Who else enjoys this pastime??

wldbill · #1 05-11-2008, 06:47 PM

Needing a little help in making the time go bye this past winter, I took my first steps into a new hobby. I do think the weather has something to do with the Northwest being the source of so many great brewerys.

fishheadsaid · #2 05-11-2008, 07:18 PM

I've certainly enjoyed being the recipient of the end product. I've got a good friend who brings me her homebrew creations and they have alway been very good.

ArtyGuy · #3 05-11-2008, 09:03 PM

I've been brewing for about 10 years. Once I retire from the Army and we settle down (hopefully in Charlotte, NC) I really want to step it up. I'd really like to have a good bar and brewing system in the basement. If thre's no basement, there will be an addition put on the house!

Here's a pretty good forum on home brewing.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com//index.php

wldbill · #4 05-11-2008, 10:14 PM

It's amazing how easy or complex you can make this activity. I planted some hop, Cascade, and now that we are getting some nice warm temps , 42lo- 55hi, they are taking off. It gives me something to check on daily while things are fermenting.

Comfortably Numb · #5 05-11-2008, 11:27 PM

Well then, you know all of us will be wantin' a taste or two on our ride to the Rally at the end of the month, right?

CN

tanglefootrkc · #6 05-11-2008, 11:40 PM

Wild Bill, you never mentioned homebrewing. If you get tired of bottling let me know, I have 5 - 5 gal soda kegs and a CO2 bottle sitting in the garage that I haven't used in the past 4 -5 years. I just loaned out my all-grain brewing set-up (3 kegs, stand, and burners) to one of my cousin's kids. Let me know where you live and I will stop by and sample!!!

JBaker421 · #7 05-12-2008, 04:21 AM

Way to go. I think that's great.

I have a relative in a big city who does that. He makes some great stuff.

They have so much chlorine in their city water that it sometimes kills his brew. He gets his water here - everytime they come to visit he brings a bunch of 5 gallon containers and gets our well water. "It's the water." Our water is snow melt from the Cascade Mountains - cold, clear - best I've ever tasted and tests pure at a lab.

I'd like to try it some day.

JBaker421 · #8 05-12-2008, 04:22 AM

PS I have a sister really near to you - Lynden. She's not the brewer relative, lol.

GONZEE · #9 05-12-2008, 04:28 AM

ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY IT. ILL PROBALY BE ASKIN QUESTIONS LATER DOWN THE LINE ON HOW TO DO IT.[sm=icon_cheers.gif][sm=icon_guiness.gif][sm=smiley11.gif][sm=drooldude.gif][sm=alcoholic.gif]LOL.

dog155 · #10 05-12-2008, 05:01 AM

The NorthEasteners do the same things,the reason so many of us are always smiling.Yee Haa