National Homebrew Day Giveaway!

[TXCrash]

10 gallons of cherry wine.

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Taken Brother in law under the wing to brewing. I'm at the point now where I'm only going to make malty beers so if he wants a homebrew IPA he has to make it himself.

 

[eko]

I started an online group for friends who have dabbled with, considered dabbling with, or heard of dabbling with homebrewing. It's got a lot of folks who don't live close enough to come brew with me. They don't post much but they all read everything I put out there for them, including many links back to advice & experiences on this site. They've got the itch, I'm working on forcing them to scratch.

 

[mmb]

I've also hosted multiple Teach a Friend to Brew days at home showing people how to brew all grain. One even got to experience the joy of a stuck sparge on an oatmeal stout.

 

[hunter_le five]

I put a HBT decal on this stray cat.

Now anyone who sees this walking furry billboard will know about HBT, and hopefully come here and learn to brew.

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[TallDan]

I spent a few minutes looking into vBulletin spamming bots, considering how likely it was that HBT had something to stop them, and considering whether or not I wanted to get my account suspended or banned...

 

[Cheeto]

Myself and a few others started a Homebrew Club for the city I live in.

 

[tochsner]

I started brewing in December of 2009 with a Mr. Beer I received for Christmas. I have done some extract. I brewed in a bag. I now have a Blichmann Top Tier and mash in a cooler.
Oh, and I have opened my own homebrew supply shop.
I don't think my wife is going to sign off on much more brewing stuff.

 

[TXCrash]

Oh hell, I have some mead too.

 

[lonepalm]

I think I just made the best beer and could get funding with it....but that would be work..

 

[BNolt17]

I have been a silent observer to this site for a little while now. I started with Mr. Beer about 2 years ago and now do partial mash. Eventually I will jump into all grain but right now I am happy experimenting with partial mash. I have a list of recipes that will probably take me a year to brew, and I add 1 every few days from looking at this site and others. I have gotten my neighbor into the hobby, and we have started splitting ingredients, which makes for more variety of beer, less money.
I share my brews every chance I get. I always appreciate the feedback and will spend as much time as anyone will give me to discuss homebrewing. My wife enjoys tasting what I make, but is not a beer drinker so I have started venturing into wine thanks to Ed Wort's Apfelwine and what looks to be an awesome mango wine I found on the recipe page. Thankfully, every time I look to expand and think the wife will get pissed, she has given me the Ok.

 

[chewse]

Hey Austin...I would like to submit PJ and Kal as two who have done more than anyone else to advance home brewers' knowledge and understanding of using electric brewing systems and techniques. I would say both combined have touched in some way nearly everyone on Home Brew Talk.:rockin:

 

[Hans207]

While brewing my third beer (last week), I tried a yeast starter for the first time. It worked a bit too well. A bunch of krausen got blown up into the airlock, to the point that it clogged. By the time I noticed, the lid of the fermentation pail was bulging, and there was a whistling noise coming from the grommet around the airlock. By narrowly avoiding a homebrew explosion, I can continue enjoying my newest hobby. If I'd blown the top, I'm pretty sure my wife would have insisted I find another use for my spare time.

 

[hunter_le five]

I think I just made the best beer and could get funding with it....but that would be work..

Just post a long rambling video of your kitchen tiles, in which you repeat over and over how your beer is the best beer in the world while refusing to divulge any sort of descriptive information about the actual beer whatsoever. People will literally come out of the woodwork to throw money at you to start your new microbrewery.

My contribution to homebrewing: I just helped a fellow HBT member go pro with my solid business plan advice based on tried and true methods. My customary consulting fees will be waived in the spirit of camaraderie.

 

[1977Brewer]

Just post a long rambling video of your kitchen tiles, in which you repeat over and over how your beer is the best beer in the world while refusing to divulge any sort of descriptive information about the actual beer whatsoever. People will literally come out of the woodwork to throw money at you to start your new microbrewery.

My contribution to homebrewing: I just helped a fellow HBT member go pro with my solid business plan advice based on tried and true methods. My customary consulting fees will be waived in the spirit of camaraderie.

You in fact helped more than one. I gotta clean the grout first though.

 

[TonyG]

I got one of my friends into the hobby by dropping off everything he needed for beer brewing at his apartment while he was at the store. His wife was grinning from ear to ear at first, until she saw just how much stuff I was bringing in... She later received a few more items needed for wine brewing, so she doesn't complain too much about it.
Also, I am working with a group of like minded people at the Dallas Makerspace to get a brewing group going there. We are pushing for an all electric system capable of doing 10g batches.

