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    Black IPA - Recipe Critique Please!

    Thanks guys. Going to try to brew this up this week. Ill let ya know how it turns out.
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    Beer Belly

    Look into a primal lifestyle/diet. I try not to ingest grains unless they have been fermented. Trying to restrict my intake to veggies, meat, fruit and some dairy. (mainly avoiding processed foods) I have personally doing it for about 6 months. I Feel great, have lost about 20 lbs. and dont feel...
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    Black IPA - Recipe Critique Please!

    Thanks! I already have the Carafa II, would it be ok to just pick up a couple ounces of Carafa III and mix them? 1 pound of corn sugar is a good idea. I think i will do that. I was toying with the idea of dry hopping with 1.5 oz. of magnum. I know this is a traditional bittering hop but I love...
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    Black IPA - Recipe Critique Please!

    I've got 4 batches under my belt and want to try my hand at developing and brewing my own recipe. So far I have been doing kits - mostly steeping grains and liquid extract, so that is going to be my method for this recipe. Steep grains @ 155 for 30 min - add a portion of the extract - bring...
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    New brewers.Stop trying to doctor your beer !

    Yes I do see that. And I think making the mistakes I made, and hopefully fixing them, has taught me more about brewing than I would have learned just following the directions exactly and having a decent beer.
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    New brewers.Stop trying to doctor your beer !

    Also as a new brewer it is hard to resist the temptation to alter that first kit a little bit to make it your own. My first brew is sitting in the primary now and it has been two weeks since brew day. Coopers lager with the pre-hopped LME and booster. I told myself I would just do what the...
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    New Brewer in NY

    Hello! I received a coopers brew kit for Christmas and am going to try my hand at this homebrewing you guys are all so passionate about. Been doing my research and hopefully my first batch turns out drinkable so i can move onto my second batch and use better ingredients than those included...
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