CT Brewers Check-In

[wepeeler]

Just moved to CT last year from florida , my wife is from here , southington, and we just bought a home in cromwell right by the river!

i work in stamford and my union hall is in new york im all over the place and see tons of breweries up here. its not like florida theres not near as many.

also a sheet metal worker and welder if anyone ever needs anything of that sort

I've worked in Southington for the past 20 years. Nice spot. Kinsmen, Witch Doctor and Relic all within a small radius. 5 Churches and Alvarium in hard hittin New Britain

 

[N.E.Dan]

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I've worked in Southington for the past 20 years. Nice spot. Kinsmen, Witch Doctor and Relic all within a small radius. 5 Churches and Alvarium in hard hittin New Britain

alvarium is the tits , ive heard new park in west hartford is good

 

[wepeeler]

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alvarium is the tits , ive heard new park in west hartford is good

New Park is very good too. Problem is they are small, and in a very populated area, so it can sometimes be a pain in the butt to get served. And they sell out of can releases almost immediately. Best beer around is Lasting Brass in Oakville.

 

[Bostonred18]

What’s up everyone. Looking to do a beer swap. Let me know if anyone’s interested.

 

[Auger]

What’s up everyone. Looking to do a beer swap. Let me know if anyone’s interested.

Where are you located?

 

[wepeeler]

I'm in Naugatuck. I have a Russian Imperial kegged.

 

[BeerBaron1985]

A bit hard to tell but what I have open is written on top of my keezer.

You can follow my open taplist at this link. Looks great on the Firestick TV behind the bar!

https://taplist.io/taplist-310786

 

[BeerBaron1985]

I'm in Naugatuck. I have a Russian Imperial kegged.

I got a chocolate imperial stout on nitro. Mmmm so good.

 

[Blazinlow86]

A bit hard to tell but what I have open is written on top of my keezer.

You can follow my open taplist at this link. Looks great on the Firestick TV behind the bar!

https://taplist.io/taplist-310786View attachment 607293View attachment 607294View attachment 607295

Holy keezer Batman. I have trouble drinking the 4 taps I have. Cheers

 

[BeerBaron1985]

Holy keezer Batman. I have trouble drinking the 4 taps I have. Cheers

I know many alcoholic friends, and would love to start or join a brew club. Wife and I throw a nice BBQ around the 4th of July, we joke the popular beers ciders wine have more sweat (condensation) on the faucets.

If 3 gallon kegs were significantly cheaper than 5 gallons I'd do that, but they are equally priced in my travels.

At any time I got 6-8 taps open. Plenty of man nights and weekend get togethers help keep them moving.

I dont drink alone thats for sure!

 

[Blazinlow86]

I know many alcoholic friends, and would love to start or join a brew club. Wife and I throw a nice BBQ around the 4th of July, we joke the popular beers ciders wine have more sweat (condensation) on the faucets.

If 3 gallon kegs were significantly cheaper than 5 gallons I'd do that, but they are equally priced in my travels.

At any time I got 6-8 taps open. Plenty of man nights and weekend get togethers help keep them moving.

I dont drink alone thats for sure!

Haha nice brew on and again sweet keezer

 

[BeerMaverick]

16 faucets... can you fit 16 kegs in that thing? I have 4 taps and it can just barely fit 5 kegs.

 

[BeerBaron1985]

16 faucets... can you fit 16 kegs in that thing? I have 4 taps and it can just barely fit 5 kegs.

When I did out the spacing for the 5-gallon Coca-Cola kegs which tend to be fatter than the Italy made ones, 12 on the bottom and 2 kegs on the compressor shelf. The remaining 2 taps I was planning on getting 1.75 gallon kegs for experimental small batch brews. Obviously there would be Taps as well for Gatorade water soda things of that nature. The collar is a 2 x 10 in which gives me just enough space to put a short keg like the 1.75 ones.

Originally I was only going to get a 14 tap drip tray but the cost between a 14 tap and a 16 tap was exactly the same price, the spacing was just a little bit tighter and I figured what the hell.

Glass rinser



Instead of the straight barb i went with a 90 degree barb for the glass rinser

You can see the build here. There are 3 parts. Mostly boring, but you get the idea




And my review of the drip tray here

https://www.acumetalfab.com/products/48-inch-stainless-steel-wall-mount-with-rinser-16-faucet



Finally I have a Jockey box with a similar setup.

