In The Beginning...

... God created barley, hops and yeast, and it was good.

Seriously, I'm just a humble home brewer. Home brewing takes up most of my free time after work and family. I've been home brewing since August 2011 and in that time have gone from extract brewing to all-grain. My first brew was a red ale from a kit, it turned out fine, but I knew I wanted to be more involved, so my second batch was a recipe I made myself. It was okay, I thought it was great at the time, but I had a long way to go.

With that second batch I started making 5-6L batches (~1.5 gal.). This size meant I could brew way more often and keep the equipment and cost down. Over that first winter I brewed 20+ batches, sometimes three in a weekend. I started to get more speciality grains, got my own mill, and found some really good resource online. I got better and by Spring I moved to all-grain and larger batch sizes, I got a turkey fryer setup and used some picnic coolers I had already. This is where I'm at today.

In this space i will share my home brew log - my recipes, influences, my experiments, my successes and failures. I am not a writer, so don't expect great works of literature. I don't know that I will be presenting anything revolutionary or anything that can't be found elsewhere on the Internet, but I know that other people's blogs really helped me with my brewing and I felt that I would give back and if it helps someone great. And if no one reads this, great, no one to criticize.

I look forward to sharing my home brewed adventures.