New Guy in Virginia

Hello All:

I am so glad I found this forum. I am getting ready to retire and move to Southwest Virginia (from King George County, VA) in the near future and homebrewing is on my list of activities I want to explore/enjoy with all my newly acquired free time. I am in the process of assembling the necessary equipment and supplies and hope to kick off my first batch in the next few weeks. I am working to acquire the necessary body of knowledge to be successful since up until now I have developed much more expertise consuming beer rather than producing it. This looks like a great place to learn. It looks like I can spend a lot of time just trying to digest the huge amount of information already posted here.

Welcome to HBT hellbender!
You came to the right place! What are you planning to brew for your first one? What are your favorite beers?

RichBrewer said:

Welcome to HBT hellbender!
You came to the right place! What are you planning to brew for your first one? What are your favorite beers?

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I like Killian's Irish Red but I understand that it is a poor substitute for a true Irish Red Ale so I am on a mission to create my own. If it is better than the Killian's (as I hope and expect) I will be absolutely thrilled. I have a kit from Brewmasters Select with basic ingredients as follows:

6 lbs DME
Specialty Malts (Crystal 10 L, Roasted Barley, Wheat)
Cluster bittering pellet hops
Cascade aromatic plug hops

Regards,
hellbender