Also getting back

[Mad Hornet]

Hi I'm Tony from Pataskala Ohio. I just retired from coaching girls' fastpitch after 14 years which took up a lot of time year round. It's been that long since I brewed a batch and I'm excited to get back into it.

 

[bracconiere]

coaching girls' fastpitch

is that one of those new fangeled counterflow chillers?

Welcome!

 

[Mad Hornet]

Softball. I guess I should have said that LOL. Thanks bracconiere!

My set up is pretty basic so far. I like dark stout and have some fermenting right now. But expanded my garden this fall and plan to start growing hops and barley come spring.

 

[bracconiere]

But expanded my garden this fall and plan to start growing hops and barley come spring.

damn, now i want to buy some jalapies, roast them, and throw them in with the hops next time i do a brown rice stout! i think it'd be a winner!

 

[jschein]

Welcome Tony, enjoy your retirement. I am a year away, can’t wait.
@bracconiere can help when you harvest your barley, he makes an awesome malt with his setup

 

[Mad Hornet]

Sweet! Thanks jschein!

 

[Sammy86]

Hey Coach, Welcome to HBT from a current HS Varsity baseball coach! Definitely tougher to brew during the season but common now there's always the offseason...If Chris Bosh could do it, you could have too LoL!

Congrats on retirement! I'm a good 24.5 years away!

 

[bracconiere]

he makes an awesome malt with his setup

still waiting for a pic in a glass! sprouted, kilned, shipped, brewed in less then a month! the waiting's the hardest part.

 

[Mad Hornet]

Hey Coach, Welcome to HBT from a current HS Varsity baseball coach! Definitely tougher to brew during the season but common now there's always the offseason...If Chris Bosh could do it, you could have too LoL!

Congrats on retirement! I'm a good 24.5 years away!

Thanks Sammy86! Good luck this spring! Hopefully we all get our seasons in. We were fortunate last summer got every event in over 4 states, 3,000 miles and zero COVID. Now I just hope I can enjoy my daughter's college seasons. Got one senior and one freshman so this should be a big year.

 

[jschein]

still waiting for a pic in a glass! sprouted, kilned, shipped, brewed in less then a month! the waiting's the hardest part.

Waiting is the worst. Kegging this weekend

 

[Sammy86]

Thanks Sammy86! Good luck this spring! Hopefully we all get our seasons in. We were fortunate last summer got every event in over 4 states, 3,000 miles and zero COVID. Now I just hope I can enjoy my daughter's college seasons. Got one senior and one freshman so this should be a big year.

CT coaching restrictions are terrible...we can't coach the kids in our programs during the summer...it's terrible!