Getting started

[everyday41]

Thanks for the help!!!

[TapItGood]

Hello everyone I am new to the brew family!

I am looking to start my own beer making and asking what do people recommend for starting out. I want to just keep it small for my wife and I. I was at my local Bev Mo today (warehouse of booze) and noticed a home brewing kit and was wondering what it would take to get started on my own. Looking for info on kits, books and anything else that would be good to get started without spending a crap load of money! I have done a little research and the Coopers kit has come up as the one to buy? Advice......


Thanks for any help, I am sorry if you get this question a lot but you have to start somewhere!

Everyday41

In the wise words of BrewcasterJ "Just throw some sugar in some water and add some yeast and you'll have beer!"

[Neuron_Theory]

+1 on Palmer's book.

Midwest Supplies has excellent stuff too, and they offer complete and inexpensive starter kits and excellent ingredients.
Check them out too.

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products ... 11166&fd=1

HTH-

My first kit was from Midwest, and I'm awesome so there you go. It was the "Everything and a Carboy" kit. Welcome to the brewing tribe and the BN Army! Stick with us, and you'll never go wrong. And if you do, we will laugh at you, but still offer advice and help. The first question I asked on the Sunday Show got quite a few laughs, but I think it was because I used the word "teabag".

[Mylo]

thanks for the input I will look into to that...

I am originality from the pacific north west where they have the good beer. I live in Phoenix now and so far they really don't have a lot of good beer.!!!!

http://www.whatalesya.com/ Glendale

http://www.brewersconnection.com/ Tempe

There is also the Homebrew Depot, down in Mesa. Those guys just moved to a bigger store, so I expect that they are going to ramp up their inventory. I live halfway between HBD and WAY. I usually go to What Ale's Ya. Chuck is a good guy and his store is super clean.


Mylo

[bcmaui]

Palmer's "How to Brew" and a local homebrew shop.

No homebrew shop here, so pretty pricy for me in shipping everything to get started, so take advantage of being able to load carboys and all the other bulky stuff in you car.

Check out the sponsor's webpages (More Beer, Northern Brewer, Williams, etc.) and you can get a feel for the different type of equipment. If you think you going to like it, I would spend the $ on a basic kegging setup - sure beats washing and filling 50+ bottles per batch. I'ts a few $ and you need a spare refrigerator, but well worth it.

Fresher kits will be available at your homebrew store vs. Bevmo and fresher yeast as well.

[Neuron_Theory]

Palmer's "How to Brew" and a local homebrew shop.

No homebrew shop here, so pretty pricy for me in shipping everything to get started, so take advantage of being able to load carboys and all the other bulky stuff in you car.

Check out the sponsor's webpages (More Beer, Northern Brewer, Williams, etc.) and you can get a feel for the different type of equipment. If you think you going to like it, I would spend the $ on a basic kegging setup - sure beats washing and filling 50+ bottles per batch. I'ts a few $ and you need a spare refrigerator, but well worth it.

Fresher kits will be available at your homebrew store vs. Bevmo and fresher yeast as well.

+1 on Kegging. I still bottle but hope to switch to kegs pretty much the day after I move into the new house (Dec 13).