Hello HomeBrewTalk.com! I'm Mike. My wife and I live in Chico, CA, home of the original Sierra Nevada Brewery. I brewed my first batch of homebrew in 2003 from an extract kit my parents bought me for Christmas. It's been a while since I have brewed on a regular basis and this year my wife, a craft beer lover, and myself wanted to get back into the hobby! We brewed an extract IPA last fall which turned out amazing and have jumped in with both feet. We currently have 2 all-grain batches fermenting in our new fermentation chamber which we will be serving at our wedding reception next month! Cheers!