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...Which is good, cause I occasionally drink beer here, where I'm at in New Jersey (Philly style, not NYC style).

I also have been brewing for about 14 months, having done 8 or so 5 gal extract batches... basically whenever I can scrape the money together.

Lets see- some benefits I've discovered since I started homebrewing:

-Before homebrewing I never knew the joy of thinking I was out of beer, and going on to discover a forgotten case of beer under the basement steps. Non-homebrewers get a kick out of hearing when this happens.
-That first time I tasted a real-life craft-brewed porter and thought to myself "huh, I actually like my porter better!"
-The smell of wort boiling on the burner!
-The countless awesome times had brewing with friends (and hazing newcomers by making them eat a piece of a hop pellet).
-Researching equipment, styles, and techniques.
-Discovering the brewing network and the re-god-damned-diculous amount of information and entertainment it has provided me, and the extra push the brewcasters have given me to strive for standards above my abilities.

That's all I got. Cheers!

grindzombie wrote:-The smell of wort boiling on the burner!

It's even better if you keep the wort in the kettle to boil it

Welcome!!

grindzombie wrote: and the extra push the brewcasters have given me to strive for standards above my abilities

just dont listen to j.

You'll fit in well here. Sadly.

Welcome.

Welcome!

Thanks all. Darkside, don't worry, I use a dish sponge to sop up the boilover and wring it back into the pot. gives it that... tangy taste.

grindzombie wrote:Thanks all. Darkside, don't worry, I use a dish sponge to sop up the boilover and wring it back into the pot. gives it that... tangy taste.

You just made Justin throw up in his mouth a little

Welcome!