Welcome!

Two years ago, I was given a $99 home brewing kit and a couple of brewing books for Christmas. After making my first batch (the Nut Brown Ale recipe from the Oak Barrel here in Berkeley, CA), I was hooked. Two years, a few thousand dollars, at least 100 gallons, and a kegerator later, I think it's safe to call it an obsession.

While there are a number of great home brewing resources out there (I'm a big fan of the Northern Brewer Forum), I haven't seen one that utilizes emerging weblog technology to its fullest -- the use of RSS [registration required], the collection of engaged and real personal voices, and the vastly under-rated conversational dynamic. As a CTO and technology writer with a weblog and weekly column at InfoWorld, I keep a close eye on these technologies, and I'm excited to leverage them for one of my passions -- making good beer for myself and loved ones.

While the technology is important, in the end, it's really incidental. I want to leverage this medium so we can help each other make better beer. Other home brewers who have caught the bug know that it is one of the highest callings in life.

If you are interested in writing for HomeBrewBlog.com, drop me an e-mail (cd -at- homebrewblog.com) and tell me a little about what you would like to contribute (recipes, kegging techniques, photos of your kegerator) -- but be sure to send me your favorite recipe while you're at it.

Posted by Chad Dickerson at July 28, 2004 07:07 PM