Hi everyone. I'm a novice brewer located in Miramichi (the last frontier without a brewery in NB). Have been brewing very inconsistently for about 2 years, but really want to put some emphasis into this hobby/preoccupation in the end of the 2017 year. I'm a huge fan of the New England style IPAs that Bissell Brothers, Trillium, and Trailway are brewing, but I also love all beer in general.
This is something I want to take far more seriously this year, which will include more equipment and studying on my part. Working on a pretty basic set up right now with an 8 gallon pot, two 10 gallon coolers that I use for my HLT and my mash tun, along with a Blichman Thermonator that I have not been able to test out yet on account of my hoome being trashed in the early spring and living in a hotel for 5 months.
My wife is very into the craft beer movement and has recently shown a greater interest in the being process. We tend to travel around NB, NS, and a lot of the United States on beercations, where we take in all that the local brewers have to offer. Recently returned from a visit to New Zealand where we were able to sample a lot of different takes on beer styles and visited a few small-ish breweries.