Newb :)

[b33risGOOD]

http://www.homebrew-supplies.ca/viartshop/product_details.php?category_id=82&item_id=288

This is the store I will be going to purchase a beer kit. Here is a noob question for you. Does this kit contain everything I need to make the beer? I ask because on other sites, which are not local, the price is usually higher.

Will i not need to buy the yeast at least?

 

[Nurmey]

Those cans have the yeast under the lid but most require additional fermentables. Sugar is sometimes listed (not good) and/or malt (good). You can also buy 2 cans and make a full 5 gallon batch with no additions.

 

[milwaukee]

It's an ingredient kit. So you still need a set up to ferment the beer in etc.

Do you have a set of equipment kind of like this?
http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/starter-kits

Sorry if that's a dumb question. Just want to make sure you don't end up with wort... with pitched yeast... and nothing to put it in Happy brewing.

 

[b33risGOOD]

Oh i have all the equipment, i want to make a 10 gallon batch

are you saying it takes two of these kits to make 5 gallons? What are additional fermentables?

 

[Memnoch]

are you saying it takes two of these kits to make 5 gallons? What are additional fermentables?

I think what Nurmey was trying to say is that the kit may require additional fermentables to be added, for instance sugar. Normally the kits are good for 5 gallon batches, but without seeing the actual kit ingredients and instructions it's hard to tell what additional items would be needed.

Normally the kit in a can stuff has everything you need, but I have seen a couple that have required additional fermentables.

As for the yeast, it should be under the cap of the can.

If you are doing 10 gallons, you would need to get two cans of it, as well as having the equipment to be able to handle 10 gallons of wort.

 

[Hang Glider]

4 lbs of malt (1.8kg) is a relatively light beer. Most of my recipes involve 6 lbs or more...for 5 gallons. Yes, at least 2 cans for 10 gallons, but you might want to consider 5 if this is your first beer. That's a lot of beer if you end up not liking it much.
As you progress, you'll be finding recipes, adding your own hops (this is a pre-hopped kit), etc.

 

[gunner65]

You know for about ten bucks more you could buy a nice kit with steeping grains. I think brewers best kits start around $28 and move up to about $50 in my local store. It is totally up to you, your dime, but a five gallon batch would be the best way to go for your first time at it.