Greetings from Kalamazoo

AdamWiz · Apr 23, 2011

Hello home brew talkers!

I am still a fairly new brewer, but due to my obsession I have advanced fast. It was only about 6 months ago that I got a Brewer's Best kit, thinking I had all I'd need. Now, a few hundred dollars later, I have a pretty decent setup going. My sour beer cravings have led me to buy a ton of carboys. I still don't have an outdoor burner, so no full-boil 5 gallon batches yet. But I converted a 5 gallon rubbermaid cooler to a mash/lauter tun, and with my 5 gallon kettle I make 3 and 4 gallon all grain batches, or 5 gallon "mostly grain" batches where I mash about 6-8 lbs. of grain and then add a bit of extract late in the boil to get the gravity where I want it (because I don't add the extract until about 15 min. left in the boil, the hop utilization issues from boiling a concentrated wort are remedied). This gives me the flexibility of AG, while still allowing me to brew on my stovetop. Looking forward to learning from everyone, and maybe eventually giving some help back. Cheers.

-Adam

phuzle · Apr 23, 2011

Hey, I'm in Kalamazoo, also. Cheers.

Veritas · Apr 23, 2011

Welcome! I've made several trips from the middle of Pennsylvania to Kalamazoo over the years to work with a "very large pharmaceutical company" you might know about.. : )

AdamWiz · Apr 23, 2011

Hey phuzle - are you familiar with KLOB(brew club)? I have been considering joining, but I have heard that some brew clubs are kind of snobby, and if you're not an expert you basically are treated like s**t. I am looking for someone who has been to one of their meetings to get some info before I go.

AdamWiz · Apr 23, 2011

Veritas said:
Welcome! I've made several trips from the middle of Pennsylvania to Kalamazoo over the years to work with a "very large pharmaceutical company" you might know about.. : )

Stryker or Phizer?

phuzle · Apr 23, 2011

AdamWiz said:
Hey phuzle - are you familiar with KLOB(brew club)? I have been considering joining, but I have heard that some brew clubs are kind of snobby, and if you're not an expert you basically are treated like s**t. I am looking for someone who has been to one of their meetings to get some info before I go.

Yeah, I've never been to a meeting, but my dad is a member. Its worth joining ($10 a year) for the 10% off homebrew stuff at Bells (pays for itself really quickly). From what I understand, they're not snobby at all, and they throw a kickass party every fall that I'll probably be going to this year.