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Name Tom C.
Email Address tomatunderbrewdotcom
Geographic Location Philadelpha area, New Jersey, United States
Homepage None Listed
Brewing Information
Number of years homebrewing 12
Batch Size 8 Gallons (All-grain, kegs only)
Experience Level Intermediate
Favorite beer style to brew Saison, Belgian Pale Ale
Mini Interview
My first homebrew... A group brew with a couple of beer friends. We made a stout and fermented it in a bucket. it was the best tasting beer.
Homebrewing Story... I have dreams about Wyeast 3724 (really). I like to give beers amusing names: my developing Saison is called "Le Docteur" (the Doctor)--a beer I was thinking about for a few years while working on my doctorate (and not brewing). The logo for this beer is an old woodcut of a medieval doctor contemplating a patient's urine in a fancy tulip-shaped glass vial (that's how they used to come up with a diagnosis). The official glassware for this beer is a tulip glass that looks like the glass in the logo. My other "dream beer", is "St. Donut" (bad pun on St. Donat, a small Belgian brewery), a Belgian Pale Ale. The Donut Logo is a doughnut with a halo. At some point, I'll actually make tap handles for these for use on the kegerator.
3 favorite beers DeRegenboog Guido,
Dre Fontain,
Gerardin
Why I homebrew... I really enjoy Belgian/Flemish lower gravity beers on tap (dinner table beers). Not many on market in US, and very overpriced when they are available. Hence I need to make them.
Brewing Accomplishments My slightly eccentric brewing setup is doing a faithful job on the styles I want to make at about 90 percent efficiency with no strange infections so far.
Favorite Online Beer Site http://tastybrew.com