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Nebraska
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23 years old
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Male
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ABOUT ME
I started brewing in September
2007. I have brewed only all-grain
beer since Batch 1. (Except for
one batch that I helped a friend
brew, using my equipment, but that
doesn't really count.)
I brew only ales, since I haven't
invested in temperature control
yet... but I'm dying to find a
chest freezer to use for a
fermentation cabinet. I brew a lot
of Hobgoblin... other than that,
my beers rotate frequently, and I
rarely brew a beer twice. I'm in
it for the variety right now. This
fall I will probably start
"settling down" and
working on my technique, as almost
every beer I brew winds up with
one minor fault that makes it less
Awesome.
I'm a wuss when it comes to
heat... so in the summer time,
it's not uncommon for me to
"Get ready to brew
xxxxx" about 5 times before I
actually get the brew started.
Sorry to be such a flip-flopper.
Someday I'll start my first lager.
Someday.
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STATISTICS
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Join Date: 10-31-2007 |
Total Posts: 2532
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Last Activity 08-20-2008 |
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Profile Visits:
- Member Views: 138
- Visitor Views: 191
- Total Views: 329
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GROUP MEMBERSHIPS |
Joined: 07/28/2008
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Joined: 07/28/2008
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Joined: 08/19/2008
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Joined: 08/19/2008
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Future Brews
2 Christmas beers, a Strong Scottish Ale, 09 Barleywine, more 08 RIS, 07 Rye, some sort of Raspberry Chocolate Stout thing, definitely more Hobgoblin, maybe a Carrot beer like RichBrewer was talking about?? |
Primary
Pyramid Apricot clone, OktoberFAST with Kolsch, OktoberFAST with Platinum Dusseldorf Alt yeast, Apfelwein with Cry Havoc, and Apfelwein with Lalvin EC-1118. |
Secondary
Don't use 'em. |
Bottled
Pecan Scottish 80/-, American IPA that tastes of jet fuel, Dryhop Honey Wheat Ale, Dark Porter, 08-08-08 RIS |
Kegged
Brown Donkey Ale, Sinful Stout, Ben's Vanilla Porter, Hobgoblin, Mint Pale Ale |
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FORUM SIGNATURE |
"You have just experienced the paradigm
shift that is....all grain
brewing." - BierMuncher | "Couple
squirts and the nasties are toast." -
Revvy
"As ministers in the First Presleyterian
Church of Elvis the Divine, we know the
party ain't never over." - A3
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LATEST BLOG ENTRY
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08/20/2008
Lack of "ownership!"
I'm a big stickler on "pride". If I belong to an
organization, it's because I really BELIEVE in that
sucker, and will do anything within my power to further
that organization's mission and its well-being.
Some days, I wish that Tx would put up a generic
"Donate!" button. Not instead of the supporting
memberships, just in addition to it. That way, once
I've bought my grains and hops for the next month, I
can look at my checkbook, and say "Yeah. I've got an
extra $20 that, if I kept it, would just go to making
my lard-ass fatter with another 18 double
cheeseburgers. I'm gonna give it to Tx!" Because,
honestly, HomeBrewTalk is like my extended family. And
you can't belong to a bunch of families, just a couple
families.
In fact, the local homebrew club is kinda like my birth
family - a bunch of great, motivated people, but not
very social. We meet once a month because, well, that's
what we do. We share brews and stories and have a lot
of fun together. But we don't help each other very much
because, well, we're a stubborn lot, and we like fixing
things on our own.
And then HBT is kind of like my in-laws' family. WAY,
WAY involved. Everyone knows everything about each
others' life. And you either spend the majority of your
time and energy staying up-to-date on this monstrously
large closely-knit super-active group of socialites, or
you fade into the background and the others lose
respect for you.
The difference here is that SWMBO doesn't make me hang
out at HBT. Her family... more so.
Then, there's a third family. A certain other site that
shall not be named. To quote Star Wars, "You'll never
find a more wretched hive of scum and villiany". The
mere existence of that place makes me anxious. I
consider their "work" to be a direct insult to
everything we work to accomplish here, with our
dedicated and hard working mods and TxBrew (ad-min is a
banned word). But, from the sheer number of users who
have registered on both sites, I am clearly in the
minority. So I will shut up about that before I anger
the gods of beer. But know that I am seething below the
surface. And know that if you are one of the
flip-floppers, that I am a little sad at you. Because I
expect my comrades to have strong, fierce loyalty too.
And by enabling those who are unable to follow simple
rules and common courtesy, in the process common
courtesy itself is undermined.
So that being said, HBT for futha muckin' life. Bros
befo' hoes.
And if you ARE loyal, be proud of it. Work yo'self to
the bone for the things you care about.
For example, I think I wanna start filling in the Wiki.
Doesn't matter if it's a subject I haven't learned much
of yet - that's just a reason to learn it, and to learn
it damn well. I want to make this place the definitive
and most comprehensive resource on the net. And I WILL
do my best to get it there.
Peace out, homiez. And stay tuned for another Things
That Annoy Me....
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| MNBugeater 08/12/2008 GO HUSKERS !!! Time for Pellini to
get back to real Nebraska
Football. |
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| | Couevas 08/06/2008 Nice blog. You brewing the 999
today? |
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| | TxBrew 08/05/2008 E-mail form is a little screwy.
Not seeing any PMs from you. When
did you send it? |
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| | Schlenkerla 07/26/2008 "If you ever reach total
enlightenment while drinking beer,
I bet it makes beer shoot out your
nose." * "Deep Thoughts," by Jack
Handy |
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