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  • Ben Franklin
  • Bulk File Rename
  • Clipboard Munger
  • Folder Manifest
  • Legacy
  • Downloads
  • Home Brew
    • Batch #1-10: Cream of Wheat
    • Batch #1-11: Dry Stout
    • Batch #1-12: Blueberry Stout
    • Batch #1-13: American Premium
    • Batch #1-15: Easy Pilsner
    • Batch #1-21: Ginger Beer
    • Batch #1-23: Mexican Corn Beer
    • Batch #1-26: (Hoppy Italian Lager)
    • Batch #1-27 (Porter)
    • Batch #10-09: IPA Bitter
    • Batch #10-10: Honey Brown Ale
    • Batch #10-10: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #10-11: Porter
    • Batch #11-09: Nutcracker Ale
    • Batch #11-11: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #12-09: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #12-10: Schwarzbier
    • Batch #12-12: Chocolate Bock
    • Batch #13-09: Dry Stout
    • Batch #13-12: Smoked Porter
    • Batch #2-09: Ginger Beer, tweaked…
    • Batch #2-10: Dark Ale
    • Batch #2-11: Alt Beer
    • Batch #2-12: Pilsner
    • Batch #2-15: IPA
    • Batch #2-23: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #2-27
    • Batch #3-09: Bitter
    • Batch #3-10: Australian Lager
    • Batch #3-11: India Pale Ale
    • Batch #3-12: Pilsner-Style Lager
    • Batch #3-13: India Pale Ale
    • Batch #3-15 (Pumpkin Ale)
    • Batch #4-09: Stout
    • Batch #4-10: Irish Red Ale
    • Batch #4-11: Boston Lager
    • Batch #4-12: Mexican Cerveza
    • Batch #4-22: Porter
    • Batch #5-09: Draught
    • Batch #5-10: Cream of Wheat redux
    • Batch #5-12: Blueberry Stout Redux
    • Batch #5-12: Bohemian Pilsner
    • Batch #5-13: Crankcase Stout
    • Batch #6-09: Wheat
    • Batch #6-10: Mexican Cerveza
    • Batch #6-12: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #7-09: American Light
    • Batch #7-10: Oktoberfest Marzen
    • Batch #7-11: Heavy Honey Hefeweizen
    • Batch #8-09: real Ginger Beer
    • Batch #8-10: Porter
    • Batch #8-11: Irish Red Ale
    • Batch #9-09: Red Ale
    • Batch #9-10: Oatmeal Stout
    • Batch #9-11: Peach Cream of Wheat
    • Batch 2-13: Canadian Blonde
    • Batch 4-13: Pumpkin Ale
    • Classic American Pilsner
    • Triple India Pale Ale
    • Batch #1-09: Lager
  • About Me
  • Ben Franklin
  • Bulk File Rename
  • Clipboard Munger
  • Folder Manifest
  • Legacy
  • Downloads
  • Home Brew
    • Batch #1-10: Cream of Wheat
    • Batch #1-11: Dry Stout
    • Batch #1-12: Blueberry Stout
    • Batch #1-13: American Premium
    • Batch #1-15: Easy Pilsner
    • Batch #1-21: Ginger Beer
    • Batch #1-23: Mexican Corn Beer
    • Batch #1-26: (Hoppy Italian Lager)
    • Batch #1-27 (Porter)
    • Batch #10-09: IPA Bitter
    • Batch #10-10: Honey Brown Ale
    • Batch #10-10: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #10-11: Porter
    • Batch #11-09: Nutcracker Ale
    • Batch #11-11: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #12-09: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #12-10: Schwarzbier
    • Batch #12-12: Chocolate Bock
    • Batch #13-09: Dry Stout
    • Batch #13-12: Smoked Porter
    • Batch #2-09: Ginger Beer, tweaked…
    • Batch #2-10: Dark Ale
    • Batch #2-11: Alt Beer
    • Batch #2-12: Pilsner
    • Batch #2-15: IPA
    • Batch #2-23: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #2-27
    • Batch #3-09: Bitter
    • Batch #3-10: Australian Lager
    • Batch #3-11: India Pale Ale
    • Batch #3-12: Pilsner-Style Lager
    • Batch #3-13: India Pale Ale
    • Batch #3-15 (Pumpkin Ale)
    • Batch #4-09: Stout
    • Batch #4-10: Irish Red Ale
    • Batch #4-11: Boston Lager
    • Batch #4-12: Mexican Cerveza
    • Batch #4-22: Porter
    • Batch #5-09: Draught
    • Batch #5-10: Cream of Wheat redux
    • Batch #5-12: Blueberry Stout Redux
    • Batch #5-12: Bohemian Pilsner
    • Batch #5-13: Crankcase Stout
    • Batch #6-09: Wheat
    • Batch #6-10: Mexican Cerveza
    • Batch #6-12: Pumpkin Ale
    • Batch #7-09: American Light
    • Batch #7-10: Oktoberfest Marzen
    • Batch #7-11: Heavy Honey Hefeweizen
    • Batch #8-09: real Ginger Beer
    • Batch #8-10: Porter
    • Batch #8-11: Irish Red Ale
    • Batch #9-09: Red Ale
    • Batch #9-10: Oatmeal Stout
    • Batch #9-11: Peach Cream of Wheat
    • Batch 2-13: Canadian Blonde
    • Batch 4-13: Pumpkin Ale
    • Classic American Pilsner
    • Triple India Pale Ale
    • Batch #1-09: Lager
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