mrhustle23
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- Nov 11, 2013
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Thank you Brew Bama!Welcome! Excellent bar build. I am Brew Bama on HBT.
Thank you Brew Bama!Welcome! Excellent bar build. I am Brew Bama on HBT.
Holy cow, that's a pretty hardcore setup. Would love to see some pics of your vast amount of equipment in use! Especially the keezer... I'm hoping to move from bottling to kegging at some point and I want to do a keezer, so I like to look at what other people have doneI'm so new to the site that this is my 1st post.
How long have you been brewing? Since Aug 1994.
All-grain or Extract? Yes, mostly all grain, but occasionally will brew up a Speed Brew with DME.
What was the last beer you brewed? I have a Wheat Ale ready to keg and Pale Ale in a secondary (carboy). I just kegged a Stone's IPA and a SNPA. I have another 6-7 kegs (currently full) of assorted ales.
Bottle or Keg? Yes. I have 18 racks (plastic cases) of 1/2 liter bottles that I brought back from Germany. I also own 23-25 (?) corny kegs and 25 carboys. I have a kegerator with double taps, a keezer that holds 8 kegs (in garage), plus my own brew kitchen, beer fridge and storage area in the basement.
Favorite Styles? German Hefe Weizen and Pale Ales. I keep 200-300# of grain and several # of hops on hand at all times. I also harvest my yeast for reuse.
To the originator of the thread: I was born and raised across the river from you in Camden. I also lived So Philly (1966-68). Left Jersey for good in 1987.
I started with a Mr. Beer kit back in 2002. It was a Christmas present from my sister in law. Talk about a hobby that will suck you in! Now 11 years later, I've brewed hundreds of batches. It wasn't enough to homebrew, I had to start reading homebrew forums that are as dedicated to home brewing as this one is to smoking. Then I had to start entering homebrew competitions, which led me to wondering what the judges were looking for, which prompted me to become a beer judge, which prompted me to become a better brewer, which prompted me to become a better judge, which prompted me to start teaching other brewers how to judge, which <you can see the exponential death spiral here>.
Wow. I sense another hobby comin' on! One of my daughters bought me a complete brew kit this past year. It is sitting behind me as I type. Haven't used it yet but this thread sure has me interested in reading the instructions and learning more. Just need time. Glad to know there's plenty of brewperts here for questions!
Thanks for the belly laugh!!! My wife recognizes the signs when I climb full bore into a hobby or interest. She just smiles knowing she'll never have to stress over what to get me for Christmas and special occasions!
My wife is still pissed off at her sister for creating a monster. I just laugh that evil mad scientist laugh: Muuuaaaaaahahahahaha!
Ask away. Most important thing is sanitation. Nothing unsanitized should ever touch the beer. Make sure fermentation temp is not too high. I like 68º for ales.For Christmas my girlfriend bought me a brewing kit from Midwest Supply and a couple extract kits. I can't wait to do my first brew. I have SOOOOO much to learn so don't be surprised if I ask you experienced home brewers a lot of questions.