4th Generation IL Bootlegger

My name is David and I've been brewing since I as 4 years old. Just stumbled upon this web site a few weeks ago. Can't wait to get more in depth and do some all-grain brewing. And to think, I got a C in my college chemistry class.

Welcome! There's a pretty large group of guys from Illinois (especially wester/southwestern suburbs). Where in Illinois?

Yeah, welcome to HBT!

Originally from Rockford. But I've been in Bloomington/Normal since starting graduate school in 2006.

Welcome! Questions? You'll find the answers here.

inhifistereo said:

Originally from Rockford. But I've been in Bloomington/Normal since starting graduate school in 2006.

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ISU? I'm a Redbird, here!

Definitely a Redbird. Only way to go.

Do I have any questions? Sure, how does everyone here find time to drink all the beer they make?

I seriously have troubles drinking all of my small 5 gallon batches let alone 20 gallon behemoths.

inhifistereo said:

Definitely a Redbird. Only way to go.

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Damn straight!:rockin:

inhifistereo said:

Do I have any questions? Sure, how does everyone here find time to drink all the beer they make? ...

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You mean your friends don't drink beer? Usually the words "Wanna Beer?" do the trick for me. And my SWMBO loves beer, too.

inhifistereo said:

Definitely a Redbird. Only way to go.

Do I have any questions? Sure, how does everyone here find time to drink all the beer they make?

I seriously have troubles drinking all of my small 5 gallon batches let alone 20 gallon behemoths.

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When there is a will ... there is a way.

P.S.- if you ever need help drinking all that beer, Rhoobarb and I will jump on that granade. Just ship them on up here.

Hmm, maybe this dilemma is a blessing in disguise. I guess I'll just need to start kegging my beer instead of bottling it. Sound like a good idea?

inhifistereo said:

... I guess I'll just need to start kegging my beer instead of bottling it. Sound like a good idea?

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Yes, it does. I began kegging ~3 months ago and it is great!

Welcome. I'm originally from Rockford as well. 815 represent!

Go Redbirds BABY!!!

I'm transfering there in the Fall. I'm pumped!!

Wooo Hoo!! another B/N resident!!! Welcome to the area, and to homebrewtalk!

ISU is the ONLY place to go (no offense to any other schools . . . well except U of I, but that's an entirely different thread altogether).

At least now I know I have some local people to off load my sub-par tries at all-grain.

And whats wrong with U of I?!?!

inhifistereo said:

ISU is the ONLY place to go (no offense to any other schools . . . well except U of I, but that's an entirely different thread altogether).

At least now I know I have some local people to off load my sub-par tries at all-grain.

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I'm down! haha

MrShake said:

Wooo Hoo!! another B/N resident!!! Welcome to the area, and to homebrewtalk!

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Thanks! I'm having fun soo far! Maybe I'll cya round the bars... My buddies and I play darts and drink crap beer on the weekends! We save the good stuff for only us!

We actually need a Central Illinois HBT get together there are like at least 20 of us on here now.

Doesn't the peoria riverfront host a beer festival thing in the summer?? That would be a cool place to meet!! Go to a restaraunt downtown and then head over to "sip" our troubles away!

z987k said:

And whats wrong with U of I?!?!

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Lots . . .

You can find the Peoria Beer festival link here:
http://www.jaycees.com/projects/ibf/ibf.htm

inhifistereo said:

Lots . . .

You can find the Peoria Beer festival link here:
http://www.jaycees.com/projects/ibf/ibf.htm

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I actually have this noted, as SWMBO & I have thought about going.

All I know is, I'm going and I'm gonna try to get as many bottles as I can!

inhifistereo said:

ISU is the ONLY place to go (no offense to any other schools . . . well except U of I, but that's an entirely different thread altogether).

At least now I know I have some local people to off load my sub-par tries at all-grain.

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Where do I go to pick up my share?

I'll probably have the equipment needed to brew my first batch of all-grain in about a week or two, which would place it sometime in the mid to late May range I would guess. My latest extract (Honey Amber) went into bottles on Tuesday.

You ever go to the ABNormal Brewers meetings? Some might be ready by the next meeting.

inhifistereo said:

Lots . . .

You can find the Peoria Beer festival link here:
http://www.jaycees.com/projects/ibf/ibf.htm

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Wow, we should make it a plan and see how many people we can get together there. Maybe a small beer swap in a parking lot prior to.

And I don't know what you have against us... cause I'm thinking it can't be a sports thing - we don't really compete against each other.
I know I have a few things, I'll not mention here... just policies and such that I think are dumb, but such is life.

My younger brother is going to ISU next fall though.

Its a marching band thing.

I also have trouble floating kegs. It doesn't help that 95% of my friends are homebrewers and most of them brew more than I do. The kegger & conditioning cabinet are full & I can't brew until one floats.

I was born in Crete, IL. Great place to be a kid, bad place to be a teenager. Even NJ was an improvement.