Hello from Southern California.

CultofLoonLoon · Oct 28, 2017

My name is Nicholas and I'm extremely new to homebrewing, but not to drinking crafts. As of this posting, I haven't even started my first mash. I'd really love to explore this hobby, but first I need to gather basic equipment.
This forum has already been a valuable resource and I can't wait to utilize it even more and get to know y'all through my beer journey.

jerbrew · Oct 28, 2017

Congrats and welcome to hobby. You've come to the right place. You're standing on the event horizon of quite fun rabbit hole.

SoCal-Doug · Oct 28, 2017

Welcome! And hello from the Corona/Norco area.

Cruise over to MoreBeer sometime and chat with the good people there. They are on Columbia along the 215 in Riverside. They also do parking lot brew sessions on selected weekends where you can see the entire process and ask questions. They have a great inventory and their prices are fair for a brick and mortar shop. Most of the brew clubs in the I.E. have their information on the counter.

Transamguy77 · Oct 28, 2017

Welcome to the addiction I mean hobby from the central coast.

jtratcliff · Oct 28, 2017

Pasadena, represent!

Welcome to the obsession...

Lots of good folks with good info here on HBT... It's a great resource when you're starting out.

CultofLoonLoon · Oct 30, 2017

SoCal-Doug said:
Welcome! And hello from the Corona/Norco area.

Cruise over to MoreBeer sometime and chat with the good people there. They are on Columbia along the 215 in Riverside. They also do parking lot brew sessions on selected weekends where you can see the entire process and ask questions. They have a great inventory and their prices are fair for a brick and mortar shop. Most of the brew clubs in the I.E. have their information on the counter.

Awesome! And hello from Fontana!
Ill have to check it out. Im kind of lucky in the way that my girlfriends brother is a great home brewer and has been giving me great tips. It seems my first brew is going to be a saison of sorts!