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  1. Twinhuey

    Twinhuey New Member

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    #1 Twinhuey, Nov 14, 2016
    I finally decided to make the leap and learn how to brew my own beer! Most of the equipment I bought from someone getting out of brewing so I think I have everything but a large steel pot! He did recommend this site for some great information!
     
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    #2 jeffpn, Nov 14, 2016
    He recommended well. Welcome!
     
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    #3 jmcnamara, Nov 14, 2016
    Welcome! glad to see a fellow marylander
     
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    #4 Ozarks Mountain Brew, Nov 14, 2016
    welcome glad to have you, good luck brewing
     
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    #5 Gerry P, Nov 15, 2016
    Welcome from a MD expat. What part of SoMD are you from?
     
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    #6 jmcnamara, Nov 15, 2016
    assuming by Andrews AFB?
     
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    #7 jmcnamara, Nov 15, 2016
    Your kettle can also double as a steam pot for crabs. and you can use a propane burner for your boils / fried turkey. just sayin...
     
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    #8 OkanaganMike, Nov 15, 2016
    Welcome. Save yourself the hassle of upgrading shortly after you start and get a minimum 15gal kettle. If you're cooking outside on gas I suggest finding a beer stainless 15.5 gal beer keg and cutting the top off it. Youtube it for examples.
     
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    #9 Trialben, Nov 15, 2016
    Cheers Huey good luck with your homebrew journey it gets better from here :p.
     
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    #10 Twinhuey, Nov 15, 2016
    We are down near Pax River
     
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    #11 Gerry P, Nov 15, 2016
    That's cool, my grandmother was from Leonardtown and I think I still have some family in St. Mary's Co. My grandparents had a little house in Town Creek just over the bridge from Solomon's. I was there a lot during the summer when I was a kid.
     
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    #12 Gerry P, Nov 15, 2016
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    Speaking of big steel pots....I needed a bigger one for my last batch so I borrowed my friend's aluminum crawfish pot. I'll let y'all know if it ends up being Metallic Crustacean Stout, but the wort tasted fine.

    Has this forum had the "stainless vs. aluminum" debate yet? :p
     
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    #13 Ozarks Mountain Brew, Nov 15, 2016
    I have both, I started off with aluminum and all beer out of it was good, you just don't want to clean it too good by scrubbing the oxidation off...I still have a 15 gallon aluminum pot with an element mounted inside, I might be selling off allot of goodies if I could get out of this lazy streak I'm in
     

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    #14 jeffpn, Nov 15, 2016
    6 times. The score is 3-3. :D Just kidding, but I know it's a discussion in every homebrew circle anywhere.
     
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    #15 Gerry P, Nov 15, 2016
    I changed the name to Metal Crustacean and started on a logo:
    Metal_crust.jpg
     
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    #16 Twinhuey, Nov 15, 2016
    Based on my limited knowledge I will be going for a stainless steel pot, a bit more money but it should hold up better in the long run
     
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    #17 GPA, Nov 17, 2016
    Welcome, I just got started about 2 months ago did an extract my first time then straight to all grain, this is the first forum I joined ; and these guys have been a wealth of information, and are alot of fun to talk to. Cheers and have fun with it!!
     
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    #18 GPA, Nov 17, 2016
    Hmmm crawfish stout interesting :rolleyes:
     
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    #19 jmcnamara, Nov 17, 2016
    There's oyster stouts, flying dog did an Old Bay beer. not too far off
     
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    #20 Gerry P, Nov 17, 2016
    I bought a 6 pack of the Old Bay beer when I was up there last summer and I kinda liked it. It makes a really good michelada, if you're into that sort of thing. This year Abita came out with a beer that was supposed to taste like crawfish boil spices, but I didn't really care for it .
     
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