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I've made 5 of my planned 9 beers for this year's Beehive Brew Off.

Today I made two beers, my Ordinary Bitter "Worker Bee Bitter" and sort of but not really a new recipe, a Golden Ale. There was thunder and rain while I was brewing it so I'm naming it Stormborn ale. Both are extremely light in color, low in alcohol and should be relatively dry.

My lineup so far is:
Third Cousin -- Scottish Export Ale (4.7%abv)
YES (Young's Extra Special) -- British Strong Bitter (6.6%abv)
Pistol Porter -- British Brown Porter (4.7%abv)
Worker Bee Bitter -- British Ordinary Bitter (3.5%abv)
Stormborn Ale -- British Golden Ale (4.4%abv)

Planned:
Underway IPA -- English IPA (7.5%abv)
Pilgrim's Pride -- British Best Bitter (working title)
Dante's Ale -- Australian Sparkling Ale (working title)
Bounty Hunter -- American IPA/Rye IPA (7.8%abv)
 
Gameface said:
I've made 5 of my planned 9 beers for this year's Beehive Brew Off.

Today I made two beers, my Ordinary Bitter "Worker Bee Bitter" and sort of but not really a new recipe, a Golden Ale. There was thunder and rain while I was brewing it so I'm naming it Stormborn ale. Both are extremely light in color, low in alcohol and should be relatively dry.

My lineup so far is:
Third Cousin -- Scottish Export Ale (4.7%abv)
YES (Young's Extra Special) -- British Strong Bitter (6.6%abv)
Pistol Porter -- British Brown Porter (4.7%abv)
Worker Bee Bitter -- British Ordinary Bitter (3.5%abv)
Stormborn Ale -- British Golden Ale (4.4%abv)

Planned:
Underway IPA -- English IPA (7.5%abv)
Pilgrim's Pride -- British Best Bitter (working title)
Dante's Ale -- Australian Sparkling Ale (working title)
Bounty Hunter -- American IPA/Rye IPA (7.8%abv)
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If Utah has the 4% law, how are you able to legally brew beer that's stronger than that?

Also, did you think the $23 for a 12-pack was expensive for the Uinta's?
 
Utah's law is that alcoholic beverages sold outside the state run liquor stores or bars ,or restaurants with a bar license, must be 4%abv or below (3,2%abw, which is a scale no one anywhere uses). And that no beer anywhere in the state can be served on draft if it is above 4%abv. You can buy beer that is above 4%, but only if it is a bottle or a can.

There is no limit on how strong beer can be other than the limits mentioned above. I have no idea if it is technically illegal for me to keg my beer (no kegs of beer are allowed to be sold in Utah for private use) or to have beer greater than 4%abv on draft at my house, and I have no intention of asking for anyone's permission.

I have never heard of a homebrewer getting in trouble for kegging beer in Utah or for kegging greater than 4%abv beer for private use.

Yeah, I can buy a 12 pack of Uinta beer at the local gas station, where it's usually more expensive, for $18. But when I was in San Diego a 12 pack of Uinta at Clem's Bottle Shop cost $25 or so. I was surprised that beer in San Diego was no cheaper than it was for the same stuff at the state run liquor store, most of the time it was more expensive, even at a grocery store.
 
Okay, now that the Brew Off is over I'm going to make some pretty major changes to my brewing process. The biggest is that I will start using reverse osmosis water. By doing that I will also have to add back minerals because beer needs certain minerals for a proper mash and a proper fermentation.

The good is that I will have control over my water profile. I will be able to create water like they have in areas where they make the lightest of lagers or water like they use to make porters or IPAs of whatever else. RO water gives you a blank slate and you take it from there to adjust the water for the style of beer you're making. The water profile can either mute or sharpen the hops bitterness. It can make the malt stand out. It can reduce the astringency associated with dark roasted malts.

So this is a big step as far as control over the brewing process is concerned, but it will also have a large learning curve and I'll have to re-learn all my established recipes in relation to my new water profiles.

It's a pretty big step, but it ultimately holds the biggest potential gains left in my brewing process.
 
Does anyone know where I could find these types of drums for either cheap or free? Ones that contained a food safe product, preferably they held some sort of food.

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Producing RO water is slow so I need a place to collect it before the brew day.
 
Holy ****, they're proud of those things. I just looked on beprepared.com (Emergency Essentials website). Like $70 for the 55 gallon size. That's more than I would have guessed.
 
bigb said:
Holy ****, they're proud of those things. I just looked on beprepared.com (Emergency Essentials website). Like $70 for the 55 gallon size. That's more than I would have guessed.
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Yeah, I don't want to pay that. Hoping there's some source that uses them and doesn't know what to do with the empties. A source that didn't use them to hold harmful chemicals or something with a strong permeating odor.
 
Made a yeast starter with part of the sample I got from my 6-pack of Two-Hearted from Bell's Brewery.

I made a starter previously and used it in Bounty Hunter Rye IPA. I did not win any medals with that beer, but I came very close and got scorecards all above 40pts for it. It's a competitive category (specialty IPA) but I did well and any score in the 40s is a score to be proud of.

Okay, so that said, this will be a batch of #9 using Bell's proprietary yeast.

You can place your bets now! University of Kentucky will win it's 9th championship in Men's Basketball.

When they do? You'll want to be sippin' on some #9.

@Dr. Jones
 
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[MENTION=26]Gameface[/MENTION]

I just tried Ghostrider, a white IPA with coriander and a Ballast Point called Sculpin. An India pale ale. I actively disliked them both.

But I really like Blue Moon. Any recommendations?
 
Stoked said:
[MENTION=26]Gameface[/MENTION]

I just tried Ghostrider, a white IPA with coriander and a Ballast Point called Sculpin. An India pale ale. I actively disliked them both.

But I really like Blue Moon. Any recommendations?
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Get a skirt. Blue Moon blows and has run its course.
 
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