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captian goodies · Aug 20, 2006

My buddy and I are about to start the buying equipment to start brewing beer.
basic hints and tips?
best place to get the best supplies?
what to avoid?

thank you so much!

edost · Aug 20, 2006

A good resource to read to learn what to do:

http://www.howtobrew.com/

I would try to find a local home brew shop (LHBS) and see what kind of starter kits they have. Where are you located?

Other options are to buy starter kits online. There are a ton of reputable online homebrew shops out there.

A few of them are:

www.northernbrewer.com
www.midwestsupplies.com
www.austinhomebrew.com
www.morebeer.com

RichBrewer · Aug 20, 2006

Here are a couple more home brew supply stores:

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/
http://www.thebrewhut.com/

Look at the threads here and read a good HB book before you start. It will save you a lot of trouble later. I would recommend "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing" by Charlie Papazian. Just substitute StarSan for the bleach when sanitizing and you will be good to go.
Good luck and enjoy Let us know how it is going. :mug:

brewhead · Aug 22, 2006

only two things to add:

>find a local homebrew supply near you if possible

>find a local homebrew club near you and attend if possible

you will benefit greatly from these and the learning curve will level off much faster

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