I found this forum totally by accident while searching for information on ‘dry hopping’ which is a rather new concept for me. I started brewing beer in the 1970’s with LME kits and the results -while drinkable- weren’t really to my taste and so I gave up after a couple of years. I also brewed hard cider and kept doing that as I liked my product better than any I could buy in the liquor store.
I live in Canada and as some of you may know, we have a -shall I say- a ‘problematic’ government and it was the reason I started brewing again a couple of years ago when it started jumping up the excise taxes on beer, wine, and liquors. I decided I didn’t need to pay those taxes when I could brew my own. I found out quickly that the advances in the equipment, materials, and knowledge since the 70’s has been astronomical. I have bought a kegerator, two ten liter kegs, two nineteen liter kegs, a 35 liter fermenter, a BuonVino wine filter, and temperature controlled heating units. The beer I make now is decent for my taste and I’m actually experimenting some now as well. My latest batch of beer started out as a 23 liter LME kit expanded to 35 liters with an addition of DME, some dextrose, and ale yeast. It’s my favorite result so far and now I am looking at increasing the aromatic character without increasing bitterness. Looking forward to looking through here and finding out more about this craft…
Welcome to the forum. When you said “y’all” I thought you were from the south 
Not quite. 
That expression was adopted very readily by three visits to your country’s AFSAM at the National Guard MTU in Little Rock, Arkansas…
Welcome to >the< forum.
I made to Little Rock AFB a couple of times, but never over to the MTU. Arkansas is an oft underrated state; there’s some beautiful country up there.
Welcome.
Welcome. Lots of great information here, good people too. I’ve learned a ton just by surfing some of the forum topics. I’ve also received some great advice when I posed a couple of questions. You’re in the right place to find out more about this hobby!
Welcome aboard! You will find the forum a great place to get information and help for your brewing questions.