Greetings from Mass

[beezhive]

[yesterday's attempt to introduce myself seems to have vanished into the aether, my apologies if I end up with a double-post]

I've been poking around the forums here for a while, and figured it was about time to introduce myself. I'm a fairly new brewer, located near Lowell, MA. I'm an extract brewer so far - I've done a combination of kits and digging up recipes both here and at my LHBS. I'd love to move to AG, but for now the equipment size/setup is prohibitive. I currently have 1 6 gallon "primary" and 2 5 gallon "secondary" fermenters, along with fermwrap style heaters for them (though only 1 temperature control unit for them).

So far I've done a couple IPA variants, my take on Thunderstruck Pumpkin, a sarsaparilla brown, a couple takes on hefeweizens and Graff. I've got a Belgian golden ale fermenting now, and will be starting another batch of Ruination clone this evening. I'll be doing an ESB in a few weeks, and have plans to do a Saison of some sort when the temperatures warm up. I keep notes on my beers on a wiki, so I can access and modify them wherever I go.

~beezhive

 

[sanibel14]

Welcome beezhive from Lowell Ma. home of Irish Mickey Ward. I wouldn't rush into AG just yet either. There's a lot you can learn from extract brewing that will better prepare you when your ready.

 

[Calichusetts]

Welcome from the south shore...good luck

 

[I-Hop]

Welcome from Lynnfield.

How did you like the Ruination clone? Was it similar to the original? That is one of my favorites.

 

[beezhive]

Thanks for the welcome, all!

Welcome from Lynnfield.

How did you like the Ruination clone? Was it similar to the original? That is one of my favorites.

The Ruination clone I made was based Yooper's recipe. Mine came out a bit milder and darker than Ruination, but very good. It was also a bit stronger than Ruination, I think I accidentally added an extra pound of DME. For tonight, I'm doing the same recipe with the following couple changes: Extra Light DME instead of Light, a bit more hops, and Pacman instead of WLP001.

Edit: I apparently did a late DME addition last time, so removed that