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01-10-2011

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ABOUT ME

About Me: I'm a father of two great sons and have a beautiful wife. It's hectic all the time with baseball, school and everything else. Finding the time to homebrew may be few and far between, but I'm loving learning about it.
General Interests: baseball,movies,reading
Occupation: Web Developer
Favorite Movies: Jaws, Shawshank Redemption, Empire Strikes Back
Favorite Television Shows: LOST
Favorite Books: Whatever I'm currently reading
Home Brewing Biography: Have been a craft brew fan ever since I was introduced to the concept in 1995 by a former boss. Many years ago we purchased by Dad a homebrew kit for Christmas. This year, after watching Brew Masters on Discovery, I asked him if he still had the kit. He brought it up for Christmas and I used some Christmas money to replace a few pieces and buy some ingredients. It's all very basic right now, just a small brew pot, carboy and bottling bucket. I want to purchase a larger pot to do full 5-gallon boils and a second carboy (or Better Bottle) so I can do multiple batches. Most of all, I want to learn more about brewing by doing it.
Future Brews: Next two brews - IPA and a Hefeweize
Gender: Male
Status: Married

City: Murfreesboro

State/Province: TN

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Compact Fridge on Clearance on 09-19-2011 at 12:50 PM
At my computer now - this is the fridge won't hold anything by itself (except bottled beer).
You'd have to take the door off and extend it. It's on the small side, but for $45 if you're
looking to do...
Posted in thread: Compact Fridge on Clearance on 09-18-2011 at 03:05 PM
At Target in Atlanta and they have a ton Emersom 2.8 CF refrigerators on clearance for $45.Just
thought I'd share. Great for building a fermentation chamber. You can probably find these at
many stores...
Posted in thread: Worst Commercial Beer You've Ever Had? on 06-22-2011 at 08:18 PM
Vital Spark Ale while in Scotland last year. Absolutely the most bitter beer I've ever tasted
with nothing to complement or finish it. I love a bitter IPA, but this was like eating whole
hops.
Posted in thread: Watermelon Ale on 06-13-2011 at 12:08 PM
It should all ferment out, but sugar can sometimes add a "hot" taste. So try to ferment low and
give it an extra week in the carboy/bucket.
Posted in thread: Watermelon Ale on 06-08-2011 at 02:45 PM
I just ordered an American Wheat Extract kit from morebeer.com, and one dram of watermelon
flavor from LorAnn Oils. I plan on adding the watermelon when I rack to secondary. Any issues
with doing this...
Posted in thread: Watermelon flavoring on 05-27-2011 at 01:51 PM
I made nutty-gnome's recipe and posted my comments today in the other thread -
Posted in thread: Watermelon Ale on 05-27-2011 at 01:50 PM
nutty_gnome - I did an extract version of your Watermelon recipe about 6 weeks back and tasted
it this past weekend. Wow!My wife wanted me to make this and I was hesitant, but I'm so glad I
did. I use...
Posted in thread: Carboy/ Keg Cleaner Giveaway on 05-27-2011 at 01:24 PM
Was thinking of making one - I guess I'll wait a few weeks.
Posted in thread: Sanitizing Beer Bottles on 05-13-2011 at 05:39 PM
I'll add my thumbs-up to the Vinator recommendation. One of the best and cheapest purchases you
can make. I can place it on top of my bottle tree and sanitize a case of bottles in a few
minutes.
Posted in thread: Ringwood Starter Questions on 04-19-2011 at 04:00 PM
I've used Ringwood once and it was a slow starter (maybe 48 hr).