Hello from Western Massachusetts

[ernie111]

Hey Folks,
A few of the guys from a another board I belong to are home brewers, they talk
about their experiences once in a while and they got me interested.
Just starting out so I'm here to get some ideas on equipment and try to learn a thing or two.

Ernie

 

[Parker36]

Welcome to the boards. best thing I can say is to read How to Brew. Its free, gives you an idea of what is going to happen and helps you from getting overwhelmed.

 

[DragonTail]

Welcome

 

[bigjohnmilford]

Welcome from south eastern mass. There's a lot of good folks out your way. Do a search for yankee ingenuity.

 

[the_bird]

Welcome, from the Northern Berkshires. Whereabouts in Western MA are you?

 

[ernie111]

Thanks for the welcome and the info.
Were sitting up on the hilltop just north of Amherst.

 

[Hippie]

Welcome Ernie,
Just like Big John said, check out our group, HomeBrewTalk Groups - Yankee Ingenuity . The_Bird and I are both members; it is a chill group of people and we get together, brew, eat, drink & talk beer. We don't have a date set for our next get together, but it will be enjoyable. Good luck and I look forward to meeting you.

-Hippie

 

[GloHoppa]

Welcome to HBT Ernie! If you ever find yourself in boston, swing by the brewery!!

PS Hippie I had no idea that you guys had that yankee ingenuity group, I just joined!

 

[the_bird]

Welcome Ernie,
Just like Big John said, check out our group, HomeBrewTalk Groups - Yankee Ingenuity . The_Bird and I are both members; it is a chill group of people and we get together, brew, eat, drink & talk beer. We don't have a date set for our next get together, but it will be enjoyable. Good luck and I look forward to meeting you.

-Hippie

It's about time for a get-together, methinks. Where the hell's Glibbidy, we've got to invade his house again!

 

[Melana]

Welcome!!!!

 

[Baboon]

Hello from a fellow n00b. As I mentioned in my intro thread, I work in Springfield. But please don't hold that against me.

 

[HopTrap]

Brother I used to live in Chicopee and work in SF. There is a great LHBS in North Hampton right as you go from the highway into downtown. Did a search on the web and the name sounds different but the address sounds right. Check them out, they were really knowledgeable guys.

154 King Street, Northhampton, MA 01060
Phone: (415) 586-0150

 

[Jared311]

Thanks for the welcome and the info.
Were sitting up on the hilltop just north of Amherst.

Right on, I went to UMass for my undergrad. Welcome to the forum.

 

[Joe C]

Welcome!!!

 

[ernie111]

Thanks again for the welcome! Been reading a lot and have learned a bunch already, you guys have it pretty much all covered. I can't believe how well everybody seems to gets along here, something I don't see often on internet forums. I just bought some equipment and a couple beer kits to start off with and hope to get started in a week or two.
Gonna try and get over to Hamp and check out the LHBS

Ernie

 

[paulthenurse]

I'd welcome the excuse to bang out of work and head up to VT to ski and brew. Even if Hippie is going to be there.

PTN

 

[flylock_jac]

Howdy from another noobie from Ma. I'm on the South Shore just above Plymouth.
Looks like a great forum with lot's of info. I need to do lots of reading to learn and get to know the other members.

 

[Hippie]

Paul, you might be in luck, I don't know how much longer I'll be in VT, I got laid off and don't expect to find work up there anytime soon (it took me 3 months a few years ago). This past weekend I went to maine to help a buddy work on his house and my jeep had a drivetrain grenade go off, so I am stranded in Mass and starting a job search in this area.

 

[bigjohnmilford]

Paul, you might be in luck, I don't know how much longer I'll be in VT, I got laid off and don't expect to find work up there anytime soon (it took me 3 months a few years ago). This past weekend I went to maine to help a buddy work on his house and my jeep had a drivetrain grenade go off, so I am stranded in Mass and starting a job search in this area.

I don't take that as a bad thing. Be glad to have you back as a masshole. Best of luck on the job search.

 

[MX1]

Ernie,
Sorry I missed this.

Glad you made it over. This is right up there with the other board I know you post at. Great people, lots of information, and always time for a smile and a brew. I am just a youngster at brewing, but if there is anything you need just ask. Either here, or on CP.

Tim

 

[Hippie]

Thanks John, You know what they say, you can take the boy out of Mass(hole), but you can't take the masshole out of the boy!

And Hi again Ernie!

 

[harrydrez]

Hey Ernie, I happen to be from Wmass as well. I haven't started brewing yet, but I've been reading around. I want to start with some applewein and maybe some mead, seems like those are low maintenance and don't require much in the way of equipment.

 

[ernie111]

harrydrez, I'm planning on some applewien also. We have Honey Bees and a lot of honey so maybe some mead and a little experimenting with ale once I get a few batches under my belt.
Were abouts are you located?

 

[Displaced MassHole]

Ernie-
Welcome.....it's great to see someone else here from Western MA, I was born and raised in Springfield.