Brothers who homebrew!?!
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Thanks, I just realized you were in Mesa, I am in Yuma. Have you seen the thread about a southern California vs PHX area meetup in Yuma? We are trying to nail down a date still later this summer or early September, which, as you know, is still summer in AZ
I have seen that and am interested but my schedule with my kids is pretty crazy and i rarely get a weekend free to do something like that
Brewed up 5gal of our saison last night that will get 10lb of fresh picked wild prickly pear cactus fruit added to secondary late last night after our botl herf. I hate brews like this only because they will disappear so fast and aren't easy to make more of.
Took a gravity reading today and my Smoked Märzen is right on schedule. Starting to raise the temp for a diacetyl rest for a few days then crash cool it. Transfer off of the yeast and lager it. Hydrometer sample was real tasty. 
Wow, that sounds good. Well, once I get all my equipment and get some experience, it looks like I am going to have to get some recipes from you guys.
And I am going to start off bottling, bit o want to get going on a keg system and a little kegarator, any tips or lessons learned from people that do it?
And I am going to start off bottling, bit o want to get going on a keg system and a little kegarator, any tips or lessons learned from people that do it?
Bottling or kegging?
Both, I have a few buddies here that brew. One still bottles and has for years and says it is a pain and he should switch to kegging. And the other guys just started brewing this winter and switched to keg quickly and said don't even waste your time bottling. I know kegging would be easier, but a lot more $$ up front to start.
I do both because I don't want 12%abv stouts in a keg forever. Plus higher carb is achievable with bottles if you bottle condition and I do for a lot of beer still. Mindless pale ales and IPAs I wi stick in the keg. Funny enough I use the kegs to bottle anyhow because of my ability to limit oxygen exposure.
I was also thinking doing both would be a good idea, because you may want to bring some with you, bit don't want to drag a keg with you. Also has anyone every just fill a growler from their keg to bring some Brew with u?
I do this all the time, ask Moldman about our last herf!
I'll say it now. I call dibs on a corney keg of your Cal Common. I've filled 1 and 2 liter flip tops from my keg without to many issues. One, a rye cream ale that sat in the storage compartment for around 4 months as it travelled around the Southern US before it was opened. No noticeable issues were reported except for a little fog of CO2 at the mouth when it was chilled and popped.I do this all the time, ask Moldman about our last herf!
Nice setup! Love the perlicks. Where did you get the chalkboard you have on there?