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Re:Optimizing Beer Glass Shapes to Minimize Heat Transfer – ... by entropicdrifter on Thursday October 24, 2024 @12:15PM (#41936940)
They were talking about frost build-up from freezing a large stein glass. If any frost gets onto the inner surface of a glass, it creates nucleation points.
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Re:Optimizing Beer Glass Shapes to Minimize Heat Transfer – ... by BigFnTelly on Thursday October 24, 2024 @12:42PM (#41937201)
I sure was, thanks for noticing
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Re:Optimizing Beer Glass Shapes to Minimize Heat Transfer – ... by SoftTalker on Thursday October 24, 2024 @12:46PM (#41937251)
But wouldn't that frost melt immediately upon contact with the (relatively) warmer beer?
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Re:Optimizing Beer Glass Shapes to Minimize Heat Transfer – ... by hunter2_ on Thursday October 24, 2024 @01:12PM (#41937470)
Maybe foam creation is also immediate, and wins that race to some extent?
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