Hi all
I've been lurking for a while, but have finally found time to post a greeting.
I've only been brewing since April but have already caught the bug :thumb:
My first kit was the Tiny Rebel Cwtch, a beer I have enjoyed many a time, but for the me the kit really didn't deliver what I wanted. I didn't want to just brew beers someone else had created, I wanted to make my own, so from the second brew onward I went all grain using the BIAB method.
7 or 8 brews in and I'm surprised at how palatable my beers have been, not perfect* but better than some I've drunk in pubs, and paid a lot more per pint for.
Each of my beers so far has been different...over excitement at having so many option, but now I've got that out of my system I'm ready to start working on my recipes and technique. Just last night I made the ugliest wort chiller you may have ever seen, but it should work a lot better than putting the kettle in the kitchen sink.
I'd also like to thank all the members who's information I have absorbed, and who's recipes I have taken inspiration from. I would thank you all personally but I can't remember who gave me which gem so :
to everyone.
(* bar my first attempt at a porter, which is actually one of the nicest porters I've had, and will be making again to almost exactly the same recipe)
I've been lurking for a while, but have finally found time to post a greeting.
I've only been brewing since April but have already caught the bug :thumb:
My first kit was the Tiny Rebel Cwtch, a beer I have enjoyed many a time, but for the me the kit really didn't deliver what I wanted. I didn't want to just brew beers someone else had created, I wanted to make my own, so from the second brew onward I went all grain using the BIAB method.
7 or 8 brews in and I'm surprised at how palatable my beers have been, not perfect* but better than some I've drunk in pubs, and paid a lot more per pint for.
Each of my beers so far has been different...over excitement at having so many option, but now I've got that out of my system I'm ready to start working on my recipes and technique. Just last night I made the ugliest wort chiller you may have ever seen, but it should work a lot better than putting the kettle in the kitchen sink.
I'd also like to thank all the members who's information I have absorbed, and who's recipes I have taken inspiration from. I would thank you all personally but I can't remember who gave me which gem so :
to everyone.(* bar my first attempt at a porter, which is actually one of the nicest porters I've had, and will be making again to almost exactly the same recipe)
