I Wish Someone told me before I started homebrewing...

[mountainman13]

....that if you have access to fresh craft beer, you're just wasting your time and money, not to mention making a giant mess, but goddang if it isn't fun somehow.

This

 

[MikeWI]

I wish someone had told me to save all those bottles I've been tossing into the recycling for the last few years. Now I'm begging my friends and relatives for all their empties and will probably have to buy some for my second batch.

Mike

 

[dand9066]

I wish somebody had told me about homebrewing before my 21st birthday

+1... actually I'll be 21 on Jan 26th. My first brew should be ready to drink the weekend following my Birthday!

I wish somebody had told me how addicting homebrewing is. I need to get more bottles so I can get a pipeline started.

 

[Fizzycist]

I wish someone had told me to save all those bottles I've been tossing into the recycling for the last few years. Now I'm begging my friends and relatives for all their empties and will probably have to buy some for my second batch.

Mike

+1 to that!

 

[Tabb]

Thanks for this thread.

 

[pdxkale]

Time heals most brewing ills (ales?). Get a pot big enough to do full boils from the get go. Skip bottling and just keg. Oh, and work WITH gravity, not against it.

 

[Ellis]

I wish someone had told me...that getting into homebrewing as a hobby will more than likely mean weight gain, in the neighborhood of 20-30 pounds.

 

[GASoline71]

I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME.... It's addictive. You will spend you're free time (and money) reading about homebrew, writing recipes, cleaning, building equipment, fixing equipment, cleaning, reading forums, listening to podcasts, and did I mention cleaning.

^^^ This

I am overcome with the whole homebrew experience. Wish I woulda started a long time ago!

Gary

 

[Stile2]

My advice is to go straight to Kegging, All Grain, Get the Grain Mill (went from $30 per 5 gallon bath to $22), Start with Full Boil.

Get the Chest Freezer or Frig to Ferment in it is WAY easier than trying to maintain the right temp any other way!!!

 

[Dark_Ale]

That fermentation generates heat, and I wish someone would have told me about PBW and the importance of CLEAN AND SANITIZE

 

[OlatheSurferDude]

Someone had told me about this forum...

 

[buffalobrewer]

about yeast washing

 

[corkybstewart]

That homebrewing would actually change our whole lifestyle for the better. Lots more homemade food products, better vacations, better friends.

 

[DJG42]

that your neighbors will drink as much beer as they can because it's 'free'. If only they thought about how "free" it isn't...

 

[Yooper]

+1... actually I'll be 21 on Jan 26th. My first brew should be ready to drink the weekend following my Birthday!

I wish somebody had told me how addicting homebrewing is. I need to get more bottles so I can get a pipeline started.

Ah, man. Did you miss the forum rules when you signed up, swearing that you are of legal age? You said you were over 21 when you signed up.

Our forum rules require you to be 21 in the US to participate in this forum.

 

[two_hearted]

I wish someone would have told me that on a homebrew level, mash efficiency doesn't mean squat if your beer tastes great.

 

[Brewer_Steve]

That homebrew is almost as good as currency and can quite often be traded for favors or goods.

 

[ihatehoward]

That upgrades don't end.

 

[mccumath]

That upgrades don't end.

This. Ever. Im still relatively new. And always reading about/finding ways to make better beer.

 

[mcstout]

Skip the bottles and go to kegging .... so much easier

 

[themalman]

I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME....That this hobby would take over my life. Spending hour and days of free time brewing, reading about brewing, thinking about brewing, talking about brewing, writing on forums about brewing, and drinking homebrew. (I'm not complaining)

 

[MistuckyCreek]

hey guys i saw one of these on a bike forum that im a member of and i figured it would be a very informative thread for the newbie. I learned more in reading 5min of that one thread than my entire 2 months as a member.

So i'll start it off


i wish someone told me.... To just spend the extra 20 bucks for the kit with a glass carboy and autosiphon...

And of course, to rdwhahb

rdwhahb?

 

[UrbanBrew]

That Brewing is really about the "Process and Journey. Wish this was FB so I could
"Like" some of the responses.

 

[deggenbe]

rdwhahb
relax...
dont
worry....
have
a
home
brew!!!!!

 

[Satisfaction]

I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME....That this hobby would take over my life. Spending hour and days of free time brewing, reading about brewing, thinking about brewing, talking about brewing, writing on forums about brewing, and drinking homebrew. (I'm not complaining)

Completely agree with this, but it has been a wonderful relationship.. My Hobby and Me.




I wish someone told me how easy it is to get into all grain brewing AND do not skimp on a small boil pot.

 

[Dillonks1]

I feel like most of these are people who didn't research enough before starting besides the kegging, and upgrades are endless.

 

[BrewinBigD]

Wish somebody told me before i started brewing that 15+ lbs of beer fat is inevitable.

 

[nocsimian]

I wish I would know how easy it is to convert an old freezer to a fermentator, how critical temp control is to consistency, and how freaking easy it is to build a kegerator.

 

[brandonhagen1]

i wish someone told me bigger is better

 

[cadarnell]

just go straight to star san