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Also, I should note, I just brewed my annual Rocktobrefest last night - I live in Seattle where the water is super soft so I added some calcium chloride to enhance the clarity and flavor profile.

Also, I should note, I just brewed my annual Rocktobrefest last night - I live in Seattle where the water is super soft so I added some calcium chloride to enhance the clarity and flavor profile.

Thanks for this article! A great first step to making quality beers. I'm starting to go into competition and finding this is the major difference between 4th place and 1st. Does anyone have any suggestions on further reading on the topic? Or, has anyone had experience in competition?

Thanks for this article! A great first step to making quality beers. I'm starting to go into competition and finding this is the major difference between 4th place and 1st. Does anyone have any suggestions on further reading on the topic? Or, has anyone had experience in competition?

I'm in!! Thanks for extending :) :)

Ha, I just bottled for the first time yesterday and have about 3 cups of beer on my floor because of this.... But it turned out so clear and pretty, if I may say so myself :):mug::ban:

I currently have a batch that I had fermenting in the primary around 68F. Started to get a bit foamy at the top and had strong estery smells the first week - took a taste around the second week and had a more metallicy taste - took it out to prime a week and a half ago never did anything with...

Awesome, thanks! Yea, I'm excited... Its starting to smell a bit fruity but I'm hoping that tames with these next 4 weeks...

I just started a batch using 2112 a week ago and fermented it at 60F - 62F... It is also my first brew. How do you bottle lager? Just keep it in the fridge?

I just finished brewing my first beer last week (yay!) and had some decent success cooling my wort to 95F in 15mins and about 80F after 30mins (total 45 min cool time) by creating an ice bath in a 20 gallon Kmart-bought plastic tub and immediately submerging my covered brewpot into the tub. I...