Never done any hops or anything

[Nathan666]

Hi and thanks for all the great info on this site the only thin I can't seem to grasp is the whole partial or all grain I have done only 1 batch and 1 currently working but I don't have a clue about adding anything or stuff like that I would like some real simple (fool proof) steps and some easy to get my hands on ingredients and what to do an how long to do things
If any1 has an input thank you greatly!!

 

[JRapp]

Man O' Man, their is so much to learn with this hobby. 1st step, pick up John Palmer's "How to Brew", insane reference. Also you can look it up offline, he has many free references also. Can just thumb through it, every page I read I find myself saying "ooooooooh!"

I am on my 2nd brew(i am using a no boil Coopers kit, but really looking foward to stepping up to atleast partials soon) And I have tons and tons to learn, but just looking through this book and using forums I am learning tons.

 

[beninan]

Holy run-on sentence Batman!!
Please try to use punctuation . I had to read that multiple times to try to decipher what you were trying to say.

Anyway, look for some basic brewing books at some of the book stores. They should be able to tell you a LOT of information.
This forum and other brewing forums on the WWW, are another great place to find what you are looking for. If you have a question about anything, it's probably already been asked before and answered multiple times.

I'm still not 100% sure what you are asking, so I don't know what else to tell you. Are you looking for the difference between extract, partial-mash, and a full mash are? Are you asking how to add hops to beer and what they do?

 

[Nathan666]

Ok I think I will check that book out, and I was asking for some simple hops to get me started,and simple instructions as I really want to do it but cannot get my head around it lol.
Sorry if it's already been asked but every thread I read doesn't explain it good enough for someone who knows nothing about it :confusing lol thanks

 

[djt17]

There are no real shortcuts, the more you can learn about the entire process, the more it will all make sense. http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html Helped me a lot when I got started, the online version is good, but his latest print version has been updated.

 

[JohnTheBrewist]

Hops don't have anything to do with steeping, partial mash, or all grain. Hops add bitterness to your beer and are added during the boil. I assume then, that what you've made so far is a kit with pre-hopped extract.

Partial mash and all grain are advanced techniques for creating the wort by extracting sugars from grains.

What I'd suggest is perhaps making a slightly more advanced kit than you've done in the past. Perhaps one the has extract, steeping grains and hops.

 

[Nathan666]

Yeh I have only for the ones were you have a can and only have to add water and suger

 

[helibrewer]

I would get a complete extract kit AFTER doing your reading, from someplace like Austin, Midwest, Northern Brewers, or maybe your local homebrew store if they package kits. Make sure it is a kit with LME (Liquid Malt Extract) and or DME (Dry Malt Extract) and not the pre-hopped canned extract, that way you will get experience with adding hops through the boil. The kit should include all ingredients you need.

 

[Hebby5]

+1 for Helibrewer.

I brewed a couple extract kits from my local Homebrew shop and then started to experiment making my own recipes, selected the ingredients, etc... A year later, I jumped into All Grain and have enjoyed every step of the way. You may also want to hunt around YouTube for brewing videos. It was always nice to see how people brewed both extract, PM, and All Grain.

So, read a lot, watch some videos, and brew a lot. Drink a lot of Homebrew and craft beer too . I get a lot of my recipe inspirations by trying good craft beer.

Good luck.

Chris

 

[unionrdr]

Also,for the level you're wanting to go to,read my recipes that you can access from my profile,or beneath my avatar. They use commonly available ingredients,& aren't all that hard. But they look & taste great. They should be able to answer some of your how-to questions. Feel free to PM me aftawards for further instruction/explaination.

 

[Nathan666]

Thanks guys For all your help and yeh I will check out your recipes on my computer tomorrow thanks great help all