SoCalBrewing
Well-Known Member
Hey Everyone,
My name is John, and Im a 29 year old computer consultant. I live in Sunny So Cal, and it is hot hot hot at the moment. I live alone with my son Bryan who is 4 1/2. I started home brewing when I was 19 years old. Yeah I know I was too young to legally drink, but I started drinking when I was 16...How many here didnt?
My interest got sparked when I spotted a book on my first roomates bookshelf. It was a small, decently written book about brewing your own beer. I read it over, and got really interested in giving it a go. My roomate hadnt ever tried it, so it sounded like a fun house project. At the time I lived in Lomita, and there was a local brew supply store about 3 blocks from my house. Had that place not have existed, I probably wouldnt be on these forums today. That shop later shut down, and became a lingerie store. Now the 3 closest places are in Culver City, Long Beach, and Riverside. (If anyone knows of other closer places, please feel free to send me a message).
My first beer was a "Fat Tire" clone. Just like the real thing, it was very hoppy, but a great first brew. My second was a Guiness clone. I really wish I had that recipe, because that was the best beer I ever had in my entire life. Before moving out of that house we did a few other beers, and some hard ciders. Everything always turned out good.
Later on in life I met my ex wife. Over the 8 years we lived together I brewed a few times on and off. At some point I made my worste beer ever. I tried to make a pumpkin ale that turned out tasting like a coors light with pumpkin flavoring.
Now to modern times. I have been divorced for about a year, and my father passed away a couple of months ago. I got a pretty large inheritance, and decided that Id love to get back into brewing again. Who knows, maybe some day I will own my own micro brewery. I already have 6 years of experience running my own business, so you never know.
Anyways, I made the trek out to More Beer in Riverside. I picked up a full 2 keg rig, 10 gallon brew pot, camp stove, etc etc. I basically bought all the equiptment that I knew would last pretty much forever unless I later decide to go even bigger. I have all the parts to build my Sanyo 4912 Kegerator, which I will do over this weekend.
So now 10 years after my first brew I find myself on this awesome forum. Im a computer consultant, so I love this kind of stuff. Im looking forward to swapping some great brew stories with you all.
My name is John, and Im a 29 year old computer consultant. I live in Sunny So Cal, and it is hot hot hot at the moment. I live alone with my son Bryan who is 4 1/2. I started home brewing when I was 19 years old. Yeah I know I was too young to legally drink, but I started drinking when I was 16...How many here didnt?
My interest got sparked when I spotted a book on my first roomates bookshelf. It was a small, decently written book about brewing your own beer. I read it over, and got really interested in giving it a go. My roomate hadnt ever tried it, so it sounded like a fun house project. At the time I lived in Lomita, and there was a local brew supply store about 3 blocks from my house. Had that place not have existed, I probably wouldnt be on these forums today. That shop later shut down, and became a lingerie store. Now the 3 closest places are in Culver City, Long Beach, and Riverside. (If anyone knows of other closer places, please feel free to send me a message).
My first beer was a "Fat Tire" clone. Just like the real thing, it was very hoppy, but a great first brew. My second was a Guiness clone. I really wish I had that recipe, because that was the best beer I ever had in my entire life. Before moving out of that house we did a few other beers, and some hard ciders. Everything always turned out good.
Later on in life I met my ex wife. Over the 8 years we lived together I brewed a few times on and off. At some point I made my worste beer ever. I tried to make a pumpkin ale that turned out tasting like a coors light with pumpkin flavoring.
Now to modern times. I have been divorced for about a year, and my father passed away a couple of months ago. I got a pretty large inheritance, and decided that Id love to get back into brewing again. Who knows, maybe some day I will own my own micro brewery. I already have 6 years of experience running my own business, so you never know.
Anyways, I made the trek out to More Beer in Riverside. I picked up a full 2 keg rig, 10 gallon brew pot, camp stove, etc etc. I basically bought all the equiptment that I knew would last pretty much forever unless I later decide to go even bigger. I have all the parts to build my Sanyo 4912 Kegerator, which I will do over this weekend.
So now 10 years after my first brew I find myself on this awesome forum. Im a computer consultant, so I love this kind of stuff. Im looking forward to swapping some great brew stories with you all.
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