MissingLink
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So... I always knew this was a hobby that would run away with me. Turns out, I was right. Understand that I am the type of person who needs more ways to divide my time like an extra hole in my head.
It all started in February. There it was. The last Mr. Beer kit my supermarket has marked way way down to $14 and put on clearance. The last remnant of a '''gifts for Dad" Christmas market. I picked it up and put it in the cart.
Dodging looks from my wife by simply pointing to the clearance price we checked out and took home my first fermentation vessel. Unfortunately. That malt extract session IPA turned out pretty dang good. I was left with only an appreciation for the craft and to wonder what else could be done with my little brown fermenter.
Fast forward 4 short months and I have several sizes of glass carboys bubbling. A giant pot that is unusable for anything but brewing. A repurposed wine cooler just for fermentation. My own corner of the kitchen to house and concoct my creations. Even the tell tail collection of eclectic bottles with even more varied substances 'conditioning' in my closet.
I've come to depend on the wisdom found here in this forum. To support my habit. Today I decided to face this fact and create a account and end my lurking by posting.
"Hello, my name is ____ and I am a homebrewer"
It all started in February. There it was. The last Mr. Beer kit my supermarket has marked way way down to $14 and put on clearance. The last remnant of a '''gifts for Dad" Christmas market. I picked it up and put it in the cart.
Dodging looks from my wife by simply pointing to the clearance price we checked out and took home my first fermentation vessel. Unfortunately. That malt extract session IPA turned out pretty dang good. I was left with only an appreciation for the craft and to wonder what else could be done with my little brown fermenter.
Fast forward 4 short months and I have several sizes of glass carboys bubbling. A giant pot that is unusable for anything but brewing. A repurposed wine cooler just for fermentation. My own corner of the kitchen to house and concoct my creations. Even the tell tail collection of eclectic bottles with even more varied substances 'conditioning' in my closet.
I've come to depend on the wisdom found here in this forum. To support my habit. Today I decided to face this fact and create a account and end my lurking by posting.
"Hello, my name is ____ and I am a homebrewer"
