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Join Date:

12-09-2011

Last Activity:

05-09-2013 6:00 PM

Birthday:

2/28

ABOUT ME

General Interests: Brewing,Winemaking,Amateur Radio,Hockey Spectation,Software,Fantasy Baseball
Occupation: Code monkey
Real Name: Nick Hansen
Favorite Music: At any given time I can answer this as one or more of the following: ambient, cliqhop, IDM, rockabilly, motown, or sonic metal disco.
Favorite Movies: Movies are like beers. There's a perfect one for every mood, and there's an infinite number of moods.
Favorite Television Shows: Does Hockey Night in Canada count? Too infrequently NHL Network will pipe that into my head.
Favorite Books: Pretty much anything written by Neal Stephenson or Kurt Vonnegut and then anything recommended because once I pick up a book I'm wedded to finishing it.
Clubs and Associations: ARRL
Home Brewing Biography: Fall of 2011 I was at some church dinner/fundraiser because that's wherernfamily attends and because i love some good fried chicken. The fundraiser was a combination of silent auction and raffles. One of the lots up for auction was a set of four homemade brandies. I bid like mad but was eventually priced out of my conceivable budget. rnrnSo I set out to see about making my own. rnrnAnd then figured out that distilling spirits isn't exactly a legal pastime.rnrnBut the bug had bitting and within weeks the wife and I had our first batch ofrnReisling burbling in the basement. Being a curious sort, I wondered what itrntook to brew my own beer. Which landed me here. rnrnI've been at beer for about a year and half and just getting to the pointrnwhere I feel like I know what I should be paying attention to. As far asrnhobbies go, this one has the benefit of having a consumable end product andrnhas increased my stock in the neighborhood tremendously.
Future Brews: Just starting to move past my infatuation with strong malt backbones and looking to start playing with hoppier brews.
Primary: BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde
Kegged: Witbier
Gender: Male
Status: Married

City: Council Bluffs

State/Province: IA

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Basement Brew Pub on 05-01-2013 at 02:28 AM
That's so beautiful I'm thinking you could just get a zoning variance and have your commercial
taproom after all.
Posted in thread: HomeBrewTalk 2013 Big Giveaway! on 02-08-2013 at 02:52 PM
Oh holy mother of god these prizes are frickin' awesome! I'm in!
Posted in thread: Kegconnection Portable Keg Kit Giveaway! on 12-04-2012 at 02:24 AM
In!
Posted in thread: Saving a bottle from every batch... on 11-13-2012 at 02:35 AM
I hold one back from each batch for six months. It started as a way to prove to myself that I
should brew often enough that I could cellar my brews for several months instead of keeping
half a step ah...
Posted in thread: BrewHardware Giveaway! on 09-25-2012 at 11:51 AM
I'm in
Posted in thread: StainlessBrewing.com Gift Certificate Contest on 07-13-2012 at 08:39 PM
:onestar::onestar::onestar: I'm in :onestar::onestar::onestar:
Posted in thread: New MLT--How Fast Is Too Fast? on 07-03-2012 at 09:21 PM
Thanks for the help, all. Makes a lot of sense now that it has been explained.
Posted in thread: New MLT--How Fast Is Too Fast? on 07-03-2012 at 03:35 PM
Moving from BIAB to using an MLT because, well, SWMBO tires of sewing new bags and I keep
ripping them on the kettle's thermostat. I have a 10 gallon Rubbermaid conversion per the wiki
and am ready to...
Posted in thread: Cool Brewing Giveaway! on 06-20-2012 at 04:18 PM
Count me amongst the innies.
Posted in thread: pellet vs whole hops on 06-13-2012 at 11:48 AM
I open the spigot on my kettle and strain through a sanitized paint straining bag to catch hops
and random break materials. The bag fits nicely over my primary bucket and I can get a good
dozen or so ...