About Garrett Dungeness
I've decided to start a website to chronicle my experiences with brewing my own beer. Homebrewing is not a new phenomenon by any means - the oldest known printed recipe in history is a recipe for my favorite elixir, a Chinese beer which sounds pretty darn tasty.
I first got interested in brewing my own suds when a brew shop opened in a town nearby. I'm a huge supported of local businesses (as opposed to big corporate retail stores) so I stepped in to see what they had. The salesman was so good, I walked out with a couple hundred bucks' worth of homebrew equipment and set off to become the world's best beermeister.
That was a couple years ago, and let me be honest, that first beer was pretty dull and, yeah, undrinkable. But a few tries later, I was bottling beer so good my friends and neighbors just did not believe I'd made it myself. Home brewing is easy, or as easy as you let it be. Yes, you can get complicated and add all sorts of crazy ingredients and try obscure beer varietals (I've made a few strange ones myself). But with an investment of under $500, you can be on your way to a new hobby, and a delicious one at that.
On this site I'll share my own experience making beer, talk about my favorite recipes, other homebrews I've loved, and whatever else bubbles up in this kooky head of mine. In the meantime, pop over to YoBrew for specifics on making your own ales, ciders, beers, and other concoctions. It's not the prettiest site in the world, but the information is solid. I'm also a big fan of HomebrewTalk.com, which includes a brewer's forum that I've found very helpful over the years. Good luck with your brewskis!
I first got interested in brewing my own suds when a brew shop opened in a town nearby. I'm a huge supported of local businesses (as opposed to big corporate retail stores) so I stepped in to see what they had. The salesman was so good, I walked out with a couple hundred bucks' worth of homebrew equipment and set off to become the world's best beermeister.
That was a couple years ago, and let me be honest, that first beer was pretty dull and, yeah, undrinkable. But a few tries later, I was bottling beer so good my friends and neighbors just did not believe I'd made it myself. Home brewing is easy, or as easy as you let it be. Yes, you can get complicated and add all sorts of crazy ingredients and try obscure beer varietals (I've made a few strange ones myself). But with an investment of under $500, you can be on your way to a new hobby, and a delicious one at that.
On this site I'll share my own experience making beer, talk about my favorite recipes, other homebrews I've loved, and whatever else bubbles up in this kooky head of mine. In the meantime, pop over to YoBrew for specifics on making your own ales, ciders, beers, and other concoctions. It's not the prettiest site in the world, but the information is solid. I'm also a big fan of HomebrewTalk.com, which includes a brewer's forum that I've found very helpful over the years. Good luck with your brewskis!