I didn't drink much beer to tell you the truth. If I drank a beer, it was Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors, or Coors Light. I know, what it the hell was I thinking.
I had a friend of mine, Josh. He had mentioned that he and his dad brewed beer. I didn't think much of it. One day, I was over at his house, he let me try one. It was better than I had expected it to be, but not something I would have bought. We talked about it and later I thought I would give it a try. I got a website from him and purchased everything I would need from Williams Brewing. I was surprised to find out that most of the stuff was cheaper than I thought and I had everything in just a few days.
He came over to my house and we went through everything I purchased. I was exited to get started. He went through the process and we started brewing the beer. Along the way he explained the basic stuff and told me that the kit I had was a basic one and that the real fun came as I advanced into more complex grain bills.
Once I had finished fermentation, and the carbonation was complete after the beer was bottled, I took my first drink of my first ever brew. I thought it came out good. Everyone that tried that beer said it tasted good. Needless to say, I was hooked. From that point on, I have been a home brewer.
I will continue to catch up with where I am today in the next few posts. I want to use this small blog as a place I can post anything you might find interesting about beer, brewing, beer news, and so on. I am also a contributor to a great online community at RealBeerActivist.com. Check back soon for more as I attempt to build the site.
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