Hey guys, figured I'd introduce myself. I've been lurking for a few months. I finally registered a few days ago to ask a question that I hadn't found in all my lurking. Of course right after I registered, I found the answer. :rockin:
Anyway, I little background, since you asked - thirtysomething IT professional in West Virginia. I've always wanted to brew, and have had a few friends in the hobby for a while, but SWMBO and myself "agreed" (in other words, she said it, and it was so) that I didn't have room, time, or extra money for a new hobby due to the requirements of my first hobby (jeepin' - the 'TJ' in my name comes from the jeep, not my actual name).
Fast forward a few years. My father-in-law has a condo in Naples, FL. Last year about this time, he took my wife and her two sisters on a family vaca, while I stayed home with the two boys. Another year later, they start planning the trip again. I'm a born-and-raised country boy, so don't care to go to the beach, particularly when all the snowbirds are there. She asked what I wanted in return - I (half joking) said a homebrew kit. She agreed!
So now I've got a Williams Brewery with a red ale kit and a Walmart turkey fryer ready to get fired up Friday afternoon for my first batch! This place has already answered every question I've had, and I haven't even had to ask. Hopefully in time I'll be knowledgeable enough to contribute.
Drink on
-Dan
Anyway, I little background, since you asked - thirtysomething IT professional in West Virginia. I've always wanted to brew, and have had a few friends in the hobby for a while, but SWMBO and myself "agreed" (in other words, she said it, and it was so) that I didn't have room, time, or extra money for a new hobby due to the requirements of my first hobby (jeepin' - the 'TJ' in my name comes from the jeep, not my actual name).
Fast forward a few years. My father-in-law has a condo in Naples, FL. Last year about this time, he took my wife and her two sisters on a family vaca, while I stayed home with the two boys. Another year later, they start planning the trip again. I'm a born-and-raised country boy, so don't care to go to the beach, particularly when all the snowbirds are there. She asked what I wanted in return - I (half joking) said a homebrew kit. She agreed!
So now I've got a Williams Brewery with a red ale kit and a Walmart turkey fryer ready to get fired up Friday afternoon for my first batch! This place has already answered every question I've had, and I haven't even had to ask. Hopefully in time I'll be knowledgeable enough to contribute.
Drink on
-Dan
