Newguy from Astoria, OR

[costman13]

Hey fellas,
I've been looking into brewing some beer, figured I'd join a beer brewing forum.

 

[lumpher]

welcome. you joined the right 1. we're an outspoken bunch of people who'll tell you what we think

 

[costman13]

sounds good. im still not 100% sure about how to get this process started..

 

[TheHopRanger]

Welcome I concur with lumpher you definitely joined the right 1. What were you thinking of making?

 

[costman13]

Welcome I concur with lumpher you definitely joined the right 1. What were you thinking of making?

I don't really know yet, I am trying to explore my options. Any suggestions for a guy who has never brewed before?

 

[TheHopRanger]

What styles of beer do you like? Are you going to start with an extract batch? Partial mash?

 

[costman13]

i was looking into an extract.

 

[TheHopRanger]

Cool I guess the next step is to decide what style you would like to make. What is your favorite commerical or craft brew? Making a similar beer might be a good start.

 

[hungrymonkey]

welcome.

Best way to get into brewing is to dive right in.

 

[cedar_lake]

I would say that the first thing you want to do is find the map to One-eyed Willie's cave...

Welcome. Lots of good information here (I joined in the spring). Of the hobbies I have, I find the forums for this one here on homebrewtalk to be the most informative and polite I have found. Good Luck!

 

[bbone66]

Welcome from PDX... Happy brewing

 

[jgourd]

Yeah, brew in the Goonies house!

 

[Joker]

Welcome to HBT and soon to the obsession of homebrewing.

The very first step to brewing is reading, reading, and you might want to do some reading.

Start here
http://www.howtobrew.com/

surf this site and ask questions. There might even be some brewers in your area that will let you attend a brew day and see what it is all about.

 

[wacko]

I'm out in Hillsboro I'll help if I can.