| I want to brew my own beer. How do I start?

I want to brew my own beer. How do I start?

Chewbacca asked:


I am looking to start brewing my own beer. I know there are several different kits available out there that include packets to get started, and I’m willing to do that, but I’d also like to take a more analytical approach to brewing my own beer at home. Essentially, I’d like to brew something that isn’t just the stuff that I got from the company that made the kit and experiment a little to make soemthing “all my own.”

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3 Responses to “I want to brew my own beer. How do I start?”

  1. El kid on April 17th, 2009 6:35 am

    don’t listen to dattdude he spending all his time answering questions on his computer and probably will be all night. Get a girlfriend punk or go shave your hairy palms. I would love to brew my own beer and I’ve been to almost every site but it usually ends up taking me to those already made kits.that sucks if anyone knows a real way to brew beer at home let us know. ( I’m drinking some store bought budweiser and getting ready to go out with friends, not like some losers)

  2. Axelpeddle on April 22nd, 2009 7:51 am

    Get a good homebrewing book, Complete Joy of Homebrewing by Papazian is a great one to get you started. There is also How to Brew by John Palmer that is an online free book (http://www.howtobrew.com/ ).

    After that, get the brewing equipment and ingredient kits from a good store, Midwest Brew Supplies (http://www.midwestsupplies.com ) is a good supplier, but there are many more. Get used to making a couple kits, and then put your own recipes together.

    Or just start by making your own recipes after reading the book. They’re fairly simple if you start with extract. Find some decent recipes, and make some beer using dry malt extract or liquid malt extract, some crushed specialty grains for color and flavor, and hops for bitterness, flavor, and aroma. And then you can add your choice of beer yeast.

    I do hate to promote just one company, but I like Midwest Brewing because if you buy an ingredient kit, you get a free DVD that shows you how to brew as well, beginner, and more advanced.

  3. Dann G on April 24th, 2009 4:33 pm

    Find a local homebrew shop or club in your area. and

    A couple of starter books:
    Charlie Papazian “The Complete Joy of Homebrewing”
    Ray Daniels “Designing Great Beers”
    John Palmer “How to Brew”

    If you cannot find a local homebrew shop, check out. They have a great selection and you could even call and they will be glad to help out with all your questions.

    Also, check out homebrewing podcasts: