Profile of Keith Brady

Profile of Keith Brady

Maybe a little History to start things off. For the longest time I was a 
strictly a High Life, MBL and Miller Lite guy, mainly due to the financial
hardships that go along with High School and College. I hated bitter, hoppy
beers and big strong dark beers. Pretty much if it didn't come in a 30 pack,
I didn't like it.

I attended the University of Iowa where my knack for all that is science 
steered me into pursuing a degree in Biology followed by a Masters degree in 
Microbiology.  Then one day in 2005, one of my close friends (Magnet) started 
aggressively homebrewing.  As a microbiologist I found the process of brewing 
extremely interesting and a natural hobby.  I slowly started to taste his brews 
and appreciate the ingredients utilized to make beer and slowly developed a 
taste for other beers outside of the Commercial light beer world.  I quickly
became his full time brew assistant or “Brew Padawan” as he would say.

As my interest in brewing grew so did my palate. It started with what I call
the "Gateway Beer" Fat Tire and then Sam Adams Boston lager. From there the
flood gates opened and before I knew it there wasn't a beer I wouldn't try and
the majority of the time finish. More importantly I became addicted to Hops. 
There was not an IPA out there I wouldn't try, but only a few that could truly 
satisfy my addiction to the Bitter Beast.

I began gathering basic brewing equipment to brew on my own in the Winter of 2006, 
and attempted my first batch the following spring of 2007.  My first batch was 
an amber ale I named “Master Dale’s Amber Ale”  after my old man who was assisting 
me that day.  From that day on I was hooked.  After completing graduate school, 
I decided it was time to get serious about homebrewing and began accumulating 
all the necessary homebrew equipment. I naturally switched to all grain brewing 
from extract and scaled up to 10 gallons batches.  I purchased a brand new 
refrigerator in 2009 and had no ill emotions to immediately voiding its warranty 
by drilling holes into it and transforming it into a kegerator. 

I enjoy not only the end product of homebrewing, but more importantly the process 
required to obtain the end product.  To me it’s more than just being able to kick 
back a few beers, it respecting all that goes into those beers and enjoying a 
beer that no one else has ever tried.  A creation of my own hard work, that good 
or bad, I can say “I’ve created something unique.” 

Every batch is a new adventure!

Slainte`

Brady