CT Brewers Check-In

[liquidlunch]

Hello from Orange Ct. Been brewing since 2010. Mostly all grain brewing. Always interested in talking to other home brewers and learning

 

[Hop_Head_from_Connecticut]

Hello from Orange Ct. Been brewing since 2010. Mostly all grain brewing. Always interested in talking to other home brewers and learning

Hey liquid lunch, hop head from West Haven. Some guys out of new haven just started up a brew club. We meet once a month. This month we are going to a brewery in oxford I believe. If your interested let me know

 

[JPourciau]

North Windham here... Still doing extract kits and mini mash kits on the stove top, but I've progressed to kegging and have a kegerator that I have been known to also use for lagering...


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[liquidlunch]

Hey liquid lunch, hop head from West Haven. Some guys out of new haven just started up a brew club. We meet once a month. This month we are going to a brewery in oxford I believe. If your interested let me know

Sounds good. What night do you meet and where?

 

[JohnnyO]

Sounds good. What night do you meet and where?

We're meeting twice this month. 8/20 6pm @ black hog brewing in Oxford, then 8/25 7pm @ three sheets in new haven. Black hog is a brewery tour. Three sheets is a meeting sharing homebrew.

 

[liquidlunch]

Sounds like a great time. I will see if I can make it. Haven't brewed in a while just finished my single tier brew stand. Nothing on tap right now to share unfortunately. Have the grains to brew a pumpkin ale and an Irish stout just need to get 2 more fittings and the wheels and my stand is ready to go.

 

[liquidlunch]

Brewing 5 gals of Irish stout on the new brew stand. So far so good. 75 min boil.
Cheers

 

[Auger]

Hey all, I'll get in here as well. Matt from South Windsor, I've been homebrewing for about 8 years, I built a brew tree and started doing all grain about 6 months ago.

 

[J-Bert]

Hey everyone!

New brewer in Southington. Starting my first IPA tonight hopefully!

 

[user 190343]

Hey everyone!

New brewer in Southington. Starting my first IPA tonight hopefully!

Plantsville here. Have brewing friends nearby too. If you have questions, shoot me a msg. Good luck with your first brew.

 

[J-Bert]

Plantsville here. Have brewing friends nearby too. If you have questions, shoot me a msg. Good luck with your first brew.

Thanks for the welcome.

When i bottle this first batch ill need some input. Would also like to see what/how the more experienced brewers are brewing.

 

[user 190343]

Sat Nov 1st is Learn To Homebrew Day. The club I'm in, Middlesex Malters, will be brewing at least 4 batches of beer at Brew & Wine Hobby in East Hartford for LHBD and anyone that's interested in brewing can stop by and check it out. We'll be brewing 10a to 4p.

 

[Remmy]

Sat Nov 1st is Learn To Homebrew Day. The club I'm in, Middlesex Malters, will be brewing at least 4 batches of beer at Brew & Wine Hobby in East Hartford for LHBD and anyone that's interested in brewing can stop by and check it out. We'll be brewing 10a to 4p.

Good stuff. I am brewing with a few relatively new brewers on Saturday as well. Have a blast.

 

[J-Bert]

Sat Nov 1st is Learn To Homebrew Day. The club I'm in, Middlesex Malters, will be brewing at least 4 batches of beer at Brew & Wine Hobby in East Hartford for LHBD and anyone that's interested in brewing can stop by and check it out. We'll be brewing 10a to 4p.

Mind if i join you guys and learn a bit? I went over there yesterday and bought my first 5 gal irish red kit that ill be brewimg next week hopefully!

 

[user 190343]

It's open to everyone... come join, ask questions, have some fun.

** on the remote chance The Alchemist has a pop-up can sale that day, I may have to change my plans and head up to VT.

 

[Remmy]

It's brew day (again). What else is new?

 

[Bowtiebrewery]

Hey guys, I'm Jay and Im from Seymour... Maltose Express is my HBS in Monroe...

I'm an All-Grain Electric HERMS coil brewer with Keggles. Currently upgrading to a second pump and adding in weldless whirlpools. I used to brew a lot, but since the move I havnt had the chance, so I'm just brewing for parties and general drinking now.

 

[sjbrouillard]

Hi from Vernon. I'm a pretty new home brewer.

I've done 3 extract/specialty grain batches so far. I started with a Brewer's Best Cream Ale. I got a home brew kit from Cape Cod Beer when the family and I were on vacation and I brewed their Beach Blond Ale. I followed up a couple of weeks ago with a Brewer's Best Oatmeal Stout.

I've been itching to try an all-grain brew and put together a cooler mash tun. I'll be trying a Smithwick's Red Ale clone this coming Sunday (October 26).

The plan is to brew something every 3 - 4 weeks through the winter to have a stock for a charity auction dinner in May.

Mostly, I've been trying different styles to brew and drink to discover what I like most and then settle down a bit and perfect a couple of recipes over the next couple of years. Guess we'll see.

Cheers,

Steve

 

[isuflyguy]

Moving next week and I dont have room to take my 10gal boil kettle or 8gal fermenting bucket. Anyone interested? $40 for both of em. Each have only been used twice.

 

[sjbrouillard]

@isuflyguy,

I'm definitely interested. I'll need to check with the wife first. Where are you located?

 

[isuflyguy]

Manchester

 

[sjbrouillard]

Manchester, wow, you're right around the corner. A couple of quick questions:

1. How quickly do you need an answer?
2. Is it just a straight up kettle, or is there a ball valve and/or thermometer on the kettle?

It will probably be later next week before I'd be able to get to you to pay and pick up.

 

[isuflyguy]

Im moving next wednesday. And leaving on a work trip tomorrow until sunday night. Making it difficult with the short notice i know but the decision to move was just thrown at me last week.

 

[isuflyguy]

And yea its just a straight up kettle.

 

[sjbrouillard]

OK...I'll try to get back to you ASAP.

 

[J-Bert]

Put me 2nd in line for both if isuflyguy doesn't take them.

 

[isuflyguy]

Isuflyguy is the one selling them

 

[isuflyguy]

Jbert im sending you a msg

 

[Bowtiebrewery]

Since we are in the CT Beer forum, I'd figure I would ask a question... Anyone in Seymour, Ansonia, Oxford, Beacon Falls and knows their water profile? I have Aquarion as my provider so its city. As far as I can tell I have a balanced profile.

 

[JohnnyO]

Have you contacted them to get your water profile? I am in hamden. Contacted my water co and they sent mgr the water analysis for my address via email within a few hours. Went so far as to explain to me how my water comes from two places and what the differences are. He said he'd be happy to send out updated reports whenever I wanted them.
The report gave me everything I would be looking for you establish a brewing water profile except for bicarbonates.

Give it a short if you haven't already.