Staten Island Homebrewers Thread

[mikeysab]

I think i'm gonna take car service. Last time I went there, it got ugly

 

[Airborneguy]

I'll be there at 6. Mike, I'll drive. I have work tuesday anyway.

 

[thedude00]

i can be there around 5:30

 

[CaptKiRkLeS]

Thanks for the heads up Sonny. I'm kirk, been brewing for almost 2 years. Great to see another club trying to take off. It was sad to see the club go under, Mark did some great things with it. (Hope to see more of Brewing As Art). Monday should work for me, around 6.

 

[mikeysab]

I'll be there at 6. Mike, I'll drive. I have work tuesday anyway.

Sounds good to me, thanks.

 

[SeanGC]

Mark can't attend, but we will keep him informed.

Quick Question. Where does everyone live? I live in Grasmere on Hylan Blvd.

 

[mikeysab]

Great kills, off cleveland

 

[CaptKiRkLeS]

Westerligh

 

[Airborneguy]

Oakwood

 

[thedude00]

Great kills near great kills road

 

[Airborneguy]

Anyone else going to the craft beer fest at the Lexington Ave Armory on March 3?

 

[mikeysab]

Me me me

 

[mikeysab]

Great kills near great kills road

We're neighbors

 

[SeanGC]

I'll probably end up attending the craft beer fest as well.

Slightly off topic. What do you guys think of my new toy? Finished building the collar this weekend.

 

[thedude00]

Anyone else going to the craft beer fest at the Lexington Ave Armory on March 3?

I am going for sure

We're neighbors

No way small brewing world

 

[thedude00]

I'll probably end up attending the craft beer fest as well.

Slightly off topic. What do you guys think of my new toy? Finished building the collar this weekend.

Looks great would love to have one like that. You have all of those taps full

 

[Airborneguy]

Looks awesome!

 

[CaptKiRkLeS]

Anyone else going to the craft beer fest at the Lexington Ave Armory on March 3?

Unfortunately not but I will be going to aPorkslypse

 

[mikeysab]

Sean, lemme know when youre ready to test those taps out

 

[SeanGC]

Looks great would love to have one like that. You have all of those taps full

Not yet. Only the first two. IPA and Red Ale. My next investment is in a beergas system. Nitrogen and stout faucet. I've been craving a breakfast stout and want to have the correct system for dispensing.

 

[thedude00]

You got a good jump start on on filling the taps on that bad boy. Funny you have a red ale on tap i plan on brewing a batch soon. What kind of breakfast stout are you looking to do are you looking to do like a blueberry stout

 

[SeanGC]

I'm not a big fan of clones, mostly because I feel if I'm going to buy ingredients for a recipe, it might as well be original, or a recipe developed by another homebrewer. However, I LOVE founder's breakfast stout, so I was considering following one of the clone recipes on HBT. Not sure yet though.

 

[thedude00]

I'm not a big fan of clones, mostly because I feel if I'm going to buy ingredients for a recipe, it might as well be original, or a recipe developed by another homebrewer. However, I LOVE founder's breakfast stout, so I was considering following one of the clone recipes on HBT. Not sure yet though.

I dont do many clones but i have done a founder's breakfast stout it came out dam close. I may still have the recipes in my logbook ill see if i can hunt it down for you

 

[thedude00]

Any of you guys ever try your hand in make some mead?

 

[Airborneguy]

I have a mead fermenting right now, my first. I pretty much just slapped this one together using Costco honey, but I plan to get more into it in the future.

 

[thedude00]

Got my first batch of mead fermenting too. Got a simple Sweet Mead Kit from NB. I got a little mead making bug going mess with some 1 gallon batch's.

 

[Airborneguy]

Holiday Beverage had a new mead on the shelf a few days ago when I was there. It's infused with coffee. Looked interesting, and the price was very good ($21), but I was already spending too much on beer to add that on.

 

[thedude00]

Every time i walk in that place i walk out spending more money then i planed on walking in I would like to try that mead sounds different with the coffee in it

 

[SeanGC]

Has anyone tried the Growler filling station at Champs Beverage? I've filled up a few times there. Had an aged oak porter from Samuel Adams, and Allagash Black.

 

[sublimnl]

Hi all, another Staten Islander checking in. I'm Elliott and I live in Annadale off of Hylan (near Blue Heron park). I've only been home brewing since January and am wanting to learn more. I am doing all grain brewing in a 1 gallon, but my next batch should be 5 gallons already. I'm pretty much known as the office beer snob and put in charge of the office kegerator (I work at a startup - we get to enjoy things like this ) and luckily work a block away from Rattle N Hum where you will find me usually once a week. I grew up in Belgium and am primarily a fan of Tripel's and Quad's - but also love IPA's and pretty much anything craft beer related.

Hope to meet you all at a future meetup or brew club event!