I live in Oswego NY, and I'm about a week away from the birth of my first child. My main hobbies are hiking/climbing/skiing in the high peaks of the Adirondacks. My other half knew I was interested in homebrewing, and bought me a kit for my birthday to give me a hobby at home. I truly believe that making beer may very well be the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. I have an English bitter about two days away from bottling, and I am about 25 minutes from pitching the yeast on my second batch, an Amber Ale. Already planning on brewing another batch this weekend, so many recipes to choose from. I just printed out labels for my first batch, and I'm planning on using my Golden Retriever as a model on my Amber ale labels. This forum is a wealth of information, and reading through the posts is hilarious. I can't wait to tatse the sweet goodness that is fermenting in my basement.