Recent content by Stonearm

There are three LHBS in driving distance. Grains Beans & Things Herman's Homebrew Black Bird market I prefer GBT because of location and that Bob is friendly and knowledgeable. GBT also caters to anothoer of my vices: Coffee. Once I get a proper beer pipeline going I think I'm going to get...

Welcome aboard. Get her involved. If she isn't into beer there are other options. Hard ciders, meads. My wife detests hops, so getting her into the beer part is a no go, but she has expressed some interest in formulating a two dogs clone recipe, especially since it isn't brewed anymore:mad:

Welcome aboard. I ran across this in my readings. I think it might be of interest in your quest for grainy tasting beer. http://www.strandbrewers.org/reviews/nhc2001-nosparge.htm

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Went all extract for a pale ale from a recipe of my own devising, and some feedback from the proprietor of the LHBS. I wanted to ease my way back into things. Next batch is likely to be a hard cider. Am thinking of a blend of apple and pear. Pears are big here in the Rogue Valley, so I should...

I got my first introduction to homebrewing about 13 years ago in the autumn when a coworker mentioned they were going to be brewing some beer in the next couple of days. My response was "Wow cool. Can I come over and see how it is done?" It was a magical day for me. I'll never forget the...