Hello from a new guy

[Stoutman82]

Hey my name is jeff I found this forum and have been thinking of being my own beer. Ive been looking at a few kits to do so. I love craft beer my favorites are stouts. I was wondering if any of you pros can point me in the direction toward some good kits. I've sign some on amazon but just not sure what direction to go in.

 

[earwig]

I'm on my phone otherwise I would give you a more personalized answer... So, I will say; this question has been asked 1000 times on this forum. Use the search feature and you will see plenty of answers. Welcome to the forum, everyone here is great and vsfy helpful so feel free to ask questions as they pop in your head.

 

[atgunning]

Try Northern Brewer. They have lots of great kits and flat rate shipping. I would even suggest reading http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html , as that will give you a great walkthrough of your first batch.

 

[Dogphish]

"have been thinking of being my own beer."

^ that's not one of the steps. you need to buy a beginners home brew book and research the process

 

[msa8967]

I have made several of the stout type kits from northern Brewer and my wife thinks the results are great. The nice thing about ordering from NB is the flat rate shipping. This is also offered by many of the other merchants like Austin Home Brew Supply.

Here is the basic starter kit I began this hobby with. It has everything you need except a large brew pot.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/starter-kits/basic-starter-kit.html


Here are 2 extract recipe kits that I made in my forst 3-4 months of brewing. Both of these came out great.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/dry-irish-stout-extract-kit-2.html

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/imperial-stout-extract-kit-2.html

 

[Stoutman82]

Oh i've read a few books now that parts easy its deciding on where/how to go from there I'm having issues with

 

[rexbanner]

Oh i've read a few books now that parts easy its deciding on where/how to go from there I'm having issues with

Hey Jeff, what type of stouts do you like? A dry stout is a very simple recipe to start with. It's similar to Guiness draught, but better. Here's a recipe:

6 lbs liquid malt extract
1 lb roasted barley
2 ounces east kent goldings hops added at 60 minutes

That one is a pretty forgiving recipe and will finish very quickly. In fact, it tastes best fresh.

 

[rexbanner]

Oh and use brewmasterswarehouse or northernbrewer both are great sites.

 

[Gldnst8warrior]

Welcome to the addiction it is an awesome hobby. Here is the kit I started with:

http://morebeer.com/view_product/15911/102142/Personal_Home_Brewery_#3_-_Bottling_Deluxe

Great kit to and has everything you need to brew and bottle your first time.

Here is a stout kit from the same vendor I recently did that I was very happy with:

http://morebeer.com/view_product/18419/102144/Jason_Breatts_Honey_Stout_-_Extract_Beer_Kit

 

[logan3825]

Midwest Supplies, Northern Brewer, Brewmaster's Warehouse. I have ordered from those 3 and all seem pretty good. It is best to look at several different places to get the best price. Midwest charges actual shipping rates but they still generally come out with the best price for me. I have heard good things about AHS but have not ordered from them yet. I would go with one of those as opposed to Amazon for ingredients. For the brewpot and other equipment you could order from Amazon. Check prices.