable on each rib for allowing insertion of the plunger through the space defined by the variable inner radius of the said rings of the barrel in a close-fitting manner.
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The present invention relates to a single-use syringe of the self-destructible or passive self-lockable type, namely self-locking thereof occurs after the syringe has been used a first time, independently of the user's will.
Syringes are a type of instrument widely used in the medical and health sector in order to administer drugs, insulin, etc., to patients in need thereof. For health safety reasons it is desirable that this type of syringe should be used once only so that diseases or illnesses cannot be passed from one patient to another. However, this is not always the case, especially amongst drug-dependent persons who usually use the syringes again on more than one occasion, with the consequent medical risk which this involves. Such reuse is feasible because in conventional syringes there is nothing to prevent or least discourage reuse thereof. The existence of single-use syringes which self-destruct or self-lock automatically when used a first and only time theoretically solves this problem of preventing reuse of already used syringes. However, it is also desirable that syringes intended for this purpose should have other additional characteristics:
1. Be tamper-proof for those users who attempt to reuse them. Otherwise, a user could interfere with them, deactivating the self-destructing or self-locking systems, with the aim of being able to reuse them indefinitely.
2. Be of the passive type, namely have a design such that total or partial locking and breakage occurs passively, irrespective of the user's will.
3. Be easy to break when disposed of and difficult to break during normal use.
4. Have a low manufacturing cost. In the prior art it is possible to find a large number of documents which describe single-use syringes. However, practically none of them have been successful commercially owing to the fact that sanitary syringes are subject to a further constraint: their cost. Syringes for sanitary use are mainly acquired by the national health authorities in various countries for use in health centres, hospitals, etc. For said national health authorities cost is a factor of prime importance such that a single-use syringe which has a cost much higher than that of the current syringes is unacceptable, even despite its undoubted advantages in terms of health safety. Consequently, in order for a single-use syringe to be successful in the health sector, its manufacturing cost must be substantially the same as that of conventional syringes, or, expressed differently, it must be substantially as easy to manufacture as conventional syringes.
For example, the international publication WO02/22194 in the name of Li describes a self-destructible syringe. However, its design is complex, requiring a large number of internal parts, which increases its manufacturing cost to an unacceptable level.
The international publication WO89/00057 describes a self-lockable syringe whose locking system is based on a series of grooves and tongues arranged inside the plunger and barrel. However, since the locking action occurs only once the plunger has already performed a certain part of its stroke, and not before, this syringe can be easily tampered with by a user who wishes to use it again, by simply extracting the plunger before initial use and cutting the tongues of the barrel using a knife or cutter such as to make the locking system unusable.
Other documents, such as US20040199113, US20040176722 and ES1051002U, describe a syringe which has a weakened part at the end of the plunger, intended to break under pressure when the plunger reaches the end of its stroke. However, a careful user may not manage to break this weakened part so that the syringe would remain locked only if actively desired by the user. Moreover, a user who wishes to cause locking of the syringe when used the first time would have to apply additional pressure to the plunger at the end of its stroke, causing a pressure-induced haematoma in the patient.
Finally, the document ES 1055675U, which is considered to be the most closely related prior art, describes a syringe which is locked by means of tongues on the plunger which engage inside grooves located at the top and bottom ends of the barrel. Owing to the presence of grooves at the top of the barrel which prevent passage of the plunger if an attempt is made to remove it before initial use, tampering with the syringe is impossible. Moreover, locking of the syringe occurs automatically after first use independently of the user's will. However, this syringe, owing to the design of its tongues and grooves, at the time of use requires the user to exert a relatively high additional pressure in order to overcome the resistance offered by the tongues and grooves to passage of the piston and thus inject the liquid into the patient, this being frequently the cause of an undesirable haematoma in the injected zone.
It would be desirable, therefore, to provide a novel syringe which is devoid of the disadvantages of syringes of the prior art and in particular which has characteristics which prevent the syringe from being deformed or do not require the use of excessive pressure which causes a �surge� effect when the liquid is injected, thereby avoiding the formation of haematomas in the patient.
The problem to be solved by the present invention is that of providing a single-use syringe which overcomes the drawbacks of existing syringes according to the prior art and, more specifically, preventing the formation of haematomas in the patient, while maintaining the characteristics of being self-locking after initial use, difficult to tamper with and simple in terms of design.
