Hello from Chignik Bay, Alaska!

[Brownherb86]

Brewed my first all grain batch last week from a recipe I wrote and patiently waiting to try the final product. Spent most of my free time the last year and a half reading on Homebrewtalk, and a lot of my hard earned money on equipment, books, ingredients, etc. The Ol' Lady says I care more about brewing than her but that isn't true, I love them equally! Thank you Homebrewtalk and all the knowledgeable members for making my new hobby all the more possible

 

[MaxStout]

Welcome to the forum, from Minnesota!

 

[jmcquesten]

Brewed my first all grain batch last week from a recipe I wrote and patiently waiting to try the final product. Spent most of my free time the last year and a half reading on Homebrewtalk, and a lot of my hard earned money on equipment, books, ingredients, etc. The Ol' Lady says I care more about brewing than her but that isn't true, I love them equally! Thank you Homebrewtalk and all the knowledgeable members for making my new hobby all the more possible

Welcome. I know getting stuff there isn't cheap. Spent a year up in arctic AK, just eating was expensive when everything is flown or shipped in.

 

[Brownherb86]

Thank you! Yes everything is ridiculously expensive up here. We get a freighter once a month and a mail plane once a week if we're lucky. I bought 55 lbs. of 2-Row, 10 lbs. of Munich, 10 lbs. of Crystal 60, and 5 packages of dry yeast, along with some Denali, Amarillo, and Cascade hops. All from Artic Brewing Supply in Anchorage and packed them along with me on the 2 day ferry ride from Homer. Saved me a ton on shipping! Gonna spend the winter brewing 2.5 gallon BIAB batches on my stove top. I commercial fish in the summers and late winter so I have plenty of free time right now for brewing. So exciting!

 

[Cyclman]

Welcome to the hobby, and the group, from Colorado

 

[flars]

Welcome. Pick up some pint canning jars when you have the chance. Harvesting yeast from your fermentors will save money. A pint of yeast is also a great gift for a fellow brewer.

 

[Brownherb86]

Welcome. Pick up some pint canning jars when you have the chance. Harvesting yeast from your fermentors will save money. A pint of yeast is also a great gift for a fellow brewer.

Thanks for the advice flars. Got plenty of canning jars laying around (we can our own sockeye salmon every season) and I'm hoping to get a few generations from each package of dry yeast (us-05, notty ale, and bry-97 west coast)