New Brewer from Hillsborough, NC (Raleigh Durham area)

[chiefchili]

I am new to brewing, but spent a most of my life enjoying other brewers' works. I had been wanting to get into it for some time and it all came together this year.

I am starting out all grain on the front-end and kegs on the back-end. I figure beyond the money, what could the downside be.

I have what was supposed to be a Blue Moon clone in one keg, a Belgian Abby ale in another and a Duvel clone in the fermenter. While the Blue Moon clone is not what I had in mind, it is real good.

I found this site by looking around on the web and as a number of folks have stated, this site had the most useful information. The people seemed friendly and helpful...all good things.

 

[1234]

Welcome to the forums and good luck with your Belgian beers. I am looking forward to brewing some up this summer. You just missed out on a group grain buy in your area You might look for that thread in the All-Grain section.

 

[Chad]

Welcome to HBT. There are a lot of NC brewers on here, especially in the Triangle area. Do a search for GRABASS (Greater Raleigh Area Brewers & Suds Sippers). We're not exactly a brew club, just guys who get together every once in a while to brew beer & talk smack, but we do organize brew days and bulk buys and are a good source of knowledge (mainly in the "what not to do" department).

 

[chiefchili]

Thank you for the info. I have only found three local places to get grain and it is a bit steep. A bulk buy would be nice. I will also look at that group mentioned.

 

[Chad]

There are two local brew clubs who are a lot more serious (they have dues, meetings, morals, that kind of thing). CARBOY serves Cary, Apex & Raleigh while TRUB tends to lean more toward Durham & Chapel Hill (at least in my experience).

GRABASS is not a true brew club, but there are a lot of us on HomeBrewTalk.com. We do have our own mailing list and Google Group .

You have a local brewery starting up in Hillsborough, Mystery Brewing Co.. Erik is a cool guy. Definitely get to know him.

 

[elkdog]

Just down Old 86 from you here. Welcome!

 

[Barc]

Welcome!

 

[skeeordye11]

Welcome from RTP/RDU area. Definitely keep on the lookout for the next round of bulk buying. We have ordered close to 5 tons in the last couple months so it may be a little while before we do it again. Last I knew, Bull City Homebrew in Durham had domestic 2-row for ~$42 if you haven't checked them out yet, but I assume you have. Cheers!