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December 01, 2013

Beer -- the new construction material
— Purple Avenger

Actually, the grain waste from making beer

...A by-product of the process could be about to give an upgrade to a workhorse building material Â– red clay bricks. By blending in the grains left over from making beer, the bricks can be more environmentally friendly and better insulators...
...With a clay paste containing 5 per cent spent grains, the team was able to create bricks just as strong as the conventional type, while reducing the amount of heat they lost by 28 per cent...

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Open bar

Posted by: Purple Avenger at 08:43 AM | Comments (48)
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1 I'll do my part to keep the material available...

Posted by: OG Celtic American at December 01, 2013 08:44 AM (vHRtU)

2 The steam left over from the fermenting process at the Bitburger plant used to provide steam heat to the USAF base there

Posted by: Thunderb at December 01, 2013 08:44 AM (zOTsN)

3 Also, firstestestest.

Posted by: OG Celtic American at December 01, 2013 08:45 AM (vHRtU)

4 Alcohol, check.

Now we need boobies and kittehs.

Posted by: OG Celtic American at December 01, 2013 08:46 AM (vHRtU)

5 Bricks from grain Old as the pyramids

Posted by: Thunderb at December 01, 2013 08:46 AM (zOTsN)

Never liked beer.

Now. Root Beer. Well, that's a different story.

Posted by: garrett at December 01, 2013 08:46 AM (WcYR+)

7 Mmmm, beer.

Posted by: blaster at December 01, 2013 08:46 AM (4+AaH)

8 May be a stoopid question but I will ask anyway, if these bricks get hot over the course of a day in the sun, will your house smell like beer?

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 01, 2013 08:48 AM (RZ8pf)

9 Spent grain is already used as cattle feed, do we sacrifice marbled steak for metrosexual warmy bricks?

HELLS NO.

Posted by: 13times at December 01, 2013 08:48 AM (fGPLK)

10 Dangit! The link won't open for me. But, I take it the gist is.... drink more beer. There are houses that need to be built! As lovely as this fresh thread as this is, it is, unfortunately, bound to be NFL-stomped momentarily.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 01, 2013 08:49 AM (DmNpO)

Spent grain is already used as cattle feed, do we sacrifice marbled steak for metrosexual warmy bricks?

Bacons for bricks? I don't like that trade.

Posted by: garrett at December 01, 2013 08:50 AM (WcYR+)

12 So, if I add some cigarette butts and $5 perfume I could have a place that smells like a '70's era 3.2 bar. Eeish...

Posted by: Meremortal at December 01, 2013 08:50 AM (1Y+hH)

13 Thanks, I had enough last night to try to drown out Bama's loss to teh Kittehs. Seeing my Beloved Tide at #4, no SEC Championship, no Heisman for McCarron...sucketh.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at December 01, 2013 08:50 AM (0HooB)

14 #6 I was wondering whose slack I've been picking up.

Posted by: Xavier at December 01, 2013 08:51 AM (3Yzit)

15 Never liked beer. Now. Root Beer. Well, that's a different story. *** And the funny thing about root beer is that the more expensive it is, the shittier it tastes. Even the generic store-brand root beer is usually pretty good.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 01, 2013 08:51 AM (DmNpO)

16 Spent grain is already used as cattle feed, do we sacrifice marbled steak for metrosexual warmy bricks?

I've mostly heard of breweries sending the used mash to dairy farms, but cheese pairs so well with beer I'm seconding the HELLS NO.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 01, 2013 08:52 AM (hO8IJ)

17 There is no root beer but Sprecher.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 01, 2013 08:53 AM (hO8IJ)

18 Fuck the fucking environment.

Posted by: --- at December 01, 2013 08:54 AM (MMC8r)

And the funny thing about root beer is that the more expensive it is, the shittier it tastes. Even the generic store-brand root beer is usually pretty good.

Sprecher.

Those cheeseheads know how to make a proper Root Beer.

Posted by: garrett at December 01, 2013 08:54 AM (WcYR+)

20 Even the generic store-brand root beer is usually pretty good. It's probably closer to the original flavoring. The original Dr. Pepper factory is in the little town of Dublin, Texas. There you can get a case of the original formula Dr. Pepper. It's got that '50's taste that will stay with you for an hour after you drink it. It's the only Dr. Pepper I care for at all.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 01, 2013 08:55 AM (1Y+hH)

21 Bright red sticky sweet Birch Beer of my youth

Posted by: Thunderb at December 01, 2013 08:56 AM (zOTsN)

22 I like Bulldog and Henry Weinhards rootbeers.

Posted by: bonhomme at December 01, 2013 08:57 AM (6qlHs)

Sprecher also makes Cola and Cherry Cola (among other soda flavors) .

Neither of which I have tried.

Posted by: garrett at December 01, 2013 08:57 AM (WcYR+)

24
I've mostly heard of breweries sending the used mash to dairy farms, but cheese pairs so well with beer I'm seconding the HELLS NO.

Nice thing about living in PA....lots of boutique cheeses. Cooper's Cheese, and extra extra sharp cheddar are my personal faves.

