Another MA Brewer Intro

[nathanthn]

There seems to be a lot of us here...

I've been a long time lurker here so I thought I should go ahead and create an account and introduce myself. I've been brewing since 2008 when I was given my beginner kit as a birthday present, upgraded to all-grain in 2009. It has become a bit of an obsession for my wife and I over the years. I love experimenting with my own recipes; I tend to perfer malty over hoppy but I do enjoy a good "kick in the face" IPA every now and again. We also do mead and cider, found a great local place that sells fresh-pressed unpasteurized cider this year and we are loving the results so far.

I'm currently fermenting my own version of a Belgian Dark Strong using Maris Otter as a base instead of pils, made it extra dark with more special B, and upped the IBUs a little over style guidelines with Galena hops. Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out...

 

[Calichusetts]

Hey Hey!

Great to see the surge in Mass brewers on here, though it appears that most have been doing it for a while. Good luck with your brew, now if you can just move closer to the south shore I could get some more brew buddies.

 

[the_bird]

Welcome from way out west. Lot of HBT'ers in the general area, keep an eye out for brew sessions and the like.

Love Belgian dark strongs, too - some of my best beers have been that style.

 

[tobrew]

Welcome from Ashby....