Beginner here. How to start? Money is no object!

[WileECoyote]

Lots of different suggestions here. I just want to do it right the first time. Because I'm into saltwater aquariums, and I can't begin to say how much money I've wasted by buying the wrong equipment. So that's why I'm starting here first. I want some good high quality equipment ( usually ends up costing less) just like I buy the best tools being a professional carpenter never buy cheap tools...
So I'd just want some good recommendations on the best equipment!

Not anyone here can tell you what way you are going to want to brew,
you have to brew first and figure that out for your self.

Look at it this way, spend a grand on the best brewing equipment you can get for your $1000 and if you don't like brewing it can collect dust in your garage or attic.

Or for less than $80 you can brew a 5 gal batch of beer and see if you like brewing, if you like brewing then you can always upgrade, and it will give you time to figure out what kind of brewing you want to do, and if you do up grade, you can use the bucket to wash your car, you will still need most of the stuff that comes in the kit anyway.

If you don't like brewing then you still get to drink 5 gal of beer and once again you can use the bucket to wash your car.

That being said, for 5 gal batches I would get a 10 to 15 gal SS pot with 1 welded port for a spigot if you want to BIAB, 2 welded ports if you want to go AG, leaning more toward the 15 gal just incase you do want to do AG, if you want to do 10 gal batches get a 15 to 25 gal pot, then multi ports.

That is just starting to go over a boil pot, Im sure now you can see why it isn't that easy for all of us to agree on what you should get.

OK last time, My best advice is to get a kit, brew a few times, learn about brewing, learn about the different ways to brew, see if you want to continue brewing, then spend your money on the brewing tools that YOU WAN"T. and that will last you a lifetime, its the only way not to buy the wrong stuff and have to repurchase a second time like with your fish aquarium.

GET THE KIT :smack: lol

Cheers

 

[BBL_Brewer]

I suggest you get a 9 or 10 gallon stainless stock pot and a beginner equipment kit from one of the suppliers Golddiggie mentioned. You can find Bayou Classic stock pots for around $70 on ebay. That will get you started brewing extract. You could add a propane burner/turkey fryer, but then again you could just use the stove for your first couple batches. If you decide that brewing is not for you, the stock pot will still come in handy for cooking. The starter kits arent't horribly expensive, so not much risk there. If you like it and want to continue brewing, then plan your upgrade. I would start by getting a good burner (if you don't get one to begin with) and build a cooler mash tun so you can brew all grain. At this point, you will have minimal money invested and will be comfortable enough with the brewing process to decide whether you want to upgrade further. The above is basically what I started with. I eventually upgraded to a much larger brew rig, but I still use all my original equipment from time to time.

 

[WileECoyote]

Check this out, its what Im starting to do now, after making a bunch of extract batches, and Im still going to be using the stuff from my kit, I just had to get a 15 gal pot with steamer basket, as my big kitchen stew pot is to small for this.

Home Brew Forums > Home Brewing Beer > All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing > BIAB Brewing (with pics)

I also just started kegging as bottling is a pain in the (you know where) IMO, $800 into it and thats with a cheap $100 used kegerator off craigs list.

Cheers

 

[scoundrel]

Northern Brewer has a sale that ends today Free Starter Kit with purchase of a Dead Ringer Recipe Kit (with Yeast and Priming Sugar) and 5 Gallon Stainless Kettle. it's their small $80 kit
They also sell the kit with free extract kit (choose 1 of 3)
Check it out here

Edit: Ends cyber Monday

This sale is actually still going and IMO, if you plan to see if you like brewing, this is the only kit that makes sense. It really does have everything you need, including a pot. Any more money and I think you're cutting into your budget that could be used for a starter keg setup or more/bigger fermenters.