Getting ready to start brewing (my friends & family all say 20 years too late).
The main reason I want to brew is I love beer, and want to drink the beer that I can't get anymore (like in my avatar)!
I came of age in the early 90's when you had to hunt to find new and exciting beers and Sam Adams was really leading the way.
I remember a friend's dad talking about it being new in 89, though his main interest was for beer-batter fish lol. He only needed 1 or 2 for the batter so we each had one and it blew all my dad's big three beers out of the water.
Then came October Fest, Double Bock, and too many more, what good times...
Double Bock took me to learning that some monks brewed beer to sustain themselves while fasting and I started to look at Trappist beers still love this style to this day.
I read about India pale ale and had to try it and could only find Sammy Smith’s locally. I introduced many friends to this style with a quick history lesson.
I could go on and on, but the plan is to start with an all in one (Brewzilla) and ferment the first batches in glass carboys that I have had for years and bottle at least the first batch.
I plan to upgrade fermentation to something temperature controlled fairly soon and start kegging as well.
Attached is my first official brewing purchase and some of the 48 empties I spent the last few weeks de-labeling and running through the dishwasher with the bottle washing nipples deployed.
I have already glean'd so much information from here, thanks for a great community!
The main reason I want to brew is I love beer, and want to drink the beer that I can't get anymore (like in my avatar)!
I came of age in the early 90's when you had to hunt to find new and exciting beers and Sam Adams was really leading the way.
I remember a friend's dad talking about it being new in 89, though his main interest was for beer-batter fish lol. He only needed 1 or 2 for the batter so we each had one and it blew all my dad's big three beers out of the water.
Then came October Fest, Double Bock, and too many more, what good times...
Double Bock took me to learning that some monks brewed beer to sustain themselves while fasting and I started to look at Trappist beers still love this style to this day.
I read about India pale ale and had to try it and could only find Sammy Smith’s locally. I introduced many friends to this style with a quick history lesson.
I could go on and on, but the plan is to start with an all in one (Brewzilla) and ferment the first batches in glass carboys that I have had for years and bottle at least the first batch.
I plan to upgrade fermentation to something temperature controlled fairly soon and start kegging as well.
Attached is my first official brewing purchase and some of the 48 empties I spent the last few weeks de-labeling and running through the dishwasher with the bottle washing nipples deployed.
I have already glean'd so much information from here, thanks for a great community!
