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Good evening all!
New guy here, finally getting with the times and jumping on a forum/brewing site. I started brewing back in the late 90's and enjoyed the hobby off/on over the years. Was never crazy serious about it, although I do have bragging rights of several county fair blue ribbons . Got busy with life and such and haven't brewed in probably 4 years now, finally decided to jump back into it. My partner and I love visiting breweries and enjoy beer, she even created a spreadsheet listing all MN and WI tap rooms that we know of and whether or not we've been there. We have a fantasy of opening our own brewery/tap room some day, although the reality of that is to be determined.
I'm very excited about upping my game with brewing, from what I gather the technology and equipment has come a long ways from where I used to be. What's even better is I live less than a mile from Northern Brewer in St Paul, so I have the brewing world at my door!
Just jumped back into the game with a Coconut Milkshake IPA, which will be my first wild card beer I've ever brewed, I always just stuck to the classics in the past. It's busy bubbling away as I type!
Thanks to all the contributors and regulars, I already appreciate your wisdom.
ps - is there a tutorial on how to follow along with others' recipes? Such as how to decipher boil time, when we're adding things, etc.? I'd rather not reinvent the wheel as I start searching for our next beer and using one of the recipes on here.
New guy here, finally getting with the times and jumping on a forum/brewing site. I started brewing back in the late 90's and enjoyed the hobby off/on over the years. Was never crazy serious about it, although I do have bragging rights of several county fair blue ribbons . Got busy with life and such and haven't brewed in probably 4 years now, finally decided to jump back into it. My partner and I love visiting breweries and enjoy beer, she even created a spreadsheet listing all MN and WI tap rooms that we know of and whether or not we've been there. We have a fantasy of opening our own brewery/tap room some day, although the reality of that is to be determined.
I'm very excited about upping my game with brewing, from what I gather the technology and equipment has come a long ways from where I used to be. What's even better is I live less than a mile from Northern Brewer in St Paul, so I have the brewing world at my door!
Just jumped back into the game with a Coconut Milkshake IPA, which will be my first wild card beer I've ever brewed, I always just stuck to the classics in the past. It's busy bubbling away as I type!
Thanks to all the contributors and regulars, I already appreciate your wisdom.
ps - is there a tutorial on how to follow along with others' recipes? Such as how to decipher boil time, when we're adding things, etc.? I'd rather not reinvent the wheel as I start searching for our next beer and using one of the recipes on here.