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Hello, World.

So, here is my first blog post. I will fill in more of the details later, but this blog will be all about my homebrewing adventures. This comes at an exciting time in the life of a homebrewer: I am making the transition to all-grain. Look for posts about equipment purchases, upgrades, recipes, and process.

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