The solution consists in the fact that the inventors have created a syringe which maintains the desirable characteristics mentioned�i.e. self-locking after initial use, difficult to tamper with and simple design�by providing a syringe which comprises a barrel which has inside at least two protrusions in the form of rings with a general circular rim shape which have a variable inner radius and triangular or near triangular cross-section and are located respectively at the top and bottom of the barrel on its inner side and a plunger which comprises a plurality of ribs, each of which has a height which is reduced by the amount needed to allow the plunger to be inserted in a close-fitting manner through the space defined by the variable inner-radius of the barrel rings. By means of these characteristics it is possible to provide a syringe with the advantages indicated, avoiding in particular the formation of haematomas in the patient owing to the present design of rings and ribs which minimises the resistance to passage of the plunger, and a manufacturing cost which is substantially similar to that of conventional syringes.
Consequently, a first aspect of the invention relates to a single-use syringe which comprises:
a) a barrel (10) which has an inner surface which defines a chamber for retaining a fluid;
b) a plunger (1) which comprises an elongated body, said elongated body comprising a plurality of longitudinal ribs (2), and
c) a piston (3) which is connected to the end of the plunger close to the needle, the outer surface of the piston forming a fluid-tight connection with the inner surface of the barrel, characterised in that:
the barrel comprises at least two rings situated on the inner side of the barrel, at least one being situated on the distal part (8) and at least one being situated on the proximal part (9) of the barrel relative to the needle, said rings having the general shape of a circular rim (see general diagram in
The two rings mentioned may surround the entire inner perimeter of the barrel (10), although they preferably do not surround it completely, having a general crescent shape which is more or less closed.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, shown in
Below the preferred embodiments of the invention, which are provided solely by way of illustration and do not limit the scope of the invention in any way, are described.
The plunger is shown in detail in
The syringe barrel is shown in detail in
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the said rings (8, 9) of the barrel are not continuous, but are formed by more than one section with a discontinuous shape.
The position of the rings on the inner surface of the barrel may vary so that it is possible to determine the volume amount of liquid which can be injected into the user before locking of the plunger occurs. Therefore, although it is normally desirable that the top ring should be situated close to the distal end of the barrel relative to the needle with the aim of maximizing the useful volume, the bottom ring may be situated in a position close to the proximal end of the barrel relative to the needle, being separated from said end close to the needle by a greater or smaller distance, and in all cases preferably within the first third of the length of the barrel with respect to the needle. In this way, if the bottom ring is situated in a position on the barrel further away from the end close to the needle, locking of the plunger will occur when a smaller amount of liquid has been injected into the user. If, on the other hand, the bottom ring is situated in a position closer to the proximal end of the plunger relative to the needle, there is a greater useful volume of liquid which can be injected before locking of the plunger occurs, such that a drug-dependent user could take advantage of this fact in order to use the syringe again repeatedly without reaching the plunger locking position. Preferably, the bottom ring will be situated in a position close to the end of the first third of the length of the barrel, with respect to the end close to the needle.
The cap of the syringe, which is optional although present in a preferred embodiment of the invention, has a substantially conical shape (20) with a widened side prolonged in the form of a claw (21), being in reality a protuberance of the cylinder segment type terminating in a sphere segment so that, upon insertion of the needle, the needle engages inside the cap in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which it is then inserted. Namely, instead of inserting the needle in a single direction, as occurs with caps of the prior art, the user will perform engagement in a direction which is perpendicular to the shank (22) of the cover and in this way never risks being pricked. Once the user has performed engagement in a substantially horizontal direction, the shape of the claw of the cap prevents the needle from coming out of said cap at the top or on the sides and directs the needle towards the cone situated in the vertical plane downwards where it will be fixed in position, avoiding any risk of pricking one's fingers.
