Hello from the Hoosier state!

[Ice9]

Howdy everybody,

I just bottled my first batch of homebrew this evening and I'm already planning more!!!!

I've wanted to make my own beer for years, and I finally discovered the local HBS a little over a week ago. One visit was all it took, I went out and bought a brew pot that night, and went back there the next day to get the rest of my starter equipment.

I went with my local stores advice for a first beer and just did an EDME extract kit.
I went with the red ale and used another can of light LME per the stores suggestion.
It smelled great when I bottled it, so I'm excited to see how it turns out over the next few weeksas it ages a little and carbonates.

I've already purchased the ingredients for my next brew which will be Cheesefood's Caramel Creme Ale. I just had to try it after reading that thread twice! I'm sure there's Apfelwein in my future as well.....

I've learned a lot over the last week and a half that I've been reading the board and I'm looking forward to hanging out and learning even more as my brewing skills progress!

Ice9

 

[Don]

Welcome Ice9

What part of indiana are you from.. I'm from the Evansville area.

One year ago today I brewed my first beer, a Extract Pale ale (Still have a sixpack) didn't like it much.......

With the help of this board in the last year I've made 100 gals. of beer (20, 5 gals batches) and started all grains after my 4th. batch, and kegg now, so I don't have to fuss with the bottles if I don't want to, again with the help of this board..

I hope you get as much help and assistance as I did.. Just ask.

Good luck
Don

 

[WOP31]

Welcome to the Hobby and the forum, good to see the Hoosiers starting to show up around here! Where are you at in IN, I am down in Bloomington. Any help or suggestions that we can give feel free to ask, we are a pretty friendly and knowledgeable group.


Cheers

 

[Ice9]

Thanks for the welcome guys. I live in Fort Wayne.

 

[jpeter31]

Good to see some hoosiers on this board. I am currently in WV but I am moving back in a week or so. Will be busy with the new house but can't wait to brew back in my home state.

"Hoosier by birth, Boilermaker by the grace fo God."