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cd38

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Yes i am from texas the Big D to be exact and no not everyone says howdy lol but I am looking to get started in home brewing still reading a bit and looking into buying my first kit sometime this week. Never done this before so I am open to any and all hints and tips I can get from you all. Also if anyone has any suggestions on a particular starting kit they bought and any good recipes for beginners please feel free to let me know.
 
Welcome,

Check out John Palmer's free online book: How to Brew - By John Palmer

This is the first version, but its a useful resource for the first timer. As far as good recipes for a beginner, that is going to depend on your tastes. There are a lot of good/easy recipes here including: Hefeweizens, EdWort's Haus Ale or Biermuncher's centennial blonde. These recipes can be easily converted to extract versions if they haven't already (and someon is usually nice enough to do it for you).

Cheers, :mug:
 
If you're looking for a decent starter kit, and can afford something in the $150 price range, check out: Midwest Supplies Intermediate Kit Add in a candy thermometer and a stockpot (assuming you don't have one laying around the kitchen) and an extract kit... You're in the $150 zone. If that seems totally unreasonable, there's the Coopers Kit for about $100. It should make decent beer for the price, and the kits aren't bad. If you really want to slum it, or start of where most of us got hooked, there's always Mr Beer which starts at $40. Don't expect to get your favorite microbrew from this one, but if you ignore the directions included in the kit, and read the Mr Beer thread here at HBT, throw out the Booster, and forget all about table sugar as a beer additive, decent beer is a real possibilty.

Ask lots of questions here, but always use the search button first. Odds are, someone else has asked it first. Good luck, and good beer. Kanpai! :mug:
 
alright thanks yea I have about 150 dollars to spend to get started just wanted to make sure that I didnt buy something that is totally over my head you know cause I hear that the main thing that keeps people brewing in the beginning is success. Thanks for all the replies and help.
 
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