Hi all! I'm new to Chicago from CA where I used to homebrew routinely. We had a pretty big setup (see https://vimeo.com/114998101 and https://vimeo.com/15286293 ) and usually did all-grain brewing. I had to hand the system off to some friends when I left the state (it doesn't exactly fit in my new apartment) but I'm looking forward to getting back into it!
When is the best time to meet the club, to get a general walk-through of your facilities, meet some members, quaff some brews, etc... ?
Cheers,
Brett
P.S. Thanks David Williams and the others I met at Beermiscuous a while ago for letting me know about CHAOS.
Hey Brett, welcome to Chicago and CHAOS! Looks like you'll be right at home brewing on our equipment. Check out our events page here: https://www.chaosbrewclub.net/forum/education-committee/scheduled-educational-classes-and-workshops-through-may-2015
Education events here: https://www.chaosbrewclub.net/forum/education-committee/scheduled-educat...
We have Tuesday Brewsday tomorrow, Brewing 101 Wednesday, hoppy hour Thursday and a speaker from a local brewery coming in on the 18th. Feel free to message myself or Jim Chochola, if you have any questions!
Brett! Welcome and happy brewing!
Welcome, Brett!
Best thing to do is watch *both* the brewing calendar and events calendar. Everyone is really welcoming and friendly and wouldn't mind you dropping in if they're brewing. Alternately, our events etc. are open to the public and free unless otherwise explicitly stated in the event listing.
If you have any questions, do post them here on the website and someone will definitely answer. But, also feel free to hit me up at jim@chaosbrewclub.net.