Greetings from a Leeds Newbie

[DamageCase]

Greetings from a novice brewer in Leeds. I'm a 24 year old student who's been brewing for around a month now and very much enjoying the fruits of my labour. I'm not just a poor student looking for cheap booze, the interest in beer goes back a long way. My Dad and my Granddad brewed and I've been drinking proper beer (not mass produced lager) since I was old enough to drink in pubs. I'm here to learn, socialise and of course talk about making great beer. :

 

[Muddydisco]

Welcome to the forum :thumb:

 

[Dieseljockey]

Welcome to the forum DC :thumb: another brewer from Leeds...you'll have to join the club. :clap:

 

[LeedsBrewer]

welcome to the club... oh and the forum!

if you haven't done so already, check out the morley home brew shop. good stock selection and good advice. also http://leedshomebrew.blogspot.co.uk/
always good to see more homebrewers in Leeds :)

 

[DamageCase]

Cheer LeedsBrewer. Unfortunately Morley is a little out of my way and I can't drive. Abbey Homebrew in Kirkstall is where I've gotten most of my stuff from, apart from a few odd bits from Wilkos. It's a great little shop run by a very knowledgeable bloke who always happy to help and give advice.

Another brewer from Leeds? Are their quite a few of us?

 

[bobsbeer]

Welcome. :

 

[LeedsBrewer]

theres also Leedsbrew, the_liam, ginger ninja, matthew_Pullin and a few others whose names i forget.

I'm in the same boat, I'm over at crossgates and there's no homebrew stores over this way. i get a green zone bus ticket for work though and both lhbs are within the boundary.

 

[DamageCase]

I'm lucky enough to be in spitting distance of a metro station. I live in Burley so the next stop is Headingly station, which is just up the hill from the homebrew shop.

 

[joe1002]

Welcome to the forum :

 

[DamageCase]

Thanks a lot for the warm welcome guys!

 

[RioSteel]

Hi, I'm from Leeds also, I live in Roundhay. Gonna make some wine, to keep the missus quiet then try make some proppa beer :party:

 

[DamageCase]

Yeah my girlfriend complained she hated the smell of the malt extract when I brewed beer last week but she soon perked up when I mentioned doing a batch of wine sometime soon. Keep 'em sweet (and intoxicated) with wine while you brew up your malty/hoppy delights is my advice. We should do some beer swaps at some point if there's so many of us in the area.

 

[LeedsBrewer]

Yeah my girlfriend complained she hated the smell of the malt extract when I brewed beer last week but she soon perked up when I mentioned doing a batch of wine sometime soon. Keep 'em sweet (and intoxicated) with wine while you brew up your malty/hoppy delights is my advice. We should do some beer swaps at some point if there's so many of us in the area.

Yep, i'd be up for that. :thumb: I think that's the purpose of these guys http://leedshomebrew.blogspot.co.uk/ I've not joined in yet but might in the future.