Looking to get into the Hobbie where do I start
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GrayingNeophyte
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Craigslist for used equipment and your local home brew shop for fresh ingredients
jtp137
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This might be the best place to start. I jumped right into all grain and I’m glad I did there is a lot of good material to get you started read this
http://www.howtobrew.com
http://www.howtobrew.com
Have you done Any research on the hobby? I started off by reading “How to Brew” http://howtobrew.com/book/introduction by John Palmer. I snooped around here for a while before starting. What kind of brewing do you want to do, Extract, BIAG (brew in a bag), AG ( all grain). I am still very new to the hobby, Started in October/November of this year, and I’m loving it.
SoCal-Doug
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Hit up a local brew supply shop. Many will do "brew days" where you can watch the entire process. Ask questions. Find a brew club and/or other brewers in your area. Watch, learn, participate. Get some ideas on the different methods and processes. Then decide if you want to start with extract, BIAB, or full out all grain. See some different equipment types before you shell out cash. And then, dive in and enjoy the hobby!
wallyLOZ
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As mentioned above: contact your local brew supply shop or a local club. Search the internet for more resources, or buy a couple of books (How to Brew by John Palmer, or The Complete Joy of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazian are my favorite two). This board is also a great resource. Start small with a one gallon kit from one of the big sellers on line. You can get started for under $70 and make sure this hobby is a fit for you before you spend a lot of money. Good luck and let us know of your progress.
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If you can, make sure you get the right books either at the store or at the library.
Water and Yeast - those are books that are "must haves" in my opinion.
"The Brewmaster's Bible" .... had it and lost it years ago...
Charlie Papazian's "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing"
Mead ... Ken Schramm's "The Compleat Meadmaker"
"Designing Great Beers..." by Ray Daniels
Be a forum member here. There's a lot to absorb.
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Figure out why you want to brew first. What are you trying to accomplish and go from there
No need to spend tons of $$$ if you only want to brew 2-3 batches per year.
I’d start cheap and brew a few inexpensive kits first
If you’re in Texas I have some equipment I need to sell
No need to spend tons of $$$ if you only want to brew 2-3 batches per year.
I’d start cheap and brew a few inexpensive kits first
If you’re in Texas I have some equipment I need to sell
I've been patiently biding my time waiting to open my "small batch" kit that my wife bought me back in Sep for Christmas when I expressed my desire to try my hand at this hobby. So with nothing but time on my hands to this point, I've spent the last few months learning all that I can. Besides Palmer's book, the major online retailers (Northern Brewer, MoreBeer, Austin BrewSupply, etc) all have "Brewing 101" type pages with tons of info both textual and video. Speaking of which there's tons of youtube videos out there. And as you've most likely already discover numerous other online resources like HBT.
You're off to a great start just by being here IMO. My newbie recommendation would be to spend some time learning the basics of the hobby before pulling the trigger. In that way your setting yourself up for success and will greatly increase the odds of brewing something pretty from good from the get-go vs relying on pure dumb luck.
You're off to a great start just by being here IMO. My newbie recommendation would be to spend some time learning the basics of the hobby before pulling the trigger. In that way your setting yourself up for success and will greatly increase the odds of brewing something pretty from good from the get-go vs relying on pure dumb luck.
People brew for different reasons like making cheap beer or recognition from a contest. Figure out what your goal is and then get equipment to fit your needs.
Staticsouls
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+1 on howtobrew.com
It's not a hobby..... It's an obsession! 
madscientist451
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Go on Youtube and check out how easy it is to brew in a bag.
Start off cheap with a pot on your stovetop, a bag, and a partial mash recipe; use some grain and some extract. You'll need a few other things, like a carboy or a bucket, a funnel, an auto siphon, a hydrometer, a thermometer, some bottles and a capper and some star-san. Get a few simple brews done and move on from there.
I'd start off brewing 2.5 gallon batches, you can use a 3 gallon or a 5 gallon fermenter. The Brooklyn brew shop Beer Book has lots of easy recipes in 1 gallon increments to get you started. Note that book doesn't have any extract brews but it shows you how to get started with all kinds of styles.
Start off cheap with a pot on your stovetop, a bag, and a partial mash recipe; use some grain and some extract. You'll need a few other things, like a carboy or a bucket, a funnel, an auto siphon, a hydrometer, a thermometer, some bottles and a capper and some star-san. Get a few simple brews done and move on from there.
I'd start off brewing 2.5 gallon batches, you can use a 3 gallon or a 5 gallon fermenter. The Brooklyn brew shop Beer Book has lots of easy recipes in 1 gallon increments to get you started. Note that book doesn't have any extract brews but it shows you how to get started with all kinds of styles.
