Introduce Yourself
Howdy! I'm Matt and help out over at RateBeer.com, as well as being co-founder of TheBeerCellar.com.
I've been brewing for about 5 years and will try to contribute as much as possible here as well. I just got a new job, so might be absent much of the time, but will try!
Hi my name is Andy, and I have been brewing since 1992. The way I got into beer brewing was by starting off in Winemaking first, thinking Beermaking was a little too complicated. While I was living in Kenosha, WI., I found this little brew shop and went inside to see what they had in the way of winemaking. While looking around, I got to talking to the owner and talking about beer, and he gave me a little pamplet telling how to make beer. Before long I was there looking at equipment and pricing out what I needed to get started. I bought my first beer making kit, a "Brewers best" Brown ale and a 3 1/2 gallon stock pot from K-mart and I was off and running. I was surprized at how easy it was to make beer, and it even tasted good. Before long I was out scrounging for equipment, beer bottles, etc.. to improve my hobbie. The first real book on the subject i bought was "The Joy of Home brewing" by Charlie Papazin, and that's when I started formulating my own recipes using liquid malt, then moving to DME. I brewed a number of recipes from The Joy of Homebrewing, before discovering "Brew" magazine, then I went up a notch. Later I joined a Home brew club (K.L.O.B.-Kalamazoo Libations Organization of Brewers) in Kalamazoo, MI. There I met many others with my same interest and skill level. It was there I made the jump to all grain, and have never looked back. Being a member of KLOB, I discovered new libations like Mead and Ciders, and have got into these quite heavily. I have also gone back to winemaking as all these libations seem to run back into each other. Now I ferment every thing I can get my hands on. That's pretty much my story in a hex nut brown shell. I hail from Three Rivers, MI. Happy brewing!
My name is Joe Brandt.
I am the founder and this years president of The homebrewers Association of Manatee and Sarasota (Florida) http://www.hamsbeer.com.
I have been brewing for over 10 years (even though this forum ranks me as a brewing apprentice - not amused)
joebrandt wrote:
I have been brewing for over 10 years (even though this forum ranks me as a brewing apprentice - not amused)
You move up as you make more posts. 
I've been brewing and building equipment since 1988. Before good extract kits were in the US. I began all-grain that same year. I built a cook stove so I could mash and boil in the garage and sparge operation were done in the laundry room. Real quick, I got tired of carring hot liquids back and forth and started building my first 3-tier.
I've lived and brewed in Nebraska, California, Florida and now, in N. Georgia.
I just finished my latest 3-tier. It's made completely of Stainless Steel square tubing and has a built-in chiller, kick-ass pump and a hop-back. Compact, so I can go brew at the team brews.
I enjoy strong ales and clean pils. Give me a big, complex porter and I'm a happy guy.
I'll be posting my contact info soon so that anyone needing special do-dads and equipment they can contact me. I'm a retired machinist who has lots of metal-working equipment. You name it and I've probably already have made one.
Cheers
RedEyeBrews
I am brand new to brewing after a bit of research, I'm starting my first batch this weekend. I love to cook and was once a chemist, so I figure it will quickly become an addiction for me. I was inspired by a late summer trip to Magic Hat Brewery in Burlington, VT. The have a great hefeweizen, Circus Boy, that I someday hope to clone since I have not been able to find it in Pennsylvania. In general, I like lighter beers; I hate to post that since it makes me sound like girlie girl, oh well. I hope to learn a lot from this forum.
Congrats on starting your first brew! You might want to check out this thread: Suggestions for a Brewing Newbie. There are some great tips in there.
What are you brewing?
schmerna wrote:
In general, I like lighter beers; I hate to post that since it makes me sound like girlie girl, oh well. I hope to learn a lot from this forum.
Actually, you are NOT alone. I notice that typical stereotype about women like lighter beers, and guys want the jet black Havoline with 150 IBU.
I actually PREFER pale, amber, and fruit beers. I love a good American wheat beer. I have drank some IPA brands that were not hoppy at all. Rarely drink a porter or stout. Just not my thing.
While most guys I have been around seem to be hop heads, I am NOT. I can take a hoppy beer, but give me something light and I have no problem with it.
I have no problem being the only guy at a bar drinking a light beer when the rest are pounding down a Guinness or some other Havoline looking beer.
Although I do like a heavy beer, I also tend to prefer less hoppy beers. This is especially true during the summer...
Like I said, I love amber ale's and the like. While you won't catch me drinking a macro-brew light beer (with the exception of an occassional Corona), I have no problem with a well made lighter beer.
Hi every one,
I have been Brewing for 3 years now, its a great hobby for me and my Dog.
tonight in fact I am brewing up a thanksgiving brew!
be well