MIA

It doesn't seem like I have been doing anything that I should recently, lost focus on everything and need to get back on the saddle. Making some beer today, revisiting the B-plan and just trying to figure everything out again.

Pale Ale
Malts: American 2-Row, Crystal, Wheat
Hops: Columbus, Perle
ABV: ~5%
Playlist: Adam Carolla Podcasts

Keeping at the pale ale because it seems to be getting really good and very close to a finished recipe. What I might do over my next 4 brews (this one included) is make all pale ales with different tweaks and then compare all of them to determine the best. What I would do is keep the same base recipe, use two different hops schedules and two different yeasts. This way I can compare the hops side by side with the same yeast and compare the yeasts with the same hops. This will probably happen, I just need to resist my urge to try different styles for the next few weeks.

I also need to find my way to a Kinkos to print out my entry forms for the Washington homebrewers pro-am. While it would be great to win or have one of my beer selected to be made by a local brewery, I am really just looking for the scores. As much as I respect the opinions of my family and friends, I want to know what an unbiased judge thinks of my beer. Unfortunately I dont really think I am entering my best work, I at least know what the problems are with the beers I am entering so I expect some deficiencies in the scoring. I am entering an Amber, Blonde, Pale and Stout and will post a results entry once I know how it all turned out.