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Hello all! I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Ray I'm from the Suburbs of Pittsburgh. I started brewing with a Mr. Beer kit the kids bought me for Christmas of 2011. It was Horrible beer. I was intrigued by the idea of making my own beer but didn't do much until Christmas of the next year(2012) when the kids got me a refill of the same west coast pale ale from the previous year. As soon as I seen it I thought to myself, there has to be a way to make this better. That's when the addiction started! I searched the Internet and found mrbeerfans.com. The fellas there helped me out with that nasty WCPA and it turned out great! It was on from that point. The guys at MRBEERFANS helped me learn all I have learned so far. I now brew all-grain, keg, have a dedicated brewing area in the basement, have a three tap keg system and so on. Thanks to all of those fellas for their wisdom and knowledge. I'm hoping this forum is just as enthusiastic to welcome me and help me learn as I did at MRBEERFANS. I would love to share with you all the knowledge I have picked up along the way as well.
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We're glad to have you as part of the Borg. This is a great bunch of brewers and I know you will feel at home here soon. I look forward to reading your posts and learning from your experience

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Whats Brewing

Fermenting:
#40 - Citra-Nilla Cream Ale IPA - Brewed:9/20/15

Conditioning:
#39 - Dead Fly IPA - Brewed: 8/29/15 Bottled: 9/27/15
#38 - Apricot Hefeweizen (Colab w/Adam at SOL)- Brewed: 8/8/15

Drinking
#36 - Summer Wheat: Oberon Clone - Brewed: 7/11/15
#37 - Hickory Bourbon Honey Porter - Brewed: 7/18/15
#33 - Younger No. 1 Scottish Strong Ale - Brewed: 3/29/15
#28 - Hard Mulled Cider, Brewed 10/11/14 Kegged
#29 - Strawberry Lime Cider, Brewed/10/19/14 Kegged

Gone
#34 - Second Runnings IPA - Brewed: 3/29/15
#32 - Harvest Nugget Smash v2 (TBD) Brewed 11/27/14
#35 - Columbus Pale Ale - Brewed: 5/02/15
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Hi Ramon, we pretty much all have similar stories. The desire for better beer is what keeps us going. Our stories are pretty much the same meaning Mr. Beer helped many of us get started.
We have a large number of folks at the advance AG level but a good mix of all types of brewers and we share and help each other with no chips on our shoulder.
We all look forward to sharing what we know with each other and take this forum to the next level.
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Welcome to the Borg! You have found a great bunch of brewers, all willing to share their experience! If you have any questions please ask, if you can answer and help, please answer!
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MONTUCKY BREWING
Currently brewing:

Next Up?
Kolsch?
Ginger Beer?
Traveling Red?
Yazoo Gerst Clone?
Peanut Butter Porter?

Currently Conditioning:
Cherry Mead
California Moscato

Currently enjoying:
Hardly Apple Cider on tap
Hardly Cherry Lime-Aid on tap
Oktoberfestive-Ale on tap
PGA Cider (Pear, Ginger, Apple) on tap 3rd Founders Cup 2016 King Of The Mountain on tap
Bottoms Up Brown on tap GOLD 2016 Ohio Brew Week Silver 2016 Ohio State Fair Silver 2016 Son of Brewzilla, Silver 2015 Son of Brewzilla, Bronze 2015 King Of The Mountain on tap
NITWIT BELGIAN STRONG ALE Banjo-Dawg RCE bottled
DAWG LB PALE ALE bottled
CITRA SLAPPED AMBER ALE bottle
MO FREEDOM SMaSH bottle
HOP TO IT IMPERIAL IPA bottle

Medal Count
Gold 3
Silver 5
Bronze 5
Actively brewing since December 2013
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What he said. ^^^
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King Duncan's Porter
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Littlejohn's Ale -- Crown Top Pale Ale
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Welcome!
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

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Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
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Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Hi there Ramon....welcome to the Borg. We are glad you're here.
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#93 - Gerst Amber Ale
Conditioning and Carbing

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Hello Ramon and welcome. You're gonna fit in just fine here.

Cheers, Jeff
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Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
Octoberfest
Le Petite Saison
Czech Pale Lager
A Toast to Big Fuzzy Russian Imperial Stout at 10%
Belgian Blond
Flower Power IPA
4 Kilts Clueless Belgian Strong
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One Wort Two Yeast with WLP940
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Hello and welcome to the site!
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Hey Ray. :clink:

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Kenny!!!!! :hammer:
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I got a feeling you are gonna like the Hammer!
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Welcome to the Borg Ramon! Great group of brewers out here, and sounds like you will fit right in.

:welcome: :borg:
Fermenting: Bucket 1 - Fresh Squeezed IPA; Bucket 2 - Empty

Kegged: Keg 1 - Irish Red; Keg 2 - Cream Ale; Keg 3 - Amber Ale; Keg 4 - APA; Keg 5 - Empty; Keg 6 - Empty; Keg 7 - Empty
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gwcr wrote:Welcome to the Borg Ramon! Great group of brewers out here, and sounds like you will fit right in.

:welcome: :borg:

Thank You!
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MadBrewer wrote:I got a feeling you are gonna like the Hammer!

:hammer: HAMMER TIME :hammer: :hammer:
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