Hey friends. I am stoked to be getting drunk on my 8th homebrew: a Belgian Pale Ale from Brewing Classic Style's recipe. It is so good that I figured I would get off my lazy ass and start contributing here. I am in the Coast Guard up in Sitka, Alaska, home of Baranof Island Brewing Co. Hopefully I will be retiring here. I'm interested in starting a homebrew club here, and I want to brew for a living, whether it is at Baranof or on my own.
The Brewing Network is my homebrew club for now. I have learned about half of what I know from listening to The Session, BS, and Can you Brew It? most of the rest came from Palmer's Bible.
Currently I am mashing in a Coleman cooler and wrestling with 27F temps outside. My brew kit is from Williams Brewing and I added a 5gal Carboy so that I could do a secondary. The secondary's main purpose is to free up my plastic bucket so I can brew more.
The cold temps here have inspired me in two directions: 1) I want to lager and 2) I want a brew stand with that Tower of Power I keep hearing about. I can't wait for my next batch!
Cheers all!
Brandon
