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PeltierBeer

Posted by michael on from the necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention dept.

Helstein writes "Finishing a beer in the sun before it gets warm is usually not a problem, but what about those really hot days? Having some hardware lying around there is only one solution to keep the beer cool, that's to make a PeltierBeer."

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  1. The only problem is by fw3 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that their research seems to have missed:

    Guinness is supposed to be drunk at room temp not 8-10 Deg C.

    <doh>

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  2. Re:Some problems that I see by Mattwolf7 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah thats what I was thinking. His design would have worked much better keeping the beer in the Aluminum can instead of pouring it into a glass since Al is much better than glass (You dont see very many glass heat sinks do you?)

  3. For severe cleverness.... by Handpaper · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Run the outfit from photoelectric cells - more sunlight, more cooling!

  4. Re:problem solved by Audin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Three words: "Irish Car Bomb"

    http://www.cocktail.com/recipes/i/IrishCarBomb.htm