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the toast at the appropriate ti me that the aha leads overall i think it was a fine event the best we can do anyway i went through the socials and checked out the different systems and processes people were using i just got an electric system myself but it was crazy how may electric systems i saw on this day back in 2009 i did not even know this was an option as time went on i started seeing them made more and more but they all looked complex and expensive i bought the anvil foundry based on cost and reviews from those all around plus it is a lot lighter and more compact in my old age and small apartment vs the 3 keggle herms very happy with my first brewday results now just to monitor these beers until i get them in the kegs they are already looking good to be honest but i think i need to recalibrate my tilt hydrometers as both those sg s are considerably lower than calculated cheers aha virtual big brew the quarantine edition session where are you at may 1 2020 may 1 2020 allen huerta 2020 aha anvil foundry beer blogging friday big brew day bjcp craft beer dark angel homebrew infinity bottle kombucha malört public house brewing soap the session leave a comment this is post is in response to the session topic presented by fuggled as the days draw on i sit here wondering how the rest of the year is going to shape up my day to day life has not made a drastic change i am both more and less busy while having an increase in working hours catching up on podcast during my commute on a completely clear highway is going to be one of the most missed aspects of our time moving through the unknown like many others i look forward to the little things even though i terminated many plans before official notices of cancellation these times slightly reminds me of undergrad school work sleep beer in an ongoing cycle back in those days i did not do half the travel that i plan in even half the year finding a balance between the preparation required in order to raise my bjcp rank completing coursework for online courses that were never developed to be online and doing what i can to help keep my local with a flow of income has definitely been an interesting tug and pull for about a month now i would buy a case of beer every friday it would not all be consumed within that week but it did start piling up to the point where i would run out of space if i did not slightly increase my consumption in some way besides grilling and drinking a touch more i decided to use a bit of the beer to make soap and just like everyone else i ve tried my hand at sourdough got a batch of sauerkraut going restarted my kombucha habit started taking part in malört o clock began constructing a whiskey infinity bottle and bought an electric brewing system out with the herms and in with the foundry i guess this is where i am at before we all crossed through into a life that slightly reminds me of dark angel i was at the brewery often enough for most the staff to know me but not enough to have my own seat at the bar when i stop by for curbside pick up it is nice to see some familiar faces people that i may only spend a few hours with a month but the faces that always bring me a smile along with a delicious pint i miss the public house brewers stash beers that i would stop in for each release i am kind of bummed that i will not be able to participate in the aha big brew day with the members of the missouri association of serious homebrewers i am finally getting around to some of the education projects that i have been planning but made no movement on i guess this means i have been making some use of my evening and weekend hours but maybe i can take a week to sit back relax when all of this is over cheers the quarantine edition session where are you at nc brewers cup october 6 2015 october 6 2015 allen huerta 2015 beer best of show bjcp homebrew judging nc brewers cup nc brewers guild 1 comment this past weekend was the north carolina brewers cup it is an amazing sight seeing a number of nc breweries post the results of their beers that were entered into the competition it was also very nice to taste a good number of them some for the first time ever drinking these beers blind gave a real nice perspective of the work being done to further brewing in one of the fastest growing states view all the winners here the first day of the competition was all of the homebrew entries the nc brewers guild hosted this competition in conjunction for the nc state fair which is taking place in raleigh really soon i was hoping to get off easy but i opened the day judging ipa s not that there is anything wrong with that and the homebrewers did a really great job with them but i believe my judging partner and i went through approximately 13 ipa s before i moved on to do the mini best of show with the other group helping out with this category which was a total of 6 beers competing for the top 3 spots i guess i was rewarded for my efforts though the next flight i did which was relatively small was light lagers what some would call the complete opposite of an ipa during the afternoon session of belgian and french ales another relatively large flight but another great showing the category was mostly saisons but there was also a biere de garde you just don t see that often and it got me really excited when it was all said and done the winner went on to sit at the best of show table where i would soon be reunited with it as one would expect when it came down to judging best of show it was relatively hard there were a few that had to be knocked out over the most trivial things only the best beers made it this far and homebrewers have gotten far better over the past few years so you couldn t just kick out something that had a major flaw but happened to be best in the category when it was all said and done a belgian dark strong ale a schwarz bier and an american pale ale were the best to style top brewed beers at the table though all of the entrants who made it to that table should be proud of the beer they produced after day 1 came to a close we all left to get ourselves in the right mindset to judge the entries of the commercial contest the next day i met up with bryan and we decided to stop into fullsteam to check out their anniversary shenanigans after celebrating fullsteam and this_is_igor impromptu stouterday continues with l_allenh pic twitter com fkrvo0ug91 bryandroth bryandroth october 4 2015 platform twitter com widgets js the next morning i crawled out of bed not knowing which way is up i guess checking out miley cyrus on snl when i had to be up around 7am may not have been the best choice oh and the stout to keep me up during her performance i grabbed a quick breakfast with much coffee included and headed back to mystery brewing who was our host both days of the competition i was really excited when i saw the morning table assignments pilsners which sadly i do not remember very many nc brewed pilsners i have had before this day while judging through the entries i realized how big of a mistake this was there were many great pilsners that after it was all said and done i realized were available year round from some of the best breweries in the state i guess i have some catching up to do the quality and accuracy to style some of these beers had was indescribable a very eye opening experience what was next to follow though i thought i was already free from this pleasure the afternoon session was ipa s just like