Hey from Champaign Illinois (go Illini),
So me and my girlfriend (both college students originally from chicago-area) started brewing a few months ago after I talked about it for a while and she finally convinced me to do it. We are both big beer drinkers and have planned our last two vacations around brewery visits. We did one batch with my friend and were instantly hooked. We went straight into all-grain because that is what we saw, and it has definitely turned into an addiction. We already have "invested" in a 10 gal rubbermaid mash tun system, 8 and 15 gal megapots, our own grain mill, and most recently a kegerator/ cornies. The sad thing is we justified getting all this stuff because it would save us money in the long run. Since we jumped into it w/ very little experience we had a few batched go bunk (or is it debunk) when we tried to do some high grav stuff, so I was looking for answers and stumbled apon this wonderful site. Anyway, we don't have to many brewing friends so this place has been fantastic. Thanks in advance for all the help.
B & J
So me and my girlfriend (both college students originally from chicago-area) started brewing a few months ago after I talked about it for a while and she finally convinced me to do it. We are both big beer drinkers and have planned our last two vacations around brewery visits. We did one batch with my friend and were instantly hooked. We went straight into all-grain because that is what we saw, and it has definitely turned into an addiction. We already have "invested" in a 10 gal rubbermaid mash tun system, 8 and 15 gal megapots, our own grain mill, and most recently a kegerator/ cornies. The sad thing is we justified getting all this stuff because it would save us money in the long run. Since we jumped into it w/ very little experience we had a few batched go bunk (or is it debunk) when we tried to do some high grav stuff, so I was looking for answers and stumbled apon this wonderful site. Anyway, we don't have to many brewing friends so this place has been fantastic. Thanks in advance for all the help.
B & J