(and yes, extra extra)

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at December 01, 2013 09:00 AM (0IhFx)

25 I though construction sites already ran on beer?

Posted by: garrett at December 01, 2013 09:04 AM (WcYR+)

26 To alcohol, the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems!

Posted by: Homer Simpson at December 01, 2013 09:07 AM (Vk2pI)

27 I had a root beer float once. What a lousy concoction.

Posted by: soothsayer is connectin the dots at December 01, 2013 09:08 AM (LbjC3)

28 Hello sailor! Come and stand under the myzletoe, so I can give you a big sloppy kiss... and explain how this proves the Democrats are always winning.

Posted by: The Mighty Poodlehead, Mistress of Myzling at December 01, 2013 09:08 AM (ttB5A)

29 It's probably closer to the original flavoring. The original Dr. Pepper factory is in the little town of Dublin, Texas. There you can get a case of the original formula Dr. Pepper. It's got that '50's taste that will stay with you for an hour after you drink it. It's the only Dr. Pepper I care for at all. *** I remember trying Dr. Pepper for the first time about 40 years ago and IIRC, it had a stronger, more earthy taste to it.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 01, 2013 09:09 AM (DmNpO)

30 I like Bulldog and Henry Weinhards rootbeers. *** I haven't tried Weinhards but I don't care for Bulldog. It tasted rather weak to me.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 01, 2013 09:12 AM (DmNpO)

31 Recycled beer is also good for the weeds along the periphery of you property.

*The more you know*

Posted by: Fritz at December 01, 2013 09:13 AM (TKFmG)

32 This will make meat more expensive, as the fermentation waste products have extensive uses in animal feed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 01, 2013 09:15 AM (u82oZ)

33 So, when Pharaoh told the children of Israel to build bricks without straw, they should have substituted beer.

Posted by: Steve Poling at December 01, 2013 09:15 AM (db5YN)

Open bar at the HQ and I almost missed it!

Hi y'all.

Posted by: tbodie at December 01, 2013 09:18 AM (ma3QC)

35 Spent grain is already used as cattle feed, do we sacrifice marbled steak for metrosexual warmy bricks? We feed the cattle and build the metros huts made out of cow dung bricks.

Posted by: t-bird at December 01, 2013 09:18 AM (FcR7P)

36 Well you wingnuts are supposed to become vegetarian to save the planet anyway /sarc. This is like the compostable dishes made from corn starch and stuff, my first thought is "meat is expensive enough already, stop using feed to make stuff "

Posted by: PaleRider at December 01, 2013 09:20 AM (FYUWS)

37 This will drive certain California enviro weenies crazy as bricks can't really be used in seismic areas. Maybe as pavers? Anyway, solution to non-existent problem?

Posted by: scottst at December 01, 2013 09:27 AM (agfwK)

38 Make bricks out of metrosexuals. A win for all!

Posted by: OG Celtic American at December 01, 2013 09:32 AM (vHRtU)

39 If you're using bricks for insulation, you're doing it wrong. Fiberglass insulates about twenty times better. So, how much extra would you pay for a special Green-Sticker brick that sucks a tiny bit less? No need to answer, Sacramento will send you the bill.

Posted by: t-bird at December 01, 2013 09:34 AM (FcR7P)

40 Posted by: HeatherRadishÂ™ at December 01, 2013 12:52 PM (hO8IJ) A place like AB can't possibly sell all of it's grain, so I'd imagine this would be a secondary market for it.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 01, 2013 09:45 AM (GaqMa)

41 Pretty old process to add a organic filler that burns out during the firing of the brink to make the bricks more insulating. Traditionally sawdust is used, so I do not see the use of bear making waste being that much better, but perhaps the size and shape of the grains results in a stronger brick.

Posted by: Fredlike at December 01, 2013 09:48 AM (rF/yy)

42
Anyway, solution to non-existent problem?

Non existent? No way....the earth is running out of dirt to make bricks with! Couple that with globull worming, and what do you get? A fantastic movie idea, that's what.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at December 01, 2013 09:49 AM (0IhFx)

43 Spent grain is already used as cattle feed, do we sacrifice marbled steak for metrosexual warmy bricks?

HELLS NO.

Posted by: 13times at December 01, 2013 12:48 PM (fGPLK)

Same thought occurred to me. The spent mash is not "waste" as in "presenting problem to dispose of".

And if you incorporate edible stuff into bricks, how long before insects or bacteria find a way to eat the stuff? Brick-gobbling termites, woo-hoo!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 01, 2013 10:04 AM (8Fl6F)

44 Breaker 1-nine. What's yer 20? You got yer ears on, come on back?

Posted by: this internet thing ain't working', Cletus at December 01, 2013 10:26 AM (9hVHZ)

45
Breaker 1-nine. What's yer 20? You got yer ears on, come on back?

Everyone's apparently consumed with the footballs. Either that or Kate Upton nude selfies were leaked, and all the 'Rons are taking some quality bunk time.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at December 01, 2013 10:40 AM (0IhFx)

46 Everyone's apparently consumed with the footballs.
Not interested at present. I don't want to be rude to the football fans, though.

Posted by: fluffy at December 01, 2013 10:55 AM (Ua6T/)

47 Beer as building materials? Meh. During the Angolan Civil War, canned beer was used as currency. Diplomats and Western NGO workers were given cases of beer to pay the locals for their services.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 01, 2013 10:56 AM (c2oll)

48 Public school district's "Rainbow Youth Forum" featured "Leatherdyke" who writes Lesbian Porn http://tinyurl.com/q6fz946

Posted by: The Political Hat at December 01, 2013 10:57 AM (Vk2pI)

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