Hello from GA

[Deucebelow]

Well I am new to both GA and to the brew scene. The wife got me a little starter kit for Xmas and I have since gone crazy, with 4 brews carving in the basement and 2 more on order. Cheers!

 

[dmoore714]

Welcome. Where are you located in GA? I'm in Americus (about 2 hours south of Atlanta)

 

[Deucebelow]

Haha, I am in the Columbus area. I am pretty new to the brew scene ...wife got me a Mr.beer kit for Xmas but am enjoying the process and looking at doing a bit more/getting a bigger system.

 

[dmoore714]

Nice. I go to Columbus every few months to the shooting range, and to eat at the Canon.

I'm working with a Mr Beer kit too... and a small 2-gallon bucket fermenter. Just ordered 5-gallon starter kit from Midwest though. I hope to do my first batch on that later this month.

 

[Deucebelow]

Awesome! Yeah I have the original that I got for Christmas and I picked up a second keg from the website for 10 bucks. I have made 4 batches thus far that I have made with the kit, 3 of which are carbing up in the basement. I am looking at making a couple more batches with the Mr. B kit but am really leaning hard on a bigger kit. I saw that kit u bought...do you like it? I saw it was really reasonably priced.

 

[dmoore714]

Just ordered the kit this weekend. Havent received it yet. But after doing 2 batches with Mr Beer I can already tell Im going to love it. A little bit more work... but more than double the yield. Bring it on!

There's a brewing "club" here in Americus, and a small brew shop. Good guys to learn from. I've only been to one of their brew days so far, but I got to watch three different recipes come together at the same time. With their help plus what I'm reading here, I hope to hit the ground running once my stuff gets here.

 

[Deucebelow]

There is a little small place here in Columbus also for supplies. You definitely need to keep me posted on how that kit works out for you...I saw it was a really good deal.
I was looking for a local brew club here but was not able to find anything. How far is americus from Columbus? My GPS says its like 50 miles but like an hour and a half drive...lmao!

 

[Kegcowboy]

Welcome! Getting the wife to support expansion is the first step........so you are well on your way.- Jeff

 

[dmoore714]

Depends on where you live in Columbus... but I could probably get from here to the base in an hour. The club is pretty welcoming. I'll drop you a line next time they're having a brew day if you're interested.

 

[Deucebelow]

Sounds Great! Keep me updated

 

[MikeG]

Welcome from N. Atlanta (Roswell)!

 

[dmoore714]

Welcome from N. Atlanta (Roswell)!

I dont know you, but I'm jealous of you. You live MUCH closer to the Porter Beer Bar than I do.

 

[Kegcowboy]

Nice!- Welcome- Jeff