fxdrider
Well-Known Member
Hi everybody,
I've been lurking here for several weeks and have enjoyed what I've seen on the forum so far, so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Jeff, and I live in northern Virginia. I had been toying with the idea of home brewing for a couple of decades. I remember looking at the Sears Christmas catalog as a kid back in the '_0's, and they had "Make Your Own Beer" kits. I thought, "Maybe when I grow up..." Then I found out that a friend of mine brewed and I sat in on several brew sessions. His homebrews that he had sitting in kegs were really good, and I was hooked. Then I found that a new in-law also brewed. He was kind enough to donate some equipment, and my wife bought the rest of the gear I needed as a birthday gift. The rest...is history. Or - it will be once I get a few brews under my belt.
Last Tuesday, I conducted my very 1st homebrew session with my new gear. It's a Northern Brewers extract kit w/Specialty Grains - the Honey Brown Ale. The brew went well, and it's sitting in the primary right now. I had a very vigorous fermentation underway with lots of bubbles kicking in sometime between 24 and 36 hours. The bubbles have since trailed off (at the beginning of the 6th day) and now it's sitting there waiting for time to pass. I'll probably rack it to secondary at the 2 week mark, rather than let it sit in primary for 3 weeks. Needless to say, I'm excited, and anxiously awaiting the day when I can crack open that 1st bottle of my own beer!
I've been lurking here for several weeks and have enjoyed what I've seen on the forum so far, so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Jeff, and I live in northern Virginia. I had been toying with the idea of home brewing for a couple of decades. I remember looking at the Sears Christmas catalog as a kid back in the '_0's, and they had "Make Your Own Beer" kits. I thought, "Maybe when I grow up..." Then I found out that a friend of mine brewed and I sat in on several brew sessions. His homebrews that he had sitting in kegs were really good, and I was hooked. Then I found that a new in-law also brewed. He was kind enough to donate some equipment, and my wife bought the rest of the gear I needed as a birthday gift. The rest...is history. Or - it will be once I get a few brews under my belt.
Last Tuesday, I conducted my very 1st homebrew session with my new gear. It's a Northern Brewers extract kit w/Specialty Grains - the Honey Brown Ale. The brew went well, and it's sitting in the primary right now. I had a very vigorous fermentation underway with lots of bubbles kicking in sometime between 24 and 36 hours. The bubbles have since trailed off (at the beginning of the 6th day) and now it's sitting there waiting for time to pass. I'll probably rack it to secondary at the 2 week mark, rather than let it sit in primary for 3 weeks. Needless to say, I'm excited, and anxiously awaiting the day when I can crack open that 1st bottle of my own beer!
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