Hello from the South East

[DDHIPA]

Hello!

Having brewed a few extract kits I made the jump and purchased a Grainfather. I brewed my first batch a couple of weeks ago (John Finch American IPA recipe from Malt Miller) which ended fermentation smelling like popcorn.... (I’ll go in to more detail in the relevant forum)
Whilst i wait until brewing again on the weekend I am re-reading John Palmers How to Brew as well as the Yeast and Water “brewing elements” books.

Brewing and researching is a welcome positive distraction from the craziness going on in the world at the moment and I’m looking forward to hopefully being self sufficient beer wise in 2021. I have even recently secured an allotment with my wife andI am planning to grow hops for a 2021 Harvest.

I’m looking forward to hopefully contributing to and benefitting from what the forum has to offer

Have a good week everyone!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Welcome to the forum

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Welcome - looking forward to hearing about your adventures with the IPA, as it's a style I'd like to have a go with :-)

 

[Banbeer]

Welcome to the forum and happy brewing.....IPA...MMmm.

 

[TheOsprey]

Welcome from also the South east

 

[DavidHatton]

Welcome.

 

[Davy6Mac]

Welcome to the forum, have done quite a few AG kits from Malt Miller, never disappointed in quality of ingredients etc and the finished brew. Hope the allotment and hop growing is a success

 

[Gerryjo]

Hi and welcome to the forum..

 

[Splinter]

Hello!

Having brewed a few extract kits I made the jump and purchased a Grainfather. I brewed my first batch a couple of weeks ago (John Finch American IPA recipe from Malt Miller) which ended fermentation smelling like popcorn.... (I’ll go in to more detail in the relevant forum)
Whilst i wait until brewing again on the weekend I am re-reading John Palmers How to Brew as well as the Yeast and Water “brewing elements” books.

Brewing and researching is a welcome positive distraction from the craziness going on in the world at the moment and I’m looking forward to hopefully being self sufficient beer wise in 2021. I have even recently secured an allotment with my wife andI am planning to grow hops for a 2021 Harvest.

I’m looking forward to hopefully contributing to and benefitting from what the forum has to offer

Have a good week everyone!

 

[Splinter]

Hi, also from the south east. I bought my Grainfather about a year ago and I am sure you will get a lot of pleasure from it. The only problem is you will now be looking out for your next brewing investment.
The want list is never ending.

 

[Hoddy]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[user 18729]

Welcome

 

[darkbright]

There definitely seems to be more brewers now in the south east. When I started brewing here in southend, I was surprised that there wasn’t a club here. The nearest is Chelmsford way.

 

[Splinter]

There definitely seems to be more brewers now in the south east. When I started brewing here in southend, I was surprised that there wasn’t a club here. The nearest is Chelmsford way.

It would be interesting to know if there are any clubs around and where they are, I am in the Surrey area.
Can any Forum members help?

 

[jof]

It would be interesting to know if there are any clubs around and where they are, I am in the Surrey area.
Can any Forum members help?

Not many of us in Surrey - but if you look at the "Forum Member Map" post you can see a cluster near Farnham/Aldershot

 

[Hoddy]

We will be looking at maybe starting a HB club at our brewery in Farnham if people think it is something that people would be into?

 

[Splinter]

We will be looking at maybe starting a HB club at our brewery in Farnham if people think it is something that people would be into?

Great idea, I would be interested.

 

[DDHIPA]

There definitely seems to be more brewers now in the south east. When I started brewing here in southend, I was surprised that there wasn’t a club here. The nearest is Chelmsford way.

I think with the rise of craft beer and micro/macro breweries Everywhere more people will (hopefully) get into brewing. Especially given the history and locality of Kentish hops!

 

[DDHIPA]

Hi, also from the south east. I bought my Grainfather about a year ago and I am sure you will get a lot of pleasure from it. The only problem is you will now be looking out for your next brewing investment.
The want list is never ending.

The grainfather basically opened a whole new avenue of wants/needs/absolute must haves

stainless conical fermenters....

 

[jof]

We will be looking at maybe starting a HB club at our brewery in Farnham if people think it is something that people would be into?

Looks like you might have a pool of helpers for when you finally move in :)