backdrifter
Member
Hi all,
I'm new and happy to be here. I've brewed three or four batches of homebrew with the Brewer's Best kit over many years. Looking back, it's amazing to me that I didn't get more serious about it sooner. I've been a huge beer fanatic since I was of legal drinking age (OK, maybe a bit earlier than that!), and in college I majored in Chemical Engineering and really enjoyed playing with batch processes in my classes. This is the perfect marriage of interests and education for me!
My goal is to dabble in extract until I feel comfortable and confident that I understand the processes and techniques. Then I want to start adding equipment and move into all grain brewing. I have a section in the basement roughed in for water, and I can envision a complete brew room with a bar just outside. But, that's getting a little ahead of myself. Perhaps I should brew something drinkable first!
If any of you frequent motorcycle or guitar related forums, you may recognize my screen name from another site. It's on those sites that I learned the benefits, support, and camaraderie that interest forums can offer. I recently completed a frame up, nuts and bolt restoration of a 1973 BMW motorcycle. It belonged to my wife's grandpa, and after he passed, it sat neglected for a few years. I've always been into motorcycles and I certainly have some mechanical knowledge, but I never could have completed the build without the help of some very knowledgeable forum members. With their help, she went from this:
To this:
And, of course, along the way much beer was consumed! In fact, in preparation for the rebuild, my dad and I went on a beer buying binge. My wife and I had recently bought a new refrigerator for the house, so the old one was available to become my beer fridge. We went on a buying spree to fill it from top to bottom in one trip, and that's exactly what we did.
Good times! That's me on one of the happiest days of my life (after my wedding day and the births of my two children, of course!):
At home and spread out:
And in its new home!
Well, enough rambling about me. Thanks for letting me join your forum, and I look forward to learning lots. I have a LOT to learn, so please bear (beer?) with me!
I'm new and happy to be here. I've brewed three or four batches of homebrew with the Brewer's Best kit over many years. Looking back, it's amazing to me that I didn't get more serious about it sooner. I've been a huge beer fanatic since I was of legal drinking age (OK, maybe a bit earlier than that!), and in college I majored in Chemical Engineering and really enjoyed playing with batch processes in my classes. This is the perfect marriage of interests and education for me!
My goal is to dabble in extract until I feel comfortable and confident that I understand the processes and techniques. Then I want to start adding equipment and move into all grain brewing. I have a section in the basement roughed in for water, and I can envision a complete brew room with a bar just outside. But, that's getting a little ahead of myself. Perhaps I should brew something drinkable first!
If any of you frequent motorcycle or guitar related forums, you may recognize my screen name from another site. It's on those sites that I learned the benefits, support, and camaraderie that interest forums can offer. I recently completed a frame up, nuts and bolt restoration of a 1973 BMW motorcycle. It belonged to my wife's grandpa, and after he passed, it sat neglected for a few years. I've always been into motorcycles and I certainly have some mechanical knowledge, but I never could have completed the build without the help of some very knowledgeable forum members. With their help, she went from this:
To this:
And, of course, along the way much beer was consumed! In fact, in preparation for the rebuild, my dad and I went on a beer buying binge. My wife and I had recently bought a new refrigerator for the house, so the old one was available to become my beer fridge. We went on a buying spree to fill it from top to bottom in one trip, and that's exactly what we did.
Good times! That's me on one of the happiest days of my life (after my wedding day and the births of my two children, of course!):
At home and spread out:
And in its new home!
Well, enough rambling about me. Thanks for letting me join your forum, and I look forward to learning lots. I have a LOT to learn, so please bear (beer?) with me!
