Call Me Brewmaster specialKevin

So on Saturday Tristan and I brewed my first batch of beer. I brewed an Extra Pale Ale also called an American Pale Ale. It is like a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I was supposed to get a 6.5 gallon glass carboy with my brew kit, but I was sent a 5 gallon glass carboy. I had to cut down the batch size to four gallons instead of five gallons. This might cause an increase in the abv of the brew but since we forgot to take the initial gravity we can't be sure if there is an actual increase. If this brew turns out good I plan to brew it again just so we can see how strong of an increase we get by cutting the batch down to four gallons. Pictures from my first adventure in brewing can be seen here.

Almost One of the Cool Kids

I have been saying that I was going to start brewing my own beer. Well today I just bought my homebrewing starter kit, to much prodding from my friend Tristan. I bought the glass starter kit from northern brewer along with the extra pale ale ingredient kit. Now that I bought my kit I can't wait to get it and start on my first batch. I guess now that is only left is to step up the drinking to gather more bottles. Look forward to recipes and pictures of my brews as they are made and also if you are ever in my area just stop on by and try some of my brew.