Cheers from Davis, California.

[krispy3d]

Hey all. Thank you in advance for all of the direction that the knowledgeable folks around here will undoubtedly provide. This seems like a great place absolutely chock full of friendly people with a lot of knowledge. It is all quite inspiring, making me even more impatient for next brew day!

For the record, I'm also a shutter-addict and can't help taking pictures of beer and everything related to it.

Last, does anyone use that website BrewShuffle? It seems like a cool idea to me, but it's not exactly catching on with homebrewers, it would appear.

 

[Brulosopher]

You hit Lodi... f*cking great, eh? And I thought BrewShuffle would be cool, but alas it never did catch on. I guess it doesn't surprise me.

 

[krispy3d]

It was, indeed. And I'm going to keep my shuffle stuff up and try to press it a bit to see if I can at least get it going in my neck of the woods. By the way, the hoppier version of the blonde I brewed and poured onto the 029 yeast cake came out a bit weird after the first taste tonight. Stronger hops and that Kolsch yeast character are really not blending all that well.

 

[Brulosopher]

Doesn't totally surprise me, especially since that yeast really emphasizes the hops. However, it really needs to cold condition for a good 3-4 weeks before it is how it's supposed to be.

As for BrewShuffle... I won't even bottle for a comp! I wish I would, but I'm retarded. I like having folks over. This Saturday, I'll be brewing with 3-4 dudes hanging out. Just pitched into my starter.

 

[shoshin]

Have you been to any green belt brewer's association meetings? I've been meaning to get to one of them ...

 

[krispy3d]

I haven't yet. I'm still filling the pipeline so I can show up to my first meeting with some decent offerings. October will probably be my first jaunt into the homebrew club scene.