My kids know their old man.

[roger_tucker]

My kids got me kit from Northern Brewers for Fathers Day. They had both brewed a couple of batches and thought I might like to try it. Yup, I'm hooked. I've brewed probably have a dozen extract kits up to this point. I've got a Saison and a Scottish Ale conditioning right now. I built a kegerator over the holiday and kegged up a Northern Brewer Chinook IPA and Gluten Free thing I made for my wife. I'm in the process of getting my stuff together for my first all grain batch. I'm hoping to tackle that in the middle of March.

I have been a voracious reader on the matter and it's great to see all the different input from people who have been doing this for a lot longer than I have. Knowledge is power, so I'll continue to pick through what I read, analyze it and apply it against what I read from the experience here.

What a great hobby, it is the perfect mixture of art and science.

 

[brettg20]

What a great hobby, it is the perfect mixture of art and science.

And beer. How have your brews turned out?

 

[homebrew57]

Welcome to the obsession! You won't regret going to all grain.

 

[kpr121]

Welcome! This is a great place to learn!

What a great hobby, it is the perfect mixture of art and science.

Truer words have never been spoken!!!! Its what keeps me coming back for more!

 

[mtnagel]

What a great hobby, it is the perfect mixture of art and science.

Yep, even though I don't have the "art" part, I guess my science part makes up for it.

Welcome!

 

[roger_tucker]

And beer. How have your brews turned out

As far as technique goes, I'd say I've made one bad beer. My first one was a bit less than stellar. It was a little bland and didn't carbonate well. My recipe selection needs a bit of work. The gluten free thing was undrinkable in my opinion (no fault of my own) but my wife really liked it. I also made a pumpkin ale that I didn't care too much for. I should have known better. I'm not a big fan of those style of beers but I made it for the fall because well, it's a fall beer. On the plus side, I've made the Chinook IPA twice, awesome both times. I'm currently sipping on an oatmeal stout that I made from a partial mash kit. It's also darn good.