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    2009 Iowa State Fair
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    A reminder

    2009 Iowa State Fair Contest

    Entries are due July 1
    Iowa State Fair

    The actual dates for the Fair are August 13- 24


    2008 IHBOTY
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    2008 Iowa Homebrewer of the Year Award

    IHBOTY

     

    This award is earned by an individual Homebrewer who is an Iowa resident. This brewer has entered beer, mead or cider in 3 of the 4 Iowa based contests.

    IBU's Iowa Brewers Open

    Iowa State Fair

    THIRSTY Classic

    MUGZ Land of the Muddy Waters

    Points are calculated in the following manner for the Brewer's highest scoring entry in a 2008 BJCP Style Category. 5pts for 1st, 3 pts for 2nd and 1 pt for 3rd.

     

    Previous IHBOTY Winners

    2007 Mark Rippe CR Beer Nuts

    2006 Michael Tiernan IBU

    2005 Mark Simpson ABL

     

     


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    Water Analysis
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    Water Analysis

     

    RO water purchased at Hy-Vee on First Ave. Iowa City

    pH 6.6
    Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 17
    Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.03
    Cations / Anions, me/L 0.2 / 0.2
    ppm
    Sodium, Na 3
    Potassium, K < 1
    Calcium, Ca < 1
    Magnesium, Mg < 1
    Total Hardness, CaCO3 7
    Nitrate, NO3-N 0.5 (SAFE)
    Sulfate, SO4-S < 1
    Chloride, Cl 2
    Carbonate, CO3 < 1
    Bicarbonate, HCO3 6
    Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 5
    "<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit

    Iowa City tap water from my faucet

    pH 8.9
    Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 170
    Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.28
    Cations / Anions, me/L 2.5 / 2.4
    ppm
    Sodium, Na 12
    Potassium, K 3
    Calcium, Ca 18
    Magnesium, Mg 12
    Total Hardness, CaCO3 95
    Nitrate, NO3-N 5.3 (SAFE)
    Sulfate, SO4-S 12
    Chloride, Cl 23
    Carbonate, CO3 3
    Bicarbonate, HCO3 34
    Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 33

     

    *The analysis was performed by Ward's Laboratories, Kearney, NE


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