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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...