jmill
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I am about as much of a newbie as you can get. I haven't even cracked open my first brew yet!
My conversion came a little later than it probably should have. I have been a big craft and specialty beer fan since college, and always toyed with the idea of brewing my own. I just never really had anything push me over that edge. After talking to someone at a music festival who brought their own brew in a keg, I decided to do some research.
Within a week I had receive a great starter kit from my local HBS, and the next weekend I was brewing my first batch. That one, a Texas Kolsch, is currently in secondary. (It was brewed while listening to a 3 hour Prince session on our local NPR station. I'd name it something Prince related, but I don't want to get sued.) Should be ready to keg within the next week.
Tomorrow my wife and I will make another batch, my second and her first, which will be a Texas Blonde. Both kits are partial mash recipes from the local HBS. Two major improvements for the second batch: moving outdoors to a burner and using a yeast starter, currently on the spin plate.
Both will be going into a 4.4 cu ft fridge converted to a kegerator, which will be converted this weekend.
I hope to begin all mash brewing sometime soon. The goal is to eventually develop recipes to pair with my brisket and pulled pork. Luckily the kit I found at my local HBS has everything except the mash tubs, which can be easily added to the setup.
I am very lucky to live in an area with a strong home brew community and some great local home brew stores. So far, some of the better customer service I've experienced.
I have already learned a ton from this site, even though I've been at this whole thing a short time. I look forward to learning from everyone here and making some (hopefully) tasty beers!
Cheers!
(with a Saint Arnold Bishop's Barrel)
My conversion came a little later than it probably should have. I have been a big craft and specialty beer fan since college, and always toyed with the idea of brewing my own. I just never really had anything push me over that edge. After talking to someone at a music festival who brought their own brew in a keg, I decided to do some research.
Within a week I had receive a great starter kit from my local HBS, and the next weekend I was brewing my first batch. That one, a Texas Kolsch, is currently in secondary. (It was brewed while listening to a 3 hour Prince session on our local NPR station. I'd name it something Prince related, but I don't want to get sued.) Should be ready to keg within the next week.
Tomorrow my wife and I will make another batch, my second and her first, which will be a Texas Blonde. Both kits are partial mash recipes from the local HBS. Two major improvements for the second batch: moving outdoors to a burner and using a yeast starter, currently on the spin plate.
Both will be going into a 4.4 cu ft fridge converted to a kegerator, which will be converted this weekend.
I hope to begin all mash brewing sometime soon. The goal is to eventually develop recipes to pair with my brisket and pulled pork. Luckily the kit I found at my local HBS has everything except the mash tubs, which can be easily added to the setup.
I am very lucky to live in an area with a strong home brew community and some great local home brew stores. So far, some of the better customer service I've experienced.
I have already learned a ton from this site, even though I've been at this whole thing a short time. I look forward to learning from everyone here and making some (hopefully) tasty beers!
Cheers!
(with a Saint Arnold Bishop's Barrel)