The syringe according to the invention comprises a plunger with the characteristics described above, which is inserted in a close-fitting manner inside a barrel having the characteristics also described above. The syringe will be provided with a needle which may be supplied together with the rest of the syringe or separately therefrom. When the plunger is inserted inside the barrel, the plunger must be situated so that the lowest-height rib coincides with the largest-radius side of the rings of the barrel; the rib situated on the opposite side, which will be the rib with the smallest or no reduction in height, will coincide with the side where the rings have a substantially zero radius and the intermediate ribs will have an intermediate size matching the radius corresponding to that of the barrel ring at each respective point. In this way it will be possible to insert the plunger in a close-fitting manner inside the barrel, since the barrel rings are semi-rigid so as to allow the piston to pass through them in the direction towards the end of the barrel close to the needle, but prevent it from passing through in the return direction towards the end distant from the needle. Once inserted, the outer surface of the piston (3) forms a substantially fluid-tight closure with the inner surface of the barrel.
The syringe will be used by the user with the plunger inserted inside the barrel so that the piston has passed through the top ring of the barrel; but not the bottom ring (
The procedure for using the syringe will be as follows:
1. Initially the piston is situated between both crescent-shaped rings so that there is an air chamber between the needle and the piston, called �dead space�.
2. After introducing the needle into the container with distilled water or similar liquid the plunger is moved in the direction away from the needle, drawing off the liquid which remains inside the barrel, together with an air zone.
3. Said liquid is inserted inside a container with the dry extract, without moving the plunger to the end of its stroke.
4. The mixture is collected again once the dry extract has dissolved in the distilled water.
5. The air is extracted from the inside of the syringe.
6. The needle is inserted in the patient's body and the liquid is injected into the patient's body using the conventional method.
7. When the piston reaches the end of its stroke, it is lightly retained in said position. The syringe and needle are extracted from the patient's body.
8. Once extracted from the patient, the needle is inserted inside its cap and the plunger is pulled lightly so as to cause breakage thereof. Should this not be performed voluntarily and an attempt be made to use the syringe again, upon attempting to draw off the distilled water the plunger will break owing to the action of the crescent-shaped ring which retains the piston.
Similarly, the syringe according to the invention cannot be easily tampered with by the user since, should the user attempt to tamper with it prior to initial use, upon trying to extract the plunger from the barrel, the piston (3) will come up against the top ring (8) of the barrel, preventing extraction thereof and also causing breakage of the plunger by means of the aforementioned weakened part should the user persist in the attempt to extract it.
In this way the invention described provides a syringe which has the advantages mentioned, namely a simple design, ability to self-lock after initial use, guarantee of safety in medical and sanitary terms and capacity to resist tampering prior to use thereof.
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Sooooo . . . . . three years later, how's the system holding up? Have you added any kind of automation or changed your design?
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Oops. Sorry misread the posting date. Awesome system....
I made more changes to mine the first month than at any time.
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The video I watched on All Grain showed crushing grain with a grain mill. They said you could use a coffee grinder, but I would think that would pulverize the grain. A grain mill cost $150... Is there an extremely effective way of crushing the grain without a mill that is inexpensive?
There are less expensive mills based on the Corona flour mill. They can be set to crush grain, not make flour. A fair amount of work but only $20-40. less used.
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Most homebrew shops will mill the grains for you as well, usually for free.
Its not really a matter of freshness since the store just mills the whole grain before they send it to you.
Whole gives you more flexibility and control. You can order bulk amounts of a few malts (2 row, MO, Munich etc). Then if you keep a few lbs of some crystals, dark and other specialty malts on hand, you can pretty much make any style of beer out there. Brewing becomes easier. You can just break out the scale and measure out the ingredients.
There is also a good bit of cost savings by buying in bulk. Also, most brewers see a rise in efficiency by milling their own grain. You usually can't adjust the mills at a HBS (Ed at Brewmasters Warehouse will though!)
I use a corona mill it cost me like 20 shipped and I had all the other stuff I needed to get it working. I have only used it twice now but my efficiencies were 75 and 79 so it works well.
This has come up a couple times. I would see if your LHBS will change their mill's settings for you, otherwise I would look at a corona mill or another commercially available variety. My efficiency went up ~10% when I started milling my own grains.
Have you read through this thread? Just picked up my pasta machine at Micheal's for $20 and am going to knurl the rollers using a drillbit the way the thread describes! For $20 you really can't go wrong.
As mentioned before.the Corona type mills work well and are so much cheaper. I grind my grain really fine and have been in the 86% efficiency range. I think I had mine on my door for something like 23 bucks off of ebay.
