What to brew for my first brew

[sjm32387]

Hi everyone,

it is my first time brewing and I am unsure of what to brew. Is there a beer a beginner should start with? wheat beer, stout, porter, ipa?? etc? any suggestions would be appreciated!
thanksss!

 

[kwingert]

Depends on what you like. But I would suggest something simple so you can focus on your process. Good luck and welcome to the club.

 

[Waynep005]

I would stay with an ale of one type or another since lagers are more difficult. I would recomend a wheat beer or APA since they will be ready to drink quicker than some of the other styles and it very dificult to waite for your first beer.

 

[reed1099]

I'm a beginner also. Iv made 6 batches so far, getting slightly more advanced each time. I'd start with a simple kit and get your sanitizing, boiling and transfer steps down. Any brew store has easy brewers best extract kits with step by step directions. Welcome and good luck. I got addicted before my first batch was ready to drink.

 

[sjm32387]

Thanks for the info guys! I'm real excited to start this awesome hobby!

 

[avidhomebrewer]

Yeah, definitely an ale. I would suggest something darker, such as a porter. Reason being, the darker brews have a tendency to cover up any brewing flaws more easily than do lighter ales. If you get a kit and follow the directions, you really can't go wrong.

Welcome to the hobby and to HBT.

 

[lumpher]

many of us started with a simple hefeweizen recipe. very easy, ferment 68-70, done in 1.5-2 weeks. still 1 of my favorites

 

[Pezman1]

many of us started with a simple hefeweizen recipe. very easy, ferment 68-70, done in 1.5-2 weeks. still 1 of my favorites

I second this. Hard to go wrong with this as a first beer for the reasons mentioned. Plus, its Summer time!

Pez.

 

[stevehardt]

I agree with whats been said above, but be sure to brew something you and your drinking buds will like

 

[wailingguitar]

I almost always suggest a stout or a basic Pale Ale as a good jumping off point... whichever you prefer. Stouts are very forgiving, as has been noted, but even so if you use reasonable diligence there is no reason a simple pale ale wouldn't turn out good

 

[Draken]

I started with northern brewers chinook IPA. I plan on brewing it again.