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    New to competition, 20A vs 30A

    Hey all, I'm going to be entering my first competition at the end of the month. I have a Coffee Porter that I'm really happy with and would like to get some other opinions on. My question has to do with selection of categories. The base beer for this particular recipe is definitely in the 20A...
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    First AG batch: Robust Porter

    After three successful extract batches, I made the leap to all-grain brewing this weekend. I intended to "live post" throughout but got easily distracted along the way, so here's the write-up... My set up is a 10 gallon Igloo mash tun with a straight braid. I'm boiling in a 15G keggle and...
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    Belgian IPA Yeast

    Hello all. I have a Belgian IPA kit from Midwest Supplies on deck and rather than use the dry yeast that comes with it, I'm going with a Wyeast slap pack. I'm debating between the following: 3522: Belgian Ardennes 1214: Belgian Abbey 1762: Belgian Abbey II I'm leading towards the 3522...
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    First extract batch analysis

    So I broke into my first batch this past week and also had a contact at a local brewery run a sample through their testing process. I brewed the Midwest Supplies Irish Red Ale kit. Since I'm using a friend's keggle, I did the steep in 6.5 gallons (rather than the 1.5-2 recommended) and boiled...
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    First AG batch - American Barleywine

    Good morning all. I'm preparing for the transition to all-grain brewing and having done some research last night after purchasing a copy of BeerSmith, I have a Barleywine design that I would love some input on. This will be my first AG batch but my brother-in-law (experienced in...
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    Hydrometer vs. aeration, possible source of error?

    Good morning all, I have my first batch of homebrew in the fermenter as of yesterday. I hope to see some bubbling when I get home from work! I had a quick question about hydrometer readings. I'm using the Irish Red Ale kit from Midwest which consisted of 6 lbs of LME and some specialty...
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    Greetings from Grand Rapids

    Hey all, my name is Patrick and I'm in Grand Rapids, MI. I've been drinking craft beer for quite a while but decided recently take the plunge into homebrew at the suggestion of my brother-in-law who works for a Michigan craft brewery. I've been lurking here for a while soaking up information...
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