Fauxsho
Well-Known Member
I have read tons of threads in the Beginners Beer Brewing Forum but none of them really seem "Beginner" enough for me.
As a culinary student I understand how to follow a recipe, temperature control, and fermentation. I am also a pretty hands-on-type of person and I am usually pretty good at things I set my mind to. I'm a perfectionist but nothing ever comes out perfect so I'm also a pretty angry person at times, lol. We all make mistakes, and being able to learn from those mistakes by jumping head-first into something, I think, can make you so much better at whatever it is that you're doing.
Also, I like DIY projects. I don't like the idea of "kits." My first kegerator project was a tower kit and it totally killed the whole thing for me. I mean, I had beer on tap at the end of it, and I was thankful, it just wasn't anything to call my own. I wasn't proud of it.
Anyway, I'm sort of confused about a starting point... Extracts seem like the logical place to start but I am not liking the idea of not having total creative control over the process so I have a couple of questions.
#1. Would I be overwhelming myself by jumping straight into AG as a first-time home brewer?
#2. What equipment would you suggest that would work for brewing with extract but also be able to make the transition into AG without having to "upgrade" my set up?
#3. Should I just suck it up and purchase a starter kit?
#4. As a newcomer to this whole scene, am I asking the right questions?
Thanks in advance.
As a culinary student I understand how to follow a recipe, temperature control, and fermentation. I am also a pretty hands-on-type of person and I am usually pretty good at things I set my mind to. I'm a perfectionist but nothing ever comes out perfect so I'm also a pretty angry person at times, lol. We all make mistakes, and being able to learn from those mistakes by jumping head-first into something, I think, can make you so much better at whatever it is that you're doing.
Also, I like DIY projects. I don't like the idea of "kits." My first kegerator project was a tower kit and it totally killed the whole thing for me. I mean, I had beer on tap at the end of it, and I was thankful, it just wasn't anything to call my own. I wasn't proud of it.
Anyway, I'm sort of confused about a starting point... Extracts seem like the logical place to start but I am not liking the idea of not having total creative control over the process so I have a couple of questions.
#1. Would I be overwhelming myself by jumping straight into AG as a first-time home brewer?
#2. What equipment would you suggest that would work for brewing with extract but also be able to make the transition into AG without having to "upgrade" my set up?
#3. Should I just suck it up and purchase a starter kit?
#4. As a newcomer to this whole scene, am I asking the right questions?
Thanks in advance.