Homebrew

[chefchris]

Congratz! I'm studying for the BJCP exam now. Last batch didn't come out too good. Breakfast stout is going into secondary tomorrow and after the boil tasted amazing. Anything else brewing?

Are you doing the Founder's Breakfast Stout from BYO? I've been wanting to do that for quiet some time. I just entered 4 beers into our local competition - Moose Drool Brown Ale Clone, Dry Stout, Christmas Ale and a Coffee Stout. None of the beers are just flat out amazing but I figured what the hell. I've already started preparing myself to be let down with the results.

We also did a Double Chocolate Sweet Stout that tasted amazing in the primary, was for sure the best beer I had brewed, but it got infected in the secondary from the cocoa nibs that we added. If you ever use cocoa nibs put them in vodka first, then toss them in. I noticed the infection immediately and racked underneath the layer into a keg and threw it in the fridge. Everyone says they can't taste the infection but I can. I poured a glass the other night and couldn't finish it. I need to bottle it up and give it to them since they like it so much.

That exam is pretty tough. I've had a friend studying for it for the last 8 months. I think it's a 3 hour essay exam. Does it cost anything to take it?