Born Again in Orange County

[borntobrew]

It's been 15 years since my last batch of homebrew. My IPA is just 3 days old and I love watching and smelling those bubbles. This is a great site. I've been lurking for a couple weeks and I now know what a SWMBO is. I got one too so I built a fermenting closet in the garage because she "doesn't want the house to smell like a brewery" How can someone not like the smell??

Anyways, 15 years ago I was way too poor. It'll be nice to brew again without being so cheap.

I want my next batch to be a Newcastle clone. Any recipes out there for that?

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Grats and welcome. Yeah, my Mom used to hate the smell too. I used to brew on their stove years ago. She wasn't to impressed at the time. She swears it makes here sneeze.

 

[RichBrewer]

Welcome back to home brewing and welcome to HBT!
You will have to let us know what you think of the changes in the hobby since you last brewed.

 

[david_42]

I love the smell of fermentation, but it does make my allergies kick up.

Lots of Newcastle clones, "Clone Brews" has one.
Here's another: http://www.beertools.com/html/recipe.php?view=2687

 

[borntobrew]

Thanks for the link and the welcomes. Actually there seems to be very few differences in the homebrew world that I've noticed so far. In fact my new thermometer and hydrometer were the exact ones I bought nearly 20 years ago. I'm sure as I move into AG and maybe kegging I will see improvements.