Until I build a more permanent holder for it, I clamp it to a sawhorse and tie a plastic bag around it. I also hook up my drill instead of the handle it comes with. I did 19 lbs of grain in about 10 minutes.
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have you frozen rhubarb?
Can I just cut it and freeze it? Do I need to blanch it?
I'll go look around, but y'all know so much! lol
I've usually frozen cooked, sweetened rhubarb.
But I have blanched pieces for 30-60 seconds, drained, ice-bath-shocked, blotted dry, and frozen in a single layer on a sheet pan. I then divvy up into freezer bags in the portion sizes I use.
DH approves the method and says he can't tell the difference from freshly cooked. I don't like rhubarb, so I defer to his tastebuds, LOL.
Same here - I wash, cut into one inch or so pieces, freeze in a zip lock or vac seal, in the amount I would use it for my rhubarb dessert that everyone loves :) Measured and ready for me out of season.
No blanching, doesn't need it. I've used rhubarb frozen for as long as 18 months (did I mention dating the packages) and no one can tell the difference when baked into a product.
Manual defrost upright freezer, it wouldn't keep that long in my self defrosting refrigerator/freezer.
I do it the same way and have for years. For work we put it in gallon zip lock bags. I pour as much as I need into a pie shell and put the rest of it back in the freezer. I get compliments on my rhubarb pie all of the time. No Blanching. I had never heard of this before but my DF told me they always peeled it. Not me


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Commander's Message:
As you know this winter has not been kind to all of us but spring is not that far away.
I hope all will take advantage of the upcoming activities and events in the coming months. Lenten Fish Fry Dinners will be already started by the time you get your newsletter. Feb. 20th – April 3rd are the dates for the dinners. Take outs are available – call 865-9921. Help is always needed on Friday for prep and clean-up. Our youth organizations will be working some of our dinners, so let's show our support for them as well as the legion.
It's is election time again. If you would like to run for an office or the Executive Board, please notify the Post Nominating Committee. Bob Leahy or Ray Doucette, no later than March 9th. If you do not submit a letter of intention prior to the membership meeting, you can still be put on the ballot by being nominated off the floor at the meeting, but you must be present and accept the nomination. Elections will take place on April 14th at the Legion meeting. Installation of officers will be on May 9th Sat. 2015.
On March 14th, Sat., the Post will be having its upcoming 96th Legion Birthday Observance. Cocktails at 6 pm; Dinner at 7pm. A sign- up sheet will be in the bar area for those attending. Bring a dish to pass as we celebrate the Legions birthday. Also attending will be students who attended Boy's State and will speak of their week long experiences at Boy's state. So come and enjoy good food and support our youth programs.
I just want to take time and thank Roberts Post for letting our members attend "Mid – Winter" in Albany, NY on January 23rd & 24th.
Helpful information was learned at the meetings, which we brought back to our Posts. Ten members from our Legion, Auxiliary, and SAL attended the meetings. Next year we hope to have more!
A reminder to those who go south for the winter or go out of state for a while, you can get your newsletter by e-mail. Just send you E-mail address to email@example.com and Tom Waters will receive them and send your newsletter to you. This will cut our cost in mailing and the cost of getting letters back with the wrong addresses.
March & April dates to remember:
· County Meeting at Roberts Post# 161, March 16th 7 p.m. ( Let's show our support from Roberts Post)
· Heart- Run & Walk, March 7th, Sat. (Roberts Post will have a table for the runners at the Adirondack Bank at 7:30 am in Holland Patent. Come and support these people who run for a good cause!)
· Veteran's Victory Bowl, Sunday, March 22, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m. Vista Lanes ( Roberts Post will have a team to Benefit Sitrin's Star & Stripes.)
In closing, my second year as commander is drawing to a close and there are so many people I would like to thank. Thanks to this community for all the support that you've given us so we can do our job in giving back to the veterans who made this county what it is. Remember our servicemen and women around the world who defend our freedom and pray for their safe return to us and their families.
Veterans Serving Veterans,
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Ladies Auxiliary:
Hope you have been handling this winter pretty well but I am so looking forward to spring as I am sure you are also.
In January some of us went to mid-winter conference in Albany. It was very informative and we are going to try to do more things for our veterans, active military, their families, and our community in the future.
