I-Hop
Well-Known Member
For Christmas, my wife just got me a True Brew Maestro kit (beginner's brew kit) which comes with a Basic Brewing Book, 6.5 Gallon primary fermentor with lock and lid. Bottling bucket w/spigot, bottlefiller, adhesive thermometer, Rack and Fill Kit, Hydrometer, capper, bottlebrush, auto syphon and santizer. She also got me a 20 quart stainless steel brewpot and an ingredient kit for a Hophead IPA. I also already have plenty of 22 oz. bottles.
I have been brewing at a "Brew Your Own" type of establishment that provides you the equipment, recipes, and ingredients to brew a 15 gallon batch at their facility. The employees at this facility walk you through the brewing process and do all the clean up. Not a bad deal at all, and the employees & owners have always been excellent. But I thought I'd like to tackle brewing at home for the convenience as well as the ability to tweak recipes or come up with my own recipes altogether. There are a few clones that I am dying to try out too.
My questions to all of you are:
Is there any more equipment I might need to start brewing at home?
Does anyone have any tips for a newbie?
Thanks in advance for your help. I am chomping at the bit to get started here. I've got 4 cases from the BYO place in my beer fridge which I am feverishly consuming to make room for my 1st batch.
I have been brewing at a "Brew Your Own" type of establishment that provides you the equipment, recipes, and ingredients to brew a 15 gallon batch at their facility. The employees at this facility walk you through the brewing process and do all the clean up. Not a bad deal at all, and the employees & owners have always been excellent. But I thought I'd like to tackle brewing at home for the convenience as well as the ability to tweak recipes or come up with my own recipes altogether. There are a few clones that I am dying to try out too.
My questions to all of you are:
Is there any more equipment I might need to start brewing at home?
Does anyone have any tips for a newbie?
Thanks in advance for your help. I am chomping at the bit to get started here. I've got 4 cases from the BYO place in my beer fridge which I am feverishly consuming to make room for my 1st batch.