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Contents:
  Re: priming solutions (Fred L Johnson)
  "Spirit of Free Beer" Homebrew Competition Results ("Mark Hogenmiller")


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Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 06:44:23 -0400
From: Fred L Johnson <FLJohnson52 at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: priming solutions

Regarding the recommendations for priming a batch of beer, there is  
no way one can evenly distribute a concentrated sugar solution into a  
batch of beer without significant stirring or long periods of time,  
so the recommendation to prime in the fermentor before racking off  
the settled yeast will only result in unevenly primed beer or  
essentially fully resuspended yeast.

There are ways to precisely prime each bottle using a concentrated  
solution of sugar and a pipetting device--my standard method. Priming  
each bottle minimizes introduction of air into the batch.

Fred L Johnson
Apex, North Carolina, USA



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Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 16:34:01 -0400
From: "Mark Hogenmiller" <mehogenmiller at verizon.net>
Subject: "Spirit of Free Beer" Homebrew Competition Results

Brewers United For Real Potables  (BURP) completed the 17th Annual Nation's
Capital "Spirit of Free Beer" Homebrew Competition at the Whole Foods Market
Fair Lakes located in Fairfax, VA on May 16, 2009. Spirit of Free Beer, for
the 12th year in a row, served as one of the Qualifying Events for the
Masters
Championship for Amateur Brewing (MCAB).

The Best of show winners are:
1st Place          Mike McGuire                      Club: BURP
Weizen - 15 A "Whisker Biscuit"

2nd Place        Piet Huiberts                        Club: FOAM
Belgian Tripel - 18 C "Traditional Tripel"

3rd Place        Mel Thompson, Ty Ming      Club: BURP
Foreign Extra Stout - 13 D  "Syphilitic Stout"

Complete results are posted at the BURP at
http://www.burp.org/events/sofb/2009/results.asp  BURP would also like to
thank all our sponsors and encourage all home brewers to visit the sponsor
page at http://www.burp.org/events/sofb/2009/sponsors.asp?yr=2009

SOFB XVII Team
events at burp.org



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