New guy in the UP.

[freakshow10mm]

Just got a home brewing kit for Christmas from my parents. Looking to get into it. I'll be mostly lurking but will be asking as I go along.

 

[Willy Boner]

Welcome to the forum. Got a brew to do first?
I've been doing extracts with steeping grains since I started. Look at the "Replicator " recipes on Bader seer and wine supplies site. I have brewed a few of the recipes from there with good results. The Hophead is a clone of McMenimens Hammerhead, a simple yet popular brew here in "Beervana" OREGON! Watch the Ducks on New Years!

 

[freakshow10mm]

Yup. Need to be deflowered first. Just got home from Wisconsin last night.

Kit is a Brewer's Best "Continental Pilsner" my mother and stepfather got me. Came with 2 5gal+ buckets and some miscellaneous tools. Also a copy of "Home Beermaking" 3rd edition by William Moore. Been reading a bit today. I want to learn more before I plunge into it.

My stepfather only made one batch several years ago and didn't do so well with it. Too busy to take it back up again.

 

[RichBrewer]

Welcome to HBT!

There are quite a few folks from the UP and WI around here. Maybe you can get together with one or two of them.

Enjoy and feel free to ask questions as you progress.

 

[Richabt]

Welcome!
Check out www.howtobrew.com by John Palmer. It's a free online version of his first edition book. Should be a great compliment to the book you got with the kit.

 

[freakshow10mm]

Thanks. I will take a look at it.

I don't think I'll have a problem with it, at least the processes. I'm a fairly young (28yo) self-employed firearm and ammunition manufacturer. I'm used to following processes with great accuracy. I usually do a few weeks or so of research before I try something new. I'm also the DIY type for the most part. I make my own guns, ammo, do my own butchering after hunting, basic vehicle maintenance, use to build my own computers (before I went Mac). If I can do something on my own, I will try.

 

[Q2XL]

Welcome from one Michigan gun lover, deer butchering guy to another. You will learn a great deal on this forum.

 

[DragonTail]

Welcome

 

[david_42]

The BB directions are good. I'd recommend getting some spring/bottled water for your first batch.

 

[noble13]

Welcome from a former MI guy now in WI. Brewing is a great indoor activity when its too nasty to play outdoors on the Keweenaw.

 

[khiddy]

Welcome from UP (that's the University of Portland)!

 

[freakshow10mm]

Welcome from a former MI guy now in WI. Brewing is a great indoor activity when its too nasty to play outdoors on the Keweenaw.

I'm the opposite. Born and raised in Oshkosh. Lived in Milwaukee for a spell in the early 90s and then Green bay up to 2005, then the UP here.

Been doing a lot of reading about brewing, steps, etc. Red Jacket Brewing Company is a small "1/2 barrel at a time" brewing here about 6 blocks away. I'm going to see if I can watch them brew their next batch (they brew only on Wednesday) to see it done in person and learn some stuff. I like to read a lot about something, then watch it, then I can do it.

 

[jim4065]

Hey! Welcome from another CastBoolits member. Much larger board here, but the people seem just as friendly. When the bug bites hard, check out the DIY sub-forum - you can make a lot of stuff yourself. My first brew was so good that I'm hooked, kinda like the Pickaxe Blonde I had up there last summer.