Welcome to my home-brewing site!
Years ago I bought a small book that explained how to brew your own beer. I was intrigued by that, but it looked quite complex. Then a colleague of my told me that he brewed beer using brew-kits.
And that was the start of this hobby, which is a combination of brewing your own beer and the complete automation of a self-built brewing installation. The result today is something that I proudly present on this site. Have a look at my brewing history and you know why my wife asked me when this ever increasing sizing of pans would stop. The most recent change was in 2003, the existing barn was pulled down and a real brewery arose from the ashes!
I was inspired to a large extent by colleague home-brewers on the Internet. I learned all this from examining their sites (check out my links section) and rebuilding the great stuff they made.
Update 2007: Participated for the first time in the Open Dutch Championship Home-Brewing (ONK 2007) and got a prize: a 2nd place in the free class with the Honey Lager (see Brewing Recipes).
Beware! If you are like me and you want to build some of the equipment yourself, I need to put in a word of caution! Most of the equipment was built by me using sharp tools and hot things that may seriously harm you if you are not familiar with that equipment. Don't force yourself, if you are not sure, go to a professional!
You can click on most of the images to see an enlarged version of the image.
Enough said! Let's start brewing! I hope you enjoy reading this site as much as I did creating it!