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Glad you made it! Welcome to the bigger table.

Hi my name is Greg and i am new to home brewing. I am still waiting on my very first order which of course includes the equipment as well as a coopers Irish Stout kit which i decide3d on for my virgin brew <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> Here's hoping i don't balls it all up <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->

welcome deadman (and others) welcome to Beoir

Mornin' all - Anton from Dublin here.

I used to be content - able to walk into any pub and order a generic stout or lager, and none of that ale, thank you very much. Then I met Séan. He slowly but surely introduced me to real beer. Started off with weissbeer, then actual real stouts, then IPAs, then ales.

Now, I'm sad. Can't go into a random pub and just say "I'll have a..." No. I have to walk up to the bar, see what taps they have, frown, lean over the counter and look in the fridge in the (usually) vain hope of an O'Haras or Howling Gale.

Can't have the missus suggest a weekend away somewhere (maybe even once a year!) without whipping out the Beoir app to check on the beer situation (Wexford, you poor, poor, county!)

Given I work in the city centre, things aren't [i:1dntddly]too [/i:1dntddly]bad - most of my friends are huge fans of Kavanaghs and Mulligans and I work in walking distance of The Black Sheep. But they're a little too out of the way for most of us, so tend to be for special occasions. And our "local", Ryans on Queen Street, at least has Hooker on draught and a small variety of other imported beers.

So given I live near absolutely no decent pubs, what does one do of an evening while playing Warcraft (which, by the way, has a strong brewing theme this expansion!)?

The answer was obvious - persuade my wife that what she really wanted to buy me for xmas was an extract brewing kit...

Hi All

New to brewing & currently just about to start my 3rd brew. a "simple Pale Ale". Brew no.1 was a "Special Bitter", Brew 2 was a "Pale Ale" and is ready for tasting this weekend.

I got a few Gift tokens for on line brew shopping & I used them up fairly quickly for new gear & ingredients. I was browsing recipes at the time and I ended up buying 3kg of Amber Malt (whole Malt). The thing is I cant find the recipe I was looking at and have no idea what I was thinking of brewing?? Sounds mad I know, could of been thinking of some kind of Amber Ale? I also bought 200g of Cascade Hops , Safale 05 yeast & Irish Moss. Im sure I bought enough ingredients for 2 batches. (of whatever it was!) Any ideas?

Hey guys

I have been a long time reader, not posted much at all but new years resolution is to become more involved on the site and join Beoir.

My name is Simon and i live on the Cork/Waterford Border. I am avid home brewer(Almost Every weekend).

I also currently work for the Dungarvan Brewing Company.

I look forward to chatting with you all.

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