This is where it all begins

This is something I have been thinking about for a while now.  I should have started sooner, but today is finally the day I will start my homebrewing blog.

The purpose of this blog is not to try to teach anyone how to make beer, but simply to document my successes and failures.  I want to share ideas, inspire, and be inspired.

I started homebrewing in the summer of 2010 mainly out of frustration.  The beer selection in Ontario was pretty sad to say the least.  I was tired of hearing about all of these great beers that were available south of the boarder, and having access to virtually none of them.  I decided that if i couldn't buy them, I would make them myself.

After weeks of researching, I decide to jump right into all grain brewing.  A lot of people start out with kits or extract brewing, but I knew my end goal was all grain brewing so thats where i started. I didn't want to take any shortcuts, I just wanted to make the best beer possible.

My first batch of beer was brewed on July 3rd 2010.  It was an Arrogant Bastard clone that turned out surprisingly well for my first ever batch of beer.

Arrogant Bastard Clone Boiling                                                        

One and a half years, and 24 batches later I have realized that homebrewing for me is about much more than making beers I can't buy.  I thoroughly enjoy brewing beer.  I think I enjoy researching, designing, and creating a new beer as mush as I do drinking it.

This is where it all begins...