First Post

I've decided to start this blog as a place to keep my notes as I dive in to homebrewing beer. I figured I would leave it public in case anyone else was interested.

I'm a n00b at homebrewing, but I have some good friends and relatives to lean on including my dad, my uncles Rod and Ty, and my buddy Aric, all of whom are experienced homebrewers. The primary job of these people so far has been to help quell my unnecessary PANIC as I fumble though these first batches.

I've also been reading as much as I can. My favorite forum is homebrewtalk.com which has a very active community including some extremely helpful experts.

My dad also loaned me his copy of "Beer for Pete's Sake" by Pete Slosberg - creator of Pete's Wicked Ale. A great book that is not only the story of Pete's Brewing Company, but the story of beer itself.