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About Me
I've been brewing beer at home since March of 2005. I started out with an equipment kit from Midwest Supplies and one of their easy Wheat recipe kits which contained a can of hopped extract and some DME. After brewing several batches, I got sick of bottling so much beer. I was a college student at the time and needed to keep myself stocked up, so I decided to get into kegging. I built my Sanyo Kegerator and had it up and running in no time. Since I no longer had to bottle whole batches of beer, I started brewing more often. After awhile of brewing inside, my wife (girlfriend at that time) decided to buy me a turkey fryer setup so I wouldn't "stink" up the apartment. It was really a win-win situation. I got to move up to full-wort boils, and she didn't complain about the smell. I never really considered going all-grain while I was living in apartments due to the space limitations, so that came later when my wife and I bought a house. I converted a cooler into a mash tun and bought another pot to use as my hot liquor tank. After the move to all-grain, I was brewing a ton of beer as you can see from the beer log in 2007. I also decided that 2 beers just wasn't enough to have on tap. After researching the topic online, I decided to build a chest freezer kegerator and document the process so others could benefit. I've gotten a lot of good feedback from the various forums that I post on (Northern Brewer, Brew Board, etc.). I'm an active member of two homebrewing clubs: (the Ames Brewers League (ABL) and the Iowa Brewers Union (IBU)). Currently, I'm the president and webmaster of the ABL and participate in all the meetings as well as special events. I started attending the IBU meetings shortly after I got a job in the Des Moines area. I enjoy being a member of both clubs and really enjoy sharing my beer as well as sampling what other people have made. It gives me an opportunity to help some people with their brewing as well as learn a few things myself. Both clubs have a wide range of members from those just starting out to seasoned brewers who have been at it for years. Contact Information: I always enjoy talking with fellow home brewers or those who are interested in the hobby. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please feel free to contact me. My email address is as follows:
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