the start of my day hardly just 24 hours ago and there were 48 entries from breweries around the state the homebrew numbers were barely half of that there were a few extra sets of judges but that didn t help much at all coming down to the mini best of show looking at the 9 beers in front of us they all seemed identical in appearance several of the beers seemed to use nearly identical recipes i mean i don t know what was in them but the flavor and aroma were so similar that i thought my palate and nose were just broken the top 3 again were very difficult to come across they were the best of the best and again we go into best of show i thought judging best of show for homebrew was difficult i ve done it a few times since i received my bjcp rank but nothing could have prepared me for this this was not only my very first time judging commercial beer in a competition but my first time doing best of show in one as well talk about trying to find the best diamond in a sea of them it came down to the smallest details about each beer 23 set down in front of us and 3 selected as the best in nc the pressure was really on the results are linked above but these 3 beers from 3rd to 1st are the ones who went above and beyond this year also that pilsner that i was really embarrassed i never drank and is available year round from one of my favorite nc breweries umm yeah i should probably head to the store take a look at the list and drink some of the greatest beers nc has to offer edit information from the press release we had a record number of entries in both homebrewer 191 and commercial 362 categories we couldn t have done it without your hard work and support you can find all the results here www ncbeer org brewerscup and a press release is attached the top winners will be on display october 15 25 at the state fair in the education building cheers nc brewers cup the session 104 i am awake now october 2 2015 october 6 2015 allen huerta 2015 beer blogging friday the session leave a comment after a late night rambling session and passing out moments within hitting the submit button i came into realization that i may have started going somewhere but did not finish what i started or really even have recollection of where i was going but one thing still stands but with open eyes ones thirsts for knowledge with knowledge one seeks experience and with experience one realizes how little they really know and to some that is a problem that they must reconcile me during my time in los angeles actually when i was leaving the city is when i started my blog it was something i did to learn more about beer and share my adventures all of my post still sit over at the old url but the images that i think made them special all went away one day it kind of broke my heart not that they were great post or great pictures but a piece of what connected me to the beer world was forever taken away when i first heard about the session i was honestly really excited about it it introduced me to a lot of new writers and friends it showed me there was a lot more out there that i had to learn it is kind of what grounded me from the never ending spiral of badge and whale hunting many others that have come after me had similar experiences in both participating and reading would it do those of the future a disservice to discontinue the session quite possibly there are many new groups of writers out there i wonder if they have noticed the session or if they thought it was an exclusive club on a quick glance just based on the names involved i know some do not realize but if you know a name or two of the beer world writers brewers drinkers enthusiast not going to lie i knew about the session a few months before i first contributed it was kind of that feeling that kept me from posting earlier not that the club seemed intimidating it was always very welcoming but trying to find out how i could fit into it or maybe they just aren t interested there is no way to really tell if it were to end would another group pick up where it left off is it a matter of the topics becoming too deep do we just need a break a lot of people went on without posting for a long time and picked up where they left off like nothing happened i guess that is the freedom of not being paid to do something so what should happen i feel we should keep it going it was a while before i last contributed when i saw there was no host just a few months ago and made something up on the fly this last month the host was not even sure she was capable of hosting until she got some annoying little bug in her ear and this month well it could not die just yet a lot of people look to blogs for entertainment news ideas learning and various other reasons let us all breathe life back into this project cheers the session 104 i am awake now the session 104 goodbye american beer october 2 2015 october 6 2015 allen huerta 2015 beer blogging friday the session 1 comment no this is not my suicide letter it is also not me swearing off of beer that would just be stupid what this is is a reflection of myself over the past 6 years when i started drinking beer i do not remember the exact date but sometime within the next 21 days 6 years ago is when a friend i had in college took me into his home and opened up my eyes to a world that exist outside of the cheap spirits that my college self was drinking as well as the pbr it wasn t too long after that when i received a mr beer kit and my life was changed forev er though mr beer did not last long in my life on thanksgiving morrow 2009 i brewed my first all grain batch of homebrew and the next day i brewed another this may open up your eyes to more of the person i am today explain my views of the beer world and where i see myself i once was the person that i hate today but with open eyes ones thirsts for knowledge with knowledge one seeks experience and with experience one realizes how little they really know and to some that is a problem that they must reconcile when i started homebrewing i may have only tasted 20 different beers at a maximum i went to fred meyer and looked at the selection it was a great one and it has only gotten better but i was completely overwhelmed by the selection my way of combating that was to buy variety packs of beer and there weren t many the first pack i bought was a new belgium folly pack and for anyone who pays attention to me online this should be a red flag to the origins of my passionate and dedicated self i wish i remembered all 4 of the beers that were in that pack but 3 of the 4 were fat tire 1554 hoptober fat tire was my first look into the world that we call malt i loved it it touched me in a way that a spirit never had before on my fist sip of 1554 i could not contain myself it was the best beer i have ever had ok at this point i have not had many but today it is still my favorite beer i will drink it anywhere anytime anyplace when it came to hoptober i hated it honestly i hated all hoppy beers that i had i would tell everyone about how horrible ipas were and that they never should have been made this is quite funny looking forward in my life one thing i am actually happy about this year new belgium re released hoptober and i was able to actually assess it with a more mature palate sometime around the aha learn to homebrew day 2009 i received a mr beer kit i had a lot of fun with that process but it was by far the worst beer i have ever tasted to that point now i highly 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