Reinvigorated Brewer from Illinois

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I have been a member of this site since 2008 but I have not been here much in the past 3 years but a lot in the past few days.

I moved from Asheville, NC, the best beer city in the USA in 2010 and began a teaching career where I also coach Football and Basketball. All of my obligations to my job really left me with little to no down time. Also, I lived in small 1 bedroom apartment which made brewing impossible.

Last February my wife and I finally got a house and since I have refined my teaching skills I have a bit more free time. A friend of mine said, "hey we should make a beer sometime," and now I have the bug. I am in the heart of basketball season and will have to wait until March or so to brew but I am extremely excited. We are going to do 2 brews in one day.

Brew #1 - Zombiedust (clone) - I am working out a recipe as we speak, suggestions are always welcome.

Brew #2 - Magic Hat (clone - one of the better beers I have made) or a simple IPA which was the first beer I made.

 

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Everything seems to go in cycles.
Welcome back to a neat hobby (tastes great too).

Which hops do you think you going to go with, just citra?
You'll have to post what you end up with for your recipe.

 

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I'm going to head up to the nearest home brew store to see what they have. I feel more comfortable getting the ingredients on my own rather than shipped. If they don't have Citra I may substitute Centennial.

I am also thinking about doing a Partial Mash rather than just steeping specialty grains. I have about 3 months to prepare.