 

[TheCartelli]

Hey guys I have been out of the home-brewing scene for almost the last two years due to two small children and life just being too hectic. I have recently gotten the itch again and I'm now ready to go all in on home-brewing again. Wrapped up my first brew day in a while yesterday with a roasted coconut porter I love to make. Would love to meet up with anyone in the area. I live in Ridgefield (3 years), actually around the corner from Nod Hill.

 

[losman26]

Hey guys I have been out of the home-brewing scene for almost the last two years due to two small children and life just being too hectic. I have recently gotten the itch again and I'm now ready to go all in on home-brewing again. Wrapped up my first brew day in a while yesterday with a roasted coconut porter I love to make. Would love to meet up with anyone in the area. I live in Ridgefield (3 years), actually around the corner from Nod Hill.

I moved from CT a couple of years ago, and miss going to Maltose not too far from where you’re at.

 

[TheCartelli]

I moved from CT a couple of years ago, and miss going to Maltose not too far from where you’re at.

I'm a big fan of Maltose. Great staff in there. I go to Epic in Brookfield as well. Nice small shop and very helpful.

 

[Sammy86]

Hello All,

Adam from Newtown! Just got my Brewzilla 65 L over the holidays and can't wait to put it through its paces. Been brewing going on 10 years now...don't know where the time and all the beer has gone!

 

[Poobah58]

Hello All,

Adam from Newtown! Just got my Brewzilla 65 L over the holidays and can't wait to put it through its paces. Been brewing going on 10 years now...don't know where the time and all the beer has gone!

Welcome. New Milford here

 

[Sammy86]

Welcome. New Milford here

Thank you very much! Got anything brewing?

 

[ravhawk2000]

Not much activity here, bit I figure I'd try anyway. Moving to the Enfield area. Anyone up in the northern section of CT?

 

[Auger]

Not much activity here, bit I figure I'd try anyway. Moving to the Enfield area. Anyone up in the northern section of CT?

I'm in South Windsor, not too far away

 

[ravhawk2000]

That's cool. I'd definitely be interested in seeing what's going on locally. I should be moving up there next month from south of Hartford.

I've been away from the forums for a while. Seems like things have quieted down quite a bit from the looks of things though. I guess all those micro brews have people not wanting to brew anymore. No Articles since 2018 and only 1 Giveaway in last 13 months.

Any homebrew groups in the Enfield/Windsor area?

 

[tmorin]

Hey everyone! My buddy and I are getting back into it after 5-6 years. I live in Waterbury and currently have an Amber Ale and Pale Ale on tap!

 

[Wesb1]

Hi from Rocky Hill what's everyone drinking I've got on tap a red milk pumpkin with ginger snaps and a blood orange larger

 

[Wesb1]

Where do ct homebrewers buy the bulk of their ingredients?

in Hartford I buy from 2 different stores phantom brewery and store, and beer and wine hobby in East Hartford

 

[wepeeler]

Hope everyone is doing well in these weird times. I'm in Naugatuck and always willing to trade. Let me know if anyone is down!

 

[BeerBaron1985]

I live here in Oakville just north of Waterbury. I call my ops Beer Baron Brewing. Not brewing anything new for the moment. Had to dump my NEIPA as we haven't been able to drink it fast enough, the remainder of the beers are all stouts, porters and ciders, good for aging. Not to worry, the NEIPA will be the beer I brew first after the hiatus.

Focus has been to get the basement finished, new walls, insulation going up, paneling, planning for a drop ceiling and area carpeting for the arcade area. Installed a stainless vent hood, wired in a new 240V line for brewing & heat during the winter. New electrical run for the arcade, pinballs. Bar prep sink installed with self contained plumbing. Finished building my auto liquor dispenser from scratch, and to add to the whole speakeasy experience I have a few surprises I'll be revealing on my build thread soon. I'm grateful to report...all this work is with the support and approval from the wife. She is one amazing woman!

 

[sebastienzeman18]

All grain homebrewer from Westport CT here. Working on a west coast double IPA next week. Looking forward to meeting others.

 

[dnr]

I'm from Milford, only have 2 brews under my belt but have been a beer nerd for years. I enjoy talking beer, drinking beer and now, making beer.
I was planning on buying a house in the North Branford area, but this situation has dried up the market a little.

And just because we have so many breweries, what's everyone's favorite local beer/brewery?

 

[ferm.adventures]

I'm in South Windsor, not too far away

I Moved to West Granby a few months ago.