Before our monthly meetings begin at 7:00 pm on the first Monday of each month, we are going to have a ½ hour leadership meeting. This should help answer some questions about how and why we do things. The more knowledge and information will make us a more successful Auxiliary unit than we are now. And we are pretty darn good!
We are still doing the Lions dinners as a way to raise funds for programs that need additional help. To help make a little more profit on these dinners we are asking the members to make the desserts for them. You can get in touch with Alice Shaler or me if you would like to help.
Fish fries are here and the list of volunteers is set unless someone can't do their shift, in which case, you might get a call asking for your help. In February we held a Valentine's basket raffle and the winner was me. During Lent we will be having another raffle with the winning ticket drawn on Good Friday, April 3, 2015, at the Post. On April 11, 2015, from 10:00 'til 3:00, at the Post, there will be a Craft and Vendor show with light luncheon foods available to buy. There is a great need by veterans, active military, their families, and others for help. Unit 161 is going to be there for them because that is what we are all about.
The March meeting will be the election of officers for the 2015-2016 year. Here is the list: Deb Roberts – president; Alice Shaler – 1st vice; Sheila Piseck – 2nd vice; Mary Lou Herringshaw – 3rd vice; Roberta "Bobbie" Owen – secretary; Sue Wedgewood – treasurer; Kathy Lemieux – chaplain; Marion Clarke – sgt-at-arms; and Kathy Lemieux – historian. We are all doing our best to make our Auxiliary team as good as possible and I know we are succeeding because our members are # 1. March will also see us holding our Easter Party for the children. I will post more info about it on FB and in the STAR.
Empire Girls State is the end of June and Unit 161 has picked Julia Rabbia as our girl to attend. We will be anxious o find out about what she did, learned, and other experiences she had while there. We are hoping to get more girls interested in this program in the upcoming years.
February was Chapel of the Four Chaplains month for the Auxiliary, and if you don't know what that is about, please look it up. I am sure you will be very glad you did. April is our Children and Youth month with special attention being placed on them and their programs.
Hopefully most of us are in fairly good health but we have a few members who could be better. A thinking of you card would probably be appreciated by Karen McMahon, Ursula Walker, Mary Shaw, and Sylvia Davis. If you need an address, please get in touch with me.
Alice is doing a great job with membership but she can't do it by herself. We are thinking of having a tea and open house for ladies who might be interested in joining but aren't sure what we are about. There will be more details about this in the months to come.
I am proud of Unit 161 and I want to say thank you to all members who are always able to help when needed.
Yours in service,
Debbie Roberts
Sons of the American Legion:
Pete and I attended the Midwinter conference in Albany and went to several information sessions. Remember that county SAL meetings are the second Sunday of each month. Everybody is welcome to attend.
My thanks to all those members who work Post functions like dinners. Please continue to help with Fish Fries. Check your membership card and make sure your card says 2015. If not, your dues are past due so please pay them promptly.
For God and Country,
Commander John Bieksza
Legion Membership:
We are currently 91% of quota and need 19 more to put us over the top. Please make sure you have paid your 2015 dues. Thank you.
Gary Wedgewood, Membership
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Commander's Message:
With 2014 closing fast, 2015 is just around the corner. I hope everybody had a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year. Another successful year at Roberts Post has gone by with December being one of our busiest months for banquets, parties and luncheons. Our thanks again go out to all the volunteers who do so much to make our year such a success. Again our Auxiliary and SAL have done a great job in doing whatever it takes to make sure the job gets done.
My thanks go out to the Auxiliary for our Christmas Basket Project. Ten baskets this year will be delivered. Thanks also to all that donated to help these veterans and to those who are in need. Great job ladies!
Our annual Red Cross Blood Drive which was held on Dec.15th was a great success. Our quota this year was 21 units, we did 25 units. Good job Roberts Post! Also I would like to thank Sue Wedgewood for working at the front door and Alice Shaler and Bev Siefried for their volunteer hours.
Just a reminder, that Mid-Winter in Albany is Jan 23rd & 24th. Anyone interested call me at the Post. Those of us who are attending hopefully will bring back helpful information about our veterans and active military.
Remember the start of Lenten Fish Dinners is on February 20th 2015, help is always needed to make this successful.
