Origin Story
Origin Story
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At Munich Oktoberfest 2024, I decided I needed access to this beer year around ~ and cheaper than getting it from Total Wine. I tell Christyi “I think I’m gonna start brewing my own beer" and she says “go for it”. I very much expected resistance, but nope - she drinks beer too, and she had told me I needed to find a hobby other than "screen time".
As you can see, Lil' K approved!
Once home, I was talking at work one day and my buddy Ed hears me. He says he’s been brewing for 3 decades. We start talking and he guides me to what gear to buy (no stupid “pre-built kit”), tells me where to research, and curates my first recipe with me (no sticky-beer kits). We go to his house and brew my first batch in Dec '24.
I haven’t looked back. I brewed 5-gal batches for a few months, then in April, Ed sells me his 30-gal - three vessel system. Now, I brew double-10gal batches about once a month. Ed continues to be my sounding board and taste-tester to give me honest feedback.
Probably not the smallest... but ~ lets say ~ "the biggest-little home brewery in town" (homage to Reno). All post-boil equipment was stuffed into a 40x47" closet, with all brew-day gear in an equally small space in the garage.
About 6 months later I added 2x 6' tall cabinets in my living room. (Cuckoo clock hand-carved by Oli in the Black Forest ~ that story later.)
So, I've basically became a fanatic homebrewer! I shopped big when needed, buying over 150 lbs of grain during each seasonal sale - and hops by the pound. you heard that right... not ounces, but pounds!
Christyi completely supports me! She insisted I come up with a name & logo and once I locked in on my style she decided I needed Swag. She made me t-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, and hoodies. Keychain, notepads & ink pens, beer glasses of every shape & size to include 4-oz flight set... basically if you could heat-press or laser it, it gets my logo!
Yes, she did proclaim that I am a "brewmaster". I humbly accept her praise.
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