Hi everyone,
I just moved back home to Charlottetown after living in St. John's for the past couple of years. I started brewing on my own while I was over there (shopping at Brewery Lane and Brewcraft). I was doing canned kits for a while, then tried customizing them by adding extra hops and malt, and eventually moved on to all-grain and will never go back. I've done 4 all-grains so far (2x IPAs and 2x Hefeweizens). I just use a Coleman cooler with a braid as my mash tun and do single infusion mashes right now. I have a couple of homebrewing posts on our blog (shared with TimG) here if you're interested:
http://irondonkeys.blogspot.com
Haven't updated it in a while but will be posting some pics of my last couple of brew sessions soon.
Anyway, looking forward to being active on the Group Buys here and meeting some of you in person eventually. I was wondering if there's anyone else on here living in Charlottetown that would like to get together to brew sometime?
Cheers!
-Hogie
Charlottetown Homebrewer
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"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Re: Charlottetown Homebrewer
I introduced Hogie to the board, we're great friends from way back. We haven't brewed together yet (darn Nfld) but will soon I'm sure.
Welcome Hogie!
Welcome Hogie!
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Good to see another Islander added to the board. I'm formally from the Island, but living in Amherst now. Usually make a visit every couple of months to that the boy gets to see his grandmother and aunt.
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Andy
"Now son, you don't want to drink beer. That's for Daddies, and kids with fake IDs." - Homer J. Simpson
"Now son, you don't want to drink beer. That's for Daddies, and kids with fake IDs." - Homer J. Simpson
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Re: Charlottetown Homebrewer
You must share the N.L. Home Brew Recipes with us. I wanted to do a bakeapple wheat last summer but the shipment of bakeapples didn't arrive.
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I am actually going to make some rhubarb wine using their recipe soon. I have a scan of the book but still need to put the pages into a PDF. Will post a link.
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Re: Charlottetown Homebrewer
Welcome! - although you've been here a while, lol.
I wonder if we can get the bakeapples at the Newfoundland store?
I wonder if we can get the bakeapples at the Newfoundland store?
At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter. 
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Ok, here's the Newfoundland Homebrew Recipes:
http://db.tt/Jg976TC" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
They're some shockin' good.
http://db.tt/Jg976TC" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
They're some shockin' good.
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That's an interesting book, thanks.
At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter.
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Welcome! I'm in Halifax right now, but I'll be moving back to the island as soon as practical. Ie once I get edumacated & find a job.
Brewing right now: whatever is going on tap at Stillwell in a few weeks.
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