 

[cyberbrew]

My main contribution to brewing, other than making tasty beers, is hooking up my brother in law with a handful of equipment so that he too can make some tasty beers! Cheers, and Happy National Homebrew day!!

 

[Craft_Conversations]

I'd like to share some photos from my first batch of home brew from 2014. I became a HBT member as of today but been using HBT for awhile now.

Check my first thread out (photos of first brew sesh):
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=525921

I share my home brews with family and friends and educate them about brewing.

 

[Foosier]

I try to stick to beer I brew myself. Enjoying an Old Peculiar clone currently.

 

[Hammy71]

On brew day my place is basically an open house. More people than I can count on my fingers and toes have been in my garage for brew days. One, (my partner), has stuck around for the last 3-4 years! Helps out every time and we BOTH still learn things. So, tomorrow National Homebrew Day, expecting a few newbies to stop by....just like any other brew day.

 

[emorris]

just threw my starter wart in the freezer for an after big brew day brew (sorry grandsons birthday party tomorrow)

 

[The10mmKid]

With a career in Industrial Maintenance I enjoy 'guiding' the HBT electron newbies in their electric brewing endeavors.

My Misses has bared with me and my new rewarding hobby.
I just Love her to death.

She is credited with evaluating my beers as "spit worthy".

Spit worthy = Too Hoppy :rockin:

So add "Spit Worthy" to your homebrew repertoire.



Happy Homebrew Day,
'da Kid

 

[Zuljin]

I wrote that HBT article on pairing beer and seafood.

 

[unionrdr]

Well, I got a new to me Canon Powershot S2 IS camera, so when shopping at walmart today I found a Targus tripod with bubble level, detachable platform & 3-way 360 Degree swivel head, among other things, for $14.88. So I can finally start making videos again. Homebrewing & tuner stuff, mainly.
After my grandma making shine I cut teeth on as a little guy, then pop making wine & brewing stout, than me making wine for years, times have changed.
Having started brewing in January 2011 with Cooper's cans & a lot of memories & imagination, I've since progressed to partial boil, partial mash biab. Rare or extinct German beers are quickly becoming a passion, thanks to certain members getting me started. Revvy being the first, with private discussions of Burton ales. He basically questioned me about researching it & brewing one, since even then I was described by one member as," some kinda wizard". Aw shucks, t'wern't nuthin'. I suppose being German & Slovak mainly, & being from Upper Bavaria to boot, I was genetically predisposed to brew beer! ( can ya really do that?) So it's an exercise in familial history as well to me, having learned fermenting, distilling stuff from dad & grandma that goes back God only knows how far. So of course, I have to drink a Summerfest Lager & some Kentucky bourbon while I write this, hic.
Here's some shots of more than two batches worth of grains that'll get started on tomorrow. & the new tripod with shoulder bag. I finally got a Canon camera again! HOORAH!

 

[Nagorg]

My only contribution and advice to new homebrewers is don't FREAK OUT over brewing. Yes, when starting out, brewing may seem overwhelming. Do a good job planning for brew day and your brew day will go smoothly. I've panicked, got angry and yes FREAKED OUT so many times on brew day that my wife hated brewing with me; but not anymore. Now, after many brews under my belt, I’ve learned to do a good job planning and anticipating problems so that I don’t run around like madman on brew day. You’ll learn too.

And, of course, when brew day is done, have a beer with your best friend.

Do I spy a Martin House glass?

 

[Nagorg]

This forum has helped me improve my brewing process a lot. That and persistence! Dont let brew day issues get in the way; learn from them!

 

[unionrdr]

I also learned not to get drunk on brew day. But this particular instance is an interesting one. I was brewing version 3 of my hopped & confused hybrid lager, while drinking two 24's of Labatt's Blue & a bottle of Vodka. I passed out after the bittering addition. So, some hour & 45 minutes later, I come too again. Finished the hop additions & proceeded as normal. Well friends, I was kinda sure I'd F'd it up. but, since I was having starch haze problems up to that point with well-modified malts & 1 hour mashes/boils, I saw something good in it. The beer was a tad clearer! So never say never...again! :rockin::rockin:

 

[lump42]

My brewing buddy and I started around the same time. He is less than technically minded and I've helped him build his own equipment and try other techniques to help him brew more.

 

[lump42]

I'm the only one of my friends that brew that has a house, so I purchase and store bulk ingredients and sell them to friends at cost. Keeping costs down for everyone.

 

[masonsjax]

I have taught several people to brew and pretty much talk about nothing else. No pics on the phone right now.