ApothecaryBrewing
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
I have poked around here for a little bit and posted a few threads but I have never properly introduced myself.
I was born and raised in the great Green Mountains of Vermont. I am 25 and have relocated to Upstate New York, but I hope not permanently as Vermont is always beckoning.
In the past 2 years I discovered homebrewing and fell in love with it. The process, the product... everything. I grew up loving the kitchen. Cooking has always been an escape, but cooking that yields such a pristine, alcoholic product? Perfection!
I had 2 neighbors that put together a 5 gallon extract brewing operation and I helped in whatever way I could or in whatever way they would let me.
One of them moved away and the other needed a partner to help him keep the brews coming so I stepped in and learned the process and did a couple of batches with him. From that point I wanted to learn more so I started reading and learning and have roughly 8 -10 batches under my belt... all extract with specialty grains.
I eventually want to create my own AG set up and evolve it into a micro brewery of sorts. My pipe dream is to own and operate a brewpub. Right now I am just flooding my brain with as much information as it can handle though. I am a working stiff and putting money together for anything is a hard task.
I love me some IPA all the time. Black, Double, Rye... whatever. Hops have become an obsession. That said, when I brew I am open to other styles because, I figure, if I want to do it, I have to know it all.
Finding homebrewtalk.com was like a light bulb in my head and all the information contained within this site has saved my butt numerous times and aided in my unquenchable thirst for malty, hoppy knowledge. There is never enough time or money to quench the brewer.
So hello all, I am honored to count myself among the ranks of homebrewers around the world.
I have poked around here for a little bit and posted a few threads but I have never properly introduced myself.
I was born and raised in the great Green Mountains of Vermont. I am 25 and have relocated to Upstate New York, but I hope not permanently as Vermont is always beckoning.
In the past 2 years I discovered homebrewing and fell in love with it. The process, the product... everything. I grew up loving the kitchen. Cooking has always been an escape, but cooking that yields such a pristine, alcoholic product? Perfection!
I had 2 neighbors that put together a 5 gallon extract brewing operation and I helped in whatever way I could or in whatever way they would let me.
One of them moved away and the other needed a partner to help him keep the brews coming so I stepped in and learned the process and did a couple of batches with him. From that point I wanted to learn more so I started reading and learning and have roughly 8 -10 batches under my belt... all extract with specialty grains.
I eventually want to create my own AG set up and evolve it into a micro brewery of sorts. My pipe dream is to own and operate a brewpub. Right now I am just flooding my brain with as much information as it can handle though. I am a working stiff and putting money together for anything is a hard task.
I love me some IPA all the time. Black, Double, Rye... whatever. Hops have become an obsession. That said, when I brew I am open to other styles because, I figure, if I want to do it, I have to know it all.
Finding homebrewtalk.com was like a light bulb in my head and all the information contained within this site has saved my butt numerous times and aided in my unquenchable thirst for malty, hoppy knowledge. There is never enough time or money to quench the brewer.
So hello all, I am honored to count myself among the ranks of homebrewers around the world.