Important Dates: January 18th Foothills Wine Tasting (Great Event) 3-5pm; February 1st Super Bowl at the Legion; February 14th Team Aaron Valentine's Dance (Bring your sweetheart to a fun evening).
If you haven't paid your 2015 dues yet, make it your New Year's resolution and be proud of your Legion! Again we are asking anyone if they have a change of address to let us know. We are getting back a lot of newsletters with incorrect mailing addresses. Call us anytime and let us know of any change. It will make our job a lot easier. Please call 865-9921 or 865-5756. Thank you again!
In closing, I would like to thank everyone for your hard work and dedication to make Roberts Post a place that our community can be proud of and most of all our veterans will need us throughout this coming year. God bless America and our service men &women who protect our freedom every day!
Veterans Serving Veterans
Richard Roberts Commander
Ladies Auxiliary:
Happy 2015, I hope your Thanksgiving and Christmas brought you warm moments with family, filled with love and good times.
The Auxiliary was busy in November and December. We finished the Fall fish fries , made Christmas cards for veterans in Oneida Co. nursing homes, worked dinners and funeral luncheons, decorated the Legion for Christmas, delivered poinsettias to people in the community, collected Toys for Tots, worked a Blood Drive, and did Sunshine baskets for community members. Thank you, Sue, for your help with the poinsettias and sunshine baskets.
I would like to thank Diane Money for the great job she did on the fundraiser for the Auxiliary and a "thank you" to all the ladies who sold the tickets for that. I also want to thank Carol Fallon for the good work she does for the Auxiliary by working so hard on the Lions Club dinners which is a monthly fundraiser for us. Thank you to all who help Carol with these dinners. It is amazing how effortless you all make these dinners seem.
January will again find us making Valentine cards for veterans in Oneida Co. nursing homes. This will be
on Sat., Jan. 31, 2015, at 10:00am at Roberts Post in H.P. We will supply a lot of the crafting supplies but you are more than welcome to bring your own.
We will have snacks and if you could help with that, it would be most appreciated. Please try to come it is so rewarding to do something for our men and women who served.
In February the Lenten fish fries will start the Friday after Ash Wednesday. Be ready for calls to work and to help in other ways.
January will also find some of us going to Mid-Winter conference. I am looking forward to this so I can learn more about how to be the kind of president and committee chairperson you all need and deserve.
I am so proud of our Bobbie Owen. She is doing a great job as 5th District president and we should all be proud of her. It is not an easy task.
Alice is doing such a good job with membership. We have new members coming in on almost a regular basis. It is rewarding to see so many members at a meeting. Words cannot convey how proud I am of our unit!!
There are many little things we can all do to help so many others. The Auxiliary is collecting Campbell soup labels and box tops for education, "plastic" twist off caps from bottles or jars for "Caps of Love", and cancelled postage stamps on envelopes. Do not trim the stamps just tear the corner of the envelope off with the stamp still on it. We also will be taking pull tabs from all sorts of cans. Any of these items can be turned in at the Legion where a box will be set up in the bar.
At our last meeting, I sent our little blue piggy bank around to collect change. This will be done at each meeting right up to April with the money collected being used for the Auxiliary April's Children and Youth project.
For God and Country,
Yours in Service,
Debbie Roberts, President
Legion Membership:
The Post currently has 87% of our quota of members paid for 2015. I ask everyone to look at your Legion card. If it says 2015, thank you for renewing promptly. If it says 2014, it has an expiration date of 12/31/2014. Please pay your dues as soon as possible. Encourage others to do the same. Thank you for your continued support of Roberts Post.
Gary Wedgewood, Membership
Sons of the American Legion:
SAL membership: Only 33 of our 87 members are paid for 2015. To keep our Squadron strong we need to encourage all our members to pay their dues. We are always open to new members so invite your friends to join.
NFL Sunday's have been a success. I wish to thank all of our members who participated in the food sales. Thank you also to all of our members who have stepped up to help with fish fries and dinners at the Post.
Remember our Military Members wherever they are serving. I wish you all a healthy and happy New Year.
