Hi there, from WA State

[Lucretius]

Hi folks,

Turned 21 in April, I like beer, and this morning I was reading another forum I regularly visit when I saw someone mention that one of their hobbies was home brewing. I didn't know you could do this! Spent the better part of the day looking up the process, the necessary equipment and decided it was something I could afford (and of course, would enjoy). I just ordered the "How to Brew" book, and will be taking a look at buying the necessary equipment sometime next week (I'll be visiting the local home brew store tomorrow to have a look around). This looks like a lot of fun; can't wait to get started!

 

[frolickingmonkey]

Greatest. Hobby. Ever.

Probably the greatest State ever, too, if I had to pick one...

 

[Lucretius]

Wait, city of subdued excitement? Isn't that Bellingham?

 

[frolickingmonkey]

Indeed. Where's home for you?

 

[Lucretius]

Bellingham as well! I attend WWU and am living up here for the summer as well, got a nice rented house.

 

[Zen_Brew]

Welcome to the forum. Brewing is lots of fun and very rewarding. Lots of great info here.

Cheers

 

[frolickingmonkey]

Bellingham is a sweet town. WWU is a sweet college. I probably would have gone to school there based purely on how awesome the campus is, but they didn't offer the program I was looking for. But I ended up living here eventually, anyway... I think you'll find the guys at North Corner Brewing Supply to be pretty helpful, though the store can be a little disorganized sometimes. It's always ridiculously busy when I go in there at the end of my work day, so I recommend going late morning or mid day so you can ask lots of questions and get the most out of your visit.

 

[Lucretius]

Bellingham is a sweet town. WWU is a sweet college. I probably would have gone to school there based purely on how awesome the campus is, but they didn't offer the program I was looking for. But I ended up living here eventually, anyway... I think you'll find the guys at North Corner Brewing Supply to be pretty helpful, though the store can be a little disorganized sometimes. It's always ridiculously busy when I go in there at the end of my work day, so I recommend going late morning or mid day so you can ask lots of questions and get the most out of your visit.

I was actually planning on going there today; do you know how late they're open (or just the store hours?)

 

[HoppyDaze]

welcome aboard apple chuckar...teasing

 

[gillin]

I went to WWU also! Now living in Vermont, but want to move back to Bellingham ASAP!

 

[frolickingmonkey]

I was actually planning on going there today; do you know how late they're open (or just the store hours?)

They're open Tues-Sat 10am-6pm. Good luck!

 

[Lucretius]

Just got back; looks like the starter kit runs about $135, and I'll need to buy a big stainless steel pot. Comes with a secondary, primary (one is glass, one is plastic but I don't recall which is which), thermometer, and a bunch of other stuff. Was totally empty in there too when I got there

I will say it was nice seeing all the ingredients and stuff that I had read all about yesterday.

 

[Alboy]

If you fancy a trip up north you could check out Dan's Home Brew Supplies in Vancouver. I've just started brewing (bottling my second batch this weekend) and you can get a starter kit from him for $70 CDN. Not sure whats in the one your looking at but the contents of this one are listed on his website.

When I go down to the States, Bellingham is the last stop on the way home to fill up on the beer allowances to take back over the border. I forever hold out hope that they will start selling Bridgeport in Canada

 

[frolickingmonkey]

You might also check this out and see if it's still available. HomeBrew Starter kit+Kegging equipment I realize he's selling his kegging stuff, too, (which I'm not sure you want just yet) but you might be able to swing a deal for just the starter kit...

 

[Lucretius]

It looks like these other kits don't have secondaries. If I don't need a secondary, that would cut a lot of my cost because those glass carboys cost $45, so I'd only be spending $95 instead of $135. I'll just go cheap with the plastic buckets; I don't need to see beer fermenting in a closet for weeks on end He recommended glass but from what I've read they're more expensive, easier to break, and the only real advantage is that you can see your beer.

 

[DragonTail]

Welcome