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Welcome to Brewing in Beverly

 Welcome to Brewing in Beverly Sit your feet down fellow traveler, I can see that you're thirsty! Let me tell you of my journey in homebrewing. It's full of danger, adventure, and of course, delightful treasures in liquid form. This tale mostly centers in Beverly, but meanders on occasional quests beyond the Windy City. My journey first started on Christmas 2020, at the height of the pandemic, when I got my first beer kit. This story will start in those mists of time, when I was just a starry-eyed newbie with a five gallon bucket and a thirst. Eventually these tales will catch up with the present, and then look to the future with dreams of draughts destined for drinking.
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First Brew - Brewer's Best Extra IPA

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First Step of the Journey Learning to brew is a bit like learning how to ride a bicycle. It's more than just getting used to getting on the bike, staying balanced, learning how to stop, etc. You have to get a bike first. If you don't know how to ride a bike, how do you even know which one to buy? Thankfully, there are beer kits! The Gift 2020/12/25 My wife was kind in indulging in my beer making fantasy by getting me a beer kit for Christmas. In this case, it was the very wordy Brewer's Best Extra IPA Hop Rotator Series. The kit can be found  on Amazon , but as the word "rotator" implies, the hops chosen for the kit will change. There is a  PDF of the recipe , but in my case the hops were Columbus and Idaho 7 instead of Centennial and Amarillo, respectively. Could It Have Gone Easier? It wasn't a bad choice for a first time home brewer, but to continue with the bike analogy, I could have started with some extra training wheels. The difficulty level is "ea...
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Location: Beverly, Chicago, IL 60643, USA
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