Although this has been covered many times I wanted to share with newbies
I brewed 100's of partial/ extract brews over the years and never had a bad beer, ever. In fact got so good at it it's near impossible for anyone to tell whether or not it was extract/ AG/ or the real thing, ( I do mostly clones). With these Exception of the color to a well seasoned home brewer.
I started AG about 6 brews ago, and have had the hardest time of if it. Had to dump one and others were ok, not great.
That is Until my last brew, Octoberfest, came out so freakin awesome.
My point is it takes a while to understand the entire process, even more so with AG.
So if you're starting this as a hobby, start with extract or partial/extract for the first 15-20 brews so you get the process down pat.
Give yourself time to acquire the correct tools, understand bottling and kegging, cooling methods, fermentation controls, etc
There's no Medal of Honor starting with AG and making crappy beer.
And there's no shame or worrying about being a lesser brewer when using extract or partials.
The goal is to have fun and brew great beer
Start simple and learn the process, then make the leap if you want too
That's my rant for today
I brewed 100's of partial/ extract brews over the years and never had a bad beer, ever. In fact got so good at it it's near impossible for anyone to tell whether or not it was extract/ AG/ or the real thing, ( I do mostly clones). With these Exception of the color to a well seasoned home brewer.
I started AG about 6 brews ago, and have had the hardest time of if it. Had to dump one and others were ok, not great.
That is Until my last brew, Octoberfest, came out so freakin awesome.
My point is it takes a while to understand the entire process, even more so with AG.
So if you're starting this as a hobby, start with extract or partial/extract for the first 15-20 brews so you get the process down pat.
Give yourself time to acquire the correct tools, understand bottling and kegging, cooling methods, fermentation controls, etc
There's no Medal of Honor starting with AG and making crappy beer.
And there's no shame or worrying about being a lesser brewer when using extract or partials.
The goal is to have fun and brew great beer
Start simple and learn the process, then make the leap if you want too
That's my rant for today