Go Illini!

[alex_wilkosz]

Well hello all, I decided to join the brewing world and have found this site now. I must clue all my future mentors into my trials and tribulations so far:

It starts in January, I got a beginners kit from Northern Brewer, and a few other things. February 14 was my first brew, a Belgian White Ale. It ended up a bit darker than i had planned, but was quite good, ended up with an alcohol content of about 12%.

Since then I have not brewed again, sadly, summer was terrible working full time to save money for graduate school at Illinois.

But alas! I have now purchased another carboy to have 2, and I have ordered 2 more kits. An English Brown Ale and an American Ale and will likely brew both in the next few weeks to get my carboys filled up and bubbling!

I look forward to my teacher's (you all) advise and leadership!

 

[z987k]

welcome. Going to the game tonight?

 

[stever]

Welcome to HBT and glad to have you here. On the other hand, prepare to suffer defeat at the hands of Mizzou. :rockin:

 

[z987k]

oh hell no, your going to receive an ass kicking tonight!

 

[Stubbs5150]

Go ILLINI,

careful, i started with a brewers best kit last fall and have proceeded directly to building a two tier brew stand in my garage out of 3 kegs and 1 pump. all grain putting together my own recipes. the best piece of advice is that the internet is a valuable resource.


cheers
Scott
illini class january 1993

 

[Sea]

Welcome!

Go Ducks!

 

[alex_wilkosz]

BLAH booo mizzou

 

[homebrewer_99]

Welcome...

 

[stever]

wait.. maybe i was not clear:

SUCK IT ILLINOIS!!!

 

[AndrwHock]

Hey stever, that's not cool. Support your team, don't bash ours... especially with the way the game is going, congrats on a good showing so far, but the Illini are a second half team.

 

[stever]

um.. that's not bashing your team, it's called smack talk. Relax a little, it's only a game.

 

[alex_wilkosz]

yep we were a 2nd half team..we were too far behind to come back tho

 

[stever]

still a good game though and you guys have a good team. It should be a good year for both schools.