Hops really liked the warm summer here. I dropped the bines yesterday:
I picked about 10 gallons of of one string and will use them to brew a wet hop brew. I usually freeze them whole for a short time until I brew. This year I decided to try blitzing them in the food processor to reduce...
We got a light dusting of very wet snow coupled with wind gusting to 69 mph (110 km/h) made it impossible to get out of two of the three exterior doors. Still haven't had to go out a window. Not much is closed down and we're all plowed out.
It was time to serve the Solstice Pale Ale yesterday at 18:00. Bonfires (check), a couple of kegs (check), and a bunch of people. It's always a great way to usher in longer days.
Have your friend look at https://www.tiltbridge.com/ the ESP32 is cheap and easy to program. I use VSCode and Platform IO to program these type of micro controllers. I never did get around to making a case so mine lives in a quart Ziploc bag. I just place a foot or two from the stainless...