Hello Folks,
This is a neat forum and looks like a great place to share ideas. I have been lurking for a while and thought I should introduce myself. I live way out in the country in southeast Alabama. I have been homebrewing since 1992 and average about 3 or 4 batches a year. If you live in the deep south and want a tasty brew you best make it yourself because if it isn't Bud or Miller it is hard to find. I get all my ingredients and supplies mail-order from Alternative Beverage in Charlotte. I got my first kit from them in '92 and they are a great company. No vested interest on my part, I just think they are good people...
Right now I have an australian lager in the secondary and it is going in the keg tonight (the way things are looking this weekend I may name it "Hurricane Lager"). I also make wine. We have five gallons of peach in the secondary and one gallon of blackberry in the primary. It takes a lot of blackberries to make a gallon of wine but it will be worth it in about six months or so.
I have been brewing for a while but have never made the leap to all-grain. I use DME exclusively but one day soon I might try mashing, I just never get the color I am looking for. The flavor is great but my beers always turn out a little too dark.
Anyway, relax and have a homebrew.
This is a neat forum and looks like a great place to share ideas. I have been lurking for a while and thought I should introduce myself. I live way out in the country in southeast Alabama. I have been homebrewing since 1992 and average about 3 or 4 batches a year. If you live in the deep south and want a tasty brew you best make it yourself because if it isn't Bud or Miller it is hard to find. I get all my ingredients and supplies mail-order from Alternative Beverage in Charlotte. I got my first kit from them in '92 and they are a great company. No vested interest on my part, I just think they are good people...
Right now I have an australian lager in the secondary and it is going in the keg tonight (the way things are looking this weekend I may name it "Hurricane Lager"). I also make wine. We have five gallons of peach in the secondary and one gallon of blackberry in the primary. It takes a lot of blackberries to make a gallon of wine but it will be worth it in about six months or so.
I have been brewing for a while but have never made the leap to all-grain. I use DME exclusively but one day soon I might try mashing, I just never get the color I am looking for. The flavor is great but my beers always turn out a little too dark.
Anyway, relax and have a homebrew.
