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    Entering Home Brew Contests

    I figure I will get disappointing scores as you mentioned. That is exactly what I was wanting was to identifying ways to improve the beer.
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    Entering Home Brew Contests

    Good notes, thanks! To be honest, I just thought it would be neat to try and enter a contest and get unbiased feedback. In the end, my friends love our beer and I love our beer.. mission accomplished. So you guys just recommend finding one of the contest and mailing the suckers off (not via...
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    Entering Home Brew Contests

    I am interested in entering some beers in home brew contests that provide feedback and the like. I am fine with mailing the beers in, driving within a few hours of Tucson AZ or anything like that. Any advice for a first timer? Thanks!
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    Gelatin Usage?

    That was a typo, the Irish Red will be cleared. The only clearing that will happen for the watermelon wheat is the conditioning in the secondary.
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    Gelatin Usage?

    That is exactly what I thought I should have done. I will do this with my watermelon wheat and Irish Red, the question is... what to do with my Alaskan Amber that I added the gelatin to yesterday (after 1 day in secondary)?
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    Gelatin Usage?

    I know.. yet another gelatin thread. So here is my case (I did search btw) brewed up an Alaskan Amber Clone extract brew. No Irish Mos or anything like that during boil. Fermented for 7 days ten racked to a secondary. Added gelatin (recommended amount with warm water) to secondary after a day...
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    KegConnection Vs Midwest kit

    If it were me, I'd likely buy the parts seperate and just build it like I wanted for not that much more the first time. That being said, with what it sounds like you are planning to do, replace both the faucets and add a secondary multi-way regulator, I would presonally get the Midwest one. I am...
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    This actually isn't all that good

    My next stout will be a recipe I whipped up in Alchemy, but after that I will definitely take a look at Jamil's per your advice... thanks ahead of time on that one!!! I'll be shooting for a VERY thick brew with mine... something I can almost chew :P
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    This actually isn't all that good

    Yessir... wouldn't change a thing about it. :mug:
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    This actually isn't all that good

    Ironically, this is the EXACT same way brew and bottling day goes at our house... good times.
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    This actually isn't all that good

    So... since my fiancee and I have started brewing we have made an observation. Several of the beers that we have enjoyed in the past just don't have that same pizazz. As is the case with many home brewers (I assume), we have discovered that we prefer our homebrew to just about anything (with the...
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    DME vs Corn Sugar

    How much DME and how much water do you use for this technique? For a 5 gallon batch that is. I assume you use the same boiling of the water and disolving of the DME and cooling before adding to bottling bucket. Sorry to butt in, I have been wanting to try this too.
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    Oatmeal Beer Bread

    Good info, I'll be trying spent grain bread next. If I suck at it too I guess I'll just make dog biscuits... they like my food no matter how I screw it up. :)
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    Oatmeal Beer Bread

    Yep... cant say that I recommend this. It just didn't turn out that great. I am no bread expert... but it was over cooked (hard on the outside) at an hour and it was a bit bland. Pretty much none of the beer flavor came through and it just wasn't sweet enough for me. So it goes I suppose, it was...
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    Oatmeal Beer Bread

    Well, we will see how it turns out. Mixed up an oatmeal beer bread and stuck it in the oven about ten minutes ago, in about 45 minutes I will hopefully have some tasty brew bread. For whatever reason I am overly excited about this bread... guess it goes to show my baking talents (read virtually...
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