FNG from Seattle

[Toasty]

Hi all,
Been listening for a year or so. Felt bad about not helping to defray the cost of Justin's lavish lifestyle, so I'm donating now. I'm a Stage Electrician in a pretty busy theatre in Seattle, working six days a week most of the time, so I'm unable to brew as much as I'd like. The beer-geekery here keeps me into the hobby even though I don't get to take part that often.

Thanks to Justin, Jamil, the Johns, Tasty, Doc, JP -everybody on the podacsts. If I ever get anywhere with the half-baked dream of opening a brewery, I will be able to say that everything worthwhile I learned about brewing I learned here. The fact that my wife can ask about pilsner malt and I can say something intelligent about dimethyl sulfide is thanks to you.

I hope to contribute occasionally to the forum, and listen live when I can (which is about once or twice a year - I work sundays, and mondays get filled up), mostly I'll probably have questions.

My first homebrew was a kit red ale fermented in the closet. It was OK but had some hot alcohol flavors that I attributed to fermentation temperature control problems. Batch number 2 (ready for this?) was a munich dunkles cobbled together from Jamil's recipe and what was available from the LHS, fermented in the kegerator for 2 months on the highest setting (about 47F). That one was glorious. I was hooked.

My favorite part about brewing so far? You don't have to do everything right, or even the right way, to make good beer. The beer will help you out of it's own accord.

Thanks all.

Toast

[Brewdouche]

Welcome.

[snowcapt]

Welcome to the Army!
Ever get to the Maple Leaf neighborhood? Try out the Maple Leaf Grill at 90th and Roosevelt, right across from Ace Hardware and Math ' Stuff(awesome store!)
www.mapleleafgrill.com
Great fresh, local, food and the staff are very friendly, I used to work there, and I miss it very much. They have a great tap rotation, horseshoe bar, and a nice cozy fireplace that is very conducive to quaffing a few pints. The bus stops right outside the front door, too!

[Bugeater]

Welcome! Thanks for introducing yourself. Hope to hear more from you.

My favorite part about brewing so far? You don't have to do everything right, or even the right way, to make good beer. The beer will help you out of it's own accord.

That is something I have been preaching to folks for years, especially those that feel a bit intimidated by all the things that could possibly go wrong. You just need to remember that yeast and malt want to become beer. It will be good beer as long as you don't get in the way of that happening.

Wayne

[Kbar]

That is the same epiphany I had - hot fermentations. Only good news about fall and winter; the closet is 63F during those two seasons.

[captain carrot]

Welcome to the Madhouse!

[TheDarkSide]

Welcome. Request your time off now for next June when NHC is right in your back yard.