I heard you guys occasionally discuss beer here...

[grindzombie]

...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!

[TheDarkSide]

-The smell of wort boiling on the burner!

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

Welcome!!

[snowcapt]

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

just dont listen to j.

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

You'll fit in well here. Sadly.

Welcome.

[NervousDad]

Welcome!

[grindzombie]

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.

[TheDarkSide]

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

[cornhole]

Welcome!