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Welcome Old Buzzard, although I'm disappointed you took that name on the forum, as we used it to describe a number of the old timers on here. Now we'll have to use names like "Dirty Old Man", "Wretched Old Man", "JoeChianti" and such. :lol:

And Inkleg. Inkleg, Inkleg, Inkleg. What can I say?
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology

Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Welcome to the Borg Old Buzzard! MB, BD, LME, DME, all grain. However you get your beer, we're here to help. Glad you found your way over here!!

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Fermenting: Bucket 1 - Fresh Squeezed IPA; Bucket 2 - Empty

Kegged: Keg 1 - Irish Red; Keg 2 - Cream Ale; Keg 3 - Amber Ale; Keg 4 - APA; Keg 5 - Empty; Keg 6 - Empty; Keg 7 - Empty
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Welcome to the obsession Old Buzzard, also a Newbie from Xmas '13 BUT HOOKED BIG TIME!
MONTUCKY BREWING
Currently brewing:

Next Up?
Kolsch?
Ginger Beer?
Traveling Red?
Yazoo Gerst Clone?
Peanut Butter Porter?

Currently Conditioning:
Cherry Mead
California Moscato

Currently enjoying:
Hardly Apple Cider on tap
Hardly Cherry Lime-Aid on tap
Oktoberfestive-Ale on tap
PGA Cider (Pear, Ginger, Apple) on tap 3rd Founders Cup 2016 King Of The Mountain on tap
Bottoms Up Brown on tap GOLD 2016 Ohio Brew Week Silver 2016 Ohio State Fair Silver 2016 Son of Brewzilla, Silver 2015 Son of Brewzilla, Bronze 2015 King Of The Mountain on tap
NITWIT BELGIAN STRONG ALE Banjo-Dawg RCE bottled
DAWG LB PALE ALE bottled
CITRA SLAPPED AMBER ALE bottle
MO FREEDOM SMaSH bottle
HOP TO IT IMPERIAL IPA bottle

Medal Count
Gold 3
Silver 5
Bronze 5
Actively brewing since December 2013
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Welcome from one noob to another.
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Welcome! Remember, if she laughs at your hobby, she doesn't get to drink your beer!
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Bluejaye wrote:Welcome! Remember, if she laughs at your hobby, she doesn't get to drink your beer!
I like that rule.
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology

Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Welcome Buzzard. We have beer. :banana:
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Welcome!!
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Up Next
Koning Oranje
Currently at Mr. Rufus Brewing Co.
Fermenting
Nothing :(
Conditioning
Nothing :(
Drinking
58. Choco Brown
60. Etcitra, Etcitra
61. Bubs' Pale Wheat Xtra
62. Ottoberfest
Brew Queue
ROAR! Bacon
Bombay
Saint Sebastian Tripel
Bubs' Pale Ale

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Glad to have you here, Buzz.
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Fedora Brauhaus
Up Next:
FedoraDave's American Ale
Fermenting/Conditioning
Natural 20 Pale Ale -- Bull Terrier Best Bitter -- King Duncan's Porter -- Schöenwald Schwarzbier -- Littlejohn's Ale
Drinking:
Crown Top Pale Ale
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Well I actually win on several fronts with SWMBO. 1 she never really liked beer. 2. She's very supportive since I don't have a lot of free time to golf, fish, hunt anymore. 3. She contracted celiac's and thus unhappily gluten free - thus can't touch the beer. 4. I convinced her that I could make hard cider that would be better than Mike's Hard Lemonade, which she actually likes and can actually drink - so I'll probably be hitting the group up for good recipes.

Thanks for the warm reception. Already enjoying this greatly.

Prost!
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Old Buzzard wrote:Well I actually win on several fronts with SWMBO. 1 she never really liked beer. 2. She's very supportive since I don't have a lot of free time to golf, fish, hunt anymore. 3. She contracted celiac's and thus unhappily gluten free - thus can't touch the beer. 4. I convinced her that I could make hard cider that would be better than Mike's Hard Lemonade, which she actually likes and can actually drink - so I'll probably be hitting the group up for good recipes.

Thanks for the warm reception. Already enjoying this greatly.

Prost!

I have no experience myself with gluten-free beer, but I believe you can use sorgum to make beer.
Fill with mingled cream and amber,
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chambers of my brain.
Quaintest thoughts — queerest fancies,
Come to life and fade away:
What care I how time advances?
I am drinking ale today.

– Edgar Allan Poe
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Everyone has to believe in something, I believe I'll have another drink--Oscar Wilde
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Giggle Squid Brewery
Fermenting:
Barleywine 2016


Conditioning:
Barleywine 8-27-2014 (only drinking on special occasions)

Drinking:
Apple Wine 2.0
Apple Wine 2.1
Jalapeno Ale
Dark Vanner
Dark and Hoppy Night
Liquid Gold
Mad Max
Dundee Ale
Magnum PA

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JP, that's right. I'm pretty sure there are gluten-free mixes available.
Making beer and stew for the Zombie Apocalypse.
Never mind, there it is.
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JP & John,

Thanks for the info! The other big obstacle is she doesn't like beer. Actually she doesn't drink much of anything except for the occasional Mikes and Piña Colada - while I'm an equal opportunity drinker. More for me.

I'll have to check my notes but should be doing my first tasting very soon after 4 weeks of conditioning of my first two batches of MB.
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Love that first batch! (Not mine, it was very mediocre. But it did confirm that I could make beer) Strap yourself in, it's a hell of a ride!
Making beer and stew for the Zombie Apocalypse.
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