[Lizzz160]

Welcome to the obsession. Learning the process is the best advice you can get, read the forum regularly, read a brewing how to book(I started with Palmer, but there are other great ones out there)
     I have been brewing for almost 3 years, about 30 batches and just love everything about it.
     Your set up is quite nice and extensive, quite a bit more automated than my set up
     Good luck, take good notes, read a lot, and remember to have fun with it

Thanks! Yeah, I think starting with the kit was a good idea for us to help get the process down. It was a blast though! I will definitely come here with questions and advice! Really liking the community so far!

[JT]

It's a good forum.  Large enough to meet new people.  Small enough to have some community feeling.  Welcome!

[fmader]

It's a good forum.  Large enough to meet new people.  Small enough to have some community feeling.  Welcome!

Absolutely! As far as I'm concerned, this community of brewers is the best brewing tool you'll ever own.

[Philbrew]

It's a good forum.  Large enough to meet new people.  Small enough to have some community feeling.  Welcome!

Absolutely! As far as I'm concerned, this community of brewers is the best brewing tool you'll ever own.

++++++++++++

[crakers540]

I started brewing around 1992, took a few years off to do the family thing, got back into it a few years ago, trained my oldest son to brew, and love everything about it.  I joined AHA recently, and this is a great community.  Lots of experience and FREE, on the spot advice.  Some of these guys seem to live here, which I appreciate....I log on almost every evening to see what's going on.  I brew basic ales, lagers, and a few dark beers.

Welcome to the addiction that is homebrewing!

[HoosierBrew]

I started brewing around 1992.....  Some of these guys seem to live here

I resemble both these things !

[hopfenundmalz]

I started brewing around 1992.....  Some of these guys seem to live here

I resemble both these things !

Me too!

[69franx]

I started brewing around 1992.....  Some of these guys seem to live here

I resemble both these things !

Me too!

This really makes it seem like he thinks some of us log off periodically?

[crakers540]

I started brewing around 1992.....  Some of these guys seem to live here

I resemble both these things !

Me too!

This really makes it seem like he thinks some of us log off periodically?

I only assumed....

[69franx]

Lol

[ethinson]

So how long have you guys been brewing, what is your favorite type of beer to brew??

As everyone else has said, welcome to the hobby and be ready to go down the rabbit hole.  It starts innocently enough and then next thing you know you're at the National Homebrewers Conference drooling over a complicated all in one system that costs as much as a car. 

I've been brewing for almost 2 years now (damn that flew by!) and I'm not sure I have a favorite style to brew, but what I've brewed the most of is hoppy beers because I love playing around with different hop flavor combos.  I'm about to brew my 3rd IPA and I've done 4 batches of my Cascadian Dark Ale recipe.

My advice would be to find a local homebrew club and join.  Just hanging around other brewers and trying their beers and having them try yours you will learn a lot.

Good luck and happy brewing!

[Lizzz160]

Thanks for the welcome guys! Ran into an issue, we messed up the yeast HA it never started bubbling and we found out we didn't re-activate the yeast properly, so had to add more... hope it doesn't turn out awful! We are bottling this weekend hopefully!