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BIG BREW OFFER!
The American Homebrewers Association's (AHA) 10th Annual Big Brew is a worldwide celebration of homebrewing that kicks off with a simultaneous toast at noon Central Time on May 5th, at which time homebrewers around the globe will begin brewing the Big Brew recipes.

Last year, over 7,000 gallons were brewed by more than 2,500 participants at 229 sites worldwide. Click here for more information on how to participate.

In honor of the 10th anniversary of Big Brew, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is giving away a FREE book to all those who join the AHA through this special offer by May 11th.

FREE Book Choices:


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Benefits of the AHA:
• Zymurgy Magazine
• AHA TechTalk Email Forum
• Pub Discount Program
• Book Discounts
• Special Event Discounts

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OFFER ENDS: May 11, 2007

HERE'S WHY I'M A MEMBER OF THE AHA:
"Beyond the excitement of reading a new Zymurgy or enjoying a new beer, AHA membership provides a connection to the larger community of beer enthusiasts and their ideas. It mirrors and powers the growing and vital world of better beer, better taste and better people and makes me proud to be a part of it."
—Drew Beechum, Valley Village, CA


	HOMEBREWING RECIPE!
	Griffin Spit IPA by Tony McCrimmon (this is one of the 2007 Big Brew recipes) Batch size: 5 gallons (19 L) Anticipated OG: 1.073 Anticipated SRM: 10 Color Formula Used: Morey Anticipated IBU: 190.3 Hop IBU Formula Used: Daniels Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 % Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes Griffin Spit IPA -- Extract Version For 5 gallons using a concentrated boil of approximately 3 gallons. 8.5 lb (3.5 kg) Light Liquid Malt Extract 2.0 lb (1.4 kg) Amber Liquid Malt Extract 2.0 oz (57 g) Summit Pellet Hops, 19.0% alpha acid (20 min.)* 2.0 oz (57 g) Summit Pellet Hops, 19.0% alpha acid (10 min.)* 2.0 oz (57 g) Summit Pellet Hops, 19.0% alpha acid (5 min.)* 1.0 oz (28 g) Summit Pellet Hops, 19.0% alpha acid (Dry Hop)* 1 tsp. Irish Moss (15 min.) White Labs WLP002 English Ale Yeast or Wyeast 1968 London ESB Yeast *Note: If Summit hops are unavailable at your local homebrew supply shop, substitute with another high-Alpha American hop.	Directions: Stir extract into 2 gallons (7.6 L) of warm water. Bring to a boil – total boil time will be 35 minutes. Add hops and Irish moss according to the recipe (note that all bittering in this beer comes from late addition hops). Cool the wort after completing the boil, and then rack to a fermenter with enough cold water to make 5 gallons. When temperature drops to 66F (19C), pitch two packages of yeast or a ½ gallon starter and aerate well. Ferment at 66-68F (19-20C) for two weeks, then rack to secondary with dry hops added. Leave on hops for three weeks before bottling or kegging.

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