For God and Country,
Commander John Bieksza
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Recent New York State Laws & Initiatives
– Driver's License Fees – NYS Department of Motor Vehicles now cannot require any payments for the duplication or alteration of an existing driver's license or non-driver's ID card prior to its renewal date, if the purpose of asking for the duplication or alteration is solely to add the distinguishing Veteran's mark on the card. This law became effective on December 7th.
– Property Tax Exemption – New law increases the real property tax exemption from $5,000 to $7,500 for Veterans buying real estate with "eligible funds." "Eligible funds" under this law means money from a pension, bonus, or insurance (or dividends or refunds on an insurance policy), or payments received from the Federal government as POW compensation. This law goes into effect on July 1, 2015.
– Temporary Hiring List – For temporary employment in public service positions in NYS, NYS must hire a qualified Veteran from a "Veterans Temporary Employment List" rather than going through a temporary employment agency. NYS Department of Civil Service must maintain this list of Veterans seeking temporary employment in a State public service position. This law is effective now.
– Tax "Check-Off" For Homeless Veterans – NYS taxpayers can elect to contribute a monetary gift to a new "homeless Veterans assistance fund" when paying their State taxes. This gift is purely a gift, in that it does not reduce in any way the amount of State taxes that an individual owes. This law becomes effective with the taxable year beginning January 1, 2015.
– Supplemental Burial Allowance Changes – Previously, under the law governing the NYS Supplemental Burial Allowance program, a qualifying death had to actually occur inside the combat zone for the surviving family members to qualify for the benefit. Under the amended law, however, a service member who dies of wounds incurred in combat will be a "qualifying death" for the benefit, even if the actual death occurs outside of the combat zone. The new application is available on DVA's website by following this link: http://veterans.ny.gov/…/new-york-state-supplemental-burial… <http://veterans.ny.gov/content/new-york-state-supplemental-burial-allowance> . This law goes into effect on February 14, 2015.
– In-State Tuition For G.I. Bill Recipients – Anyone who is not a NYS resident and is attending a State University of New York or City University of New York college using the G.I. Bill shall receive the in-state tuition rate, even though they are not NYS residents. This allows them to maximize their G.I. Bill benefits, and not have to pay the extra costs that would come from being charged the out-of-state rate. This law is effective now.
– Professional Licenses For Military Spouses/Domestic Partners – The spouse or domestic partner of a service member who is licensed in another state to practice as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson, or to obtain a barber, esthetics, cosmetology, natural hair styling, or nail specialty license, and who moves to New York State with the service member, can receive the same professional license in NYS without re-applying. This law is effective now.
Of course, there are several other NYS programs that recognize a Veteran's MOS or out-of-state professional license without making that Veteran jump through any more hoops to be licensed in NYS. For the current list of MOS and license programs granted recognition by the NYS "Experience Counts" initiative, see: http://veterans.ny.gov/content/experience-counts <http://veterans.ny.gov/content/experience-counts> .
– Lifetime Liberty Pass – Veterans with a service-connected disability of 40% or higher can receive a pass for free admission to NYS parks and other State outdoor facilities for fishing, hunting, camping, etc. The Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation administers this program. The full guidelines and application form for this pass is available at this link: http://nysparks.com/admission/lifetime-liberty-pass.aspx <http://nysparks.com/admission/lifetime-liberty-pass.aspx> . This program is effective now.
– Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act – NYS established a goal of awarding 6% of State governments to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses. This program is being administered by a brand-new NYS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans' Business Development, operated by the NYS Office of General Services. If a business owner wants to apply as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, the application is available at this link:http://ogs.ny.gov/Co…/Docs/SDVOBCertificationApplication.pdf  <http://ogs.ny.gov/Core/Docs/SDVOBCertificationApplication.pdf> . Applications are being accepted now.
– Veteran Liaison Officers – Each NYS agency has appointed a "Veterans Liaison Officer" to coordinate initiatives affecting Veterans, service members, and military families. This program is effective now.
– No Income Limit For Gold Star Annuitants – Previously, NYS required an income cap for Gold Star Annuity Program eligibility. Now, there is no income requirement for Gold Star Parents to receive this Annuity from NYS. Gold Star Annuity application form is available at this link: http://veterans.ny.gov/con…/gold-star-parent-annuity-program <http://veterans.ny.gov/content/gold-star-parent-annuity-program> . This law is effective now.
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