Hi,
I've never brewed beer before, nor do I have the space or resources to. For now, I'll be lurking here trying to soak up all the knowledge I can in preparation for when I move into my loft this summer and finally have my own space to do with as I please.
This loft has a laundry room with washer and dryer hookups located right next to the kitchen, the doors are about 6 feet from the edge of the counter. This will be my brew closet, complete with rolling kitchen cart to transport carboys to said closet. The water lines and drain pipe will be a huge plus, I'm sure I'll find a use for them. My future next-door neighbor has already agreed to throw in halves on 5gal batches with me, so ideally after I get my feet wet I'll have a new batch coming out every 2 weeks or so and I'll get to try many different recipes and techniques. My main concern is reproducability, so I've decided that I will be heavily documenting each batch with a series of excel spreadsheets for eventual use in a business plan (see below).
I have a little bit of disposable income, and I like nifty gadgets. I also like making nifty gadgets as opposed to buying them, if possible. I was something of an airsmith when I still played paintball and am no stranger to dremels, drills, taps, solenoids, pneumatic assemblies and properly-sealed lines. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute something to the site in this respect as well. A pnuematic auto-capper would make for a fun weekend project.
A long ways down the road, if this turns out to be a hobby I become passionate about I think it would be interesting to open a Brewpub/Diner where the only beer on draught is brewed on-site. I'm only 21 with no student loans and good credit, so this seems like a feasable goal.
-Adam
I've never brewed beer before, nor do I have the space or resources to. For now, I'll be lurking here trying to soak up all the knowledge I can in preparation for when I move into my loft this summer and finally have my own space to do with as I please.
This loft has a laundry room with washer and dryer hookups located right next to the kitchen, the doors are about 6 feet from the edge of the counter. This will be my brew closet, complete with rolling kitchen cart to transport carboys to said closet. The water lines and drain pipe will be a huge plus, I'm sure I'll find a use for them. My future next-door neighbor has already agreed to throw in halves on 5gal batches with me, so ideally after I get my feet wet I'll have a new batch coming out every 2 weeks or so and I'll get to try many different recipes and techniques. My main concern is reproducability, so I've decided that I will be heavily documenting each batch with a series of excel spreadsheets for eventual use in a business plan (see below).
I have a little bit of disposable income, and I like nifty gadgets. I also like making nifty gadgets as opposed to buying them, if possible. I was something of an airsmith when I still played paintball and am no stranger to dremels, drills, taps, solenoids, pneumatic assemblies and properly-sealed lines. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute something to the site in this respect as well. A pnuematic auto-capper would make for a fun weekend project.
A long ways down the road, if this turns out to be a hobby I become passionate about I think it would be interesting to open a Brewpub/Diner where the only beer on draught is brewed on-site. I'm only 21 with no student loans and good credit, so this seems like a feasable goal.
-Adam
