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We have received the results from the B.O.S.S. Brewing Competition. I filled out an AHA Beer Score Sheet prior to receiving the results from the competition. I rated the beer as follows: Aroma: 8/12 Appearance: 2/3 Flavor: 14/20 Mouthfeel: 3/5 Overall Impression: 5/10 TOTAL: 32/50...

We entered the beer in a local homebrew competition for some feedback and are awaiting the results. We do lnow that out if 26 beers on our category, it was not in the top three. Hopefully well get the judge results in the next few days and get some honedt criticism on it.

Generally, pasteurization just means you heat them up to the point that it kills any bacteria that might infect you beer. Not sure the exact trmp that wd be, tho. Then before you put it in your fermenter you let ut cool to room temp.

Just wash them well. Or better yet pasturize them. If you like bananas, it might turn out awesome. The hard part is determining how much banana to put in.

We entered this beer in a local homebrew competition to get some brutally honestfeedback. Competition is 3/24/12. Ill post some of the comments when we receive them.

Here's a pic of the finished beer. Not sure if it's done carbonating, there's a bit of a head retention issue, but you can see the clarity and color really well.

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It shouldn't be too much of a problem if you just bump a little bit of CO2 at the top.

What is different between keeping it in the primary or bottling it? Won't the beer just condition the same. They do call it "bottle conditioned". I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, here - I just don't see what the difference is, besides the obvious - one of the beers is carbonating...

Brewing pics.

If you need a lower Final Gravity because you're missing your target final gravity AND you were all-grain brewing, it sounds like you might have mashed at too high of a temperature, resulting in a higher level of unfermentables. If this is the case, adding more yeast won't help. If that...

Bottle carbing is easy to do if you have the right formulas to get the volumes of CO2 you want. Keg-carbing, however, is even easier and I would use that - especially since you have a bottling gun. Just remember to bump a tad of CO2 into the headspace once you fill the bottle so that you...

Secondary fermentation seems to have mixed reviews amongst experienced brewers. Those against secondary fermentation largely argue (1) there is an increased risk of contamination due to the transfer into the secondary, exposing the beer to the air and possibly an improperly sanitized fermenter...

Took the beer to our monthly homebrew club for tasting on 03/01/2012. The general impression from the 20 or members that tried it was that the beer was a decent example of a Pale Ale. There were no rave reviews, but the comments were generally good as to clarity, mouthfeel, and aroma, but the...

Kegged 5 gallons and bottled 2 1/2 cases on Monday night. Will hopefully post some pictures once it's done. It has a really great aroma and a beautiful orange color. The beer is clear as a bell. It looks like Brew MU might have been right - I think the Chinook clashes a bit with the Citra...

Well, just an update on the brew - went into secondary a couple days ago with some gelatin. Today, was tossed into the cooler for a 35 degree cold crash to hopefully clear it up prior to carbonation.

Thanks BrewMU. It's nearly done with fermentation now, and I haven't got to taste it yet (it's at my brewing partner's house). But it should be going to the keg in a few more days. I'll certainly keep your suggestion in mind if we decide to brew it again. Thanks again.