Hello from Maryland

disconnex · Mar 3, 2010

Good day!

I've been browsing these forums for a while, as my internet searches have always provided links to homebrewtalk forums. I've picked up a good bit of info from all of the post and just decided to sign up.

A bit about me ( or more importantly my brewing ). I have been brewing for 9 years now, mostly grain/extract, but this weekend my wife and I built our first mash tun and we loved it! Yes, it took a bit to figure out a few calculations rather than dumping in some malt extract, but just the hands on fun has been worth it all.

We put together a recipe for a nice big creamy Hefe. The target og was 1.057 and our actual was 1.050 with an estimated 23ppg. Not perfect, but not too bad for my first stab. It's bubbling away now and I can't wait to taste it.

Thanks for all the info in the past, and I look forward to sharing great info in the future.

Dave

JetSmooth · Mar 3, 2010

Dave, welcome. Whereabouts are you in the Baltimore area? I'm in Harford County myself.

disconnex · Mar 3, 2010

JetSmooth said:
Dave, welcome. Whereabouts are you in the Baltimore area? I'm in Harford County myself.

Hi JetSmooth. I'm in Pasadena, but I had my fill of Harford county when I was stationed in Aberdeen years ago. Back then in my late teens and early twenties, I spent most of my time at the HC Drag Strip racing my Trans Am I always modified. These days my spare time is spent tinkering with recipes and relaxing with the fruits of my labor.

meddin · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome to the board!!

jezter6 · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome from another Harford County brewer. See links in sig if you're interested in coming to a brewday.

disconnex · Mar 3, 2010

Awesome, and thanks for the welcomes! Just joined the Maryland Brewday Group, maybe now my pals and I can expand our brew days. For now we just get together and pick a style, team up and brew in groups, get together and drink and compare. The best part is that at the end of the night, everyone's brew is a winner.