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any home brewers here?

im about to start home brewing but i dont know where to find the ingredients. can hops and malt be found in the local grocery store? somewhere else? if so, where? also, if anyone has any tips that i should stick to they would be greatly appreciated.

>> No.283991

no brwers?

>> No.284000

Have you tried a brewery? Often they sell a home brewing kit with malt hops and yeast, I started like this now i buy ingredients from all over the country and have them delivered by mail.
Its usually best to try get hold of some homebrewers in your area because the availability of ingredients varies so much from place to place

>> No.284005

you might be well off starting with a wine, an apple wine is what I started first, to get the feel for the sterilizing, which is most of the process. That way you don't have to deal with boiling, and your costs decrease from that. All you will need is proper yeast, apple juice, a bucket and secondary (to rack after a week) and lots of sugar or honey.

>> No.284014

I use midwestsupplies dot com, they will even give you a free instructional dvd with any order. Hops smell like shit when you boil them so make sure you have some ventilation going on.

>> No.284029

>>284014
>>284005
>>284000

thanks guys (and nice trips)

i went to the store to pick up some brews and didnt expect to see so many informative responces. ill look into all of this since im guessing you guys have left by now ;-;

>> No.284037

I haven't left, and I rather like the smell of boiled hops. reminds me of St Steven's in Dublin

>> No.284039

>>284037

which post was yours?

>> No.284038

Homebrew talk dot com and beer citadel are some pretty good resources for brewing. Best hobby in the world

>> No.284041

>>284038

yeah i really want to start but the startt up costs are the only thing keeping me from it. i think i may take anon's device and start with wine first so i get the hang of things

>> No.284042
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284042

has anyone tried anything like picrelated?

>> No.284045

>>284041

If you start with wine you can easily do partial mash with that equipment. Just slowly work you way to all grain with the equipment.

Wine is way easier to make than beer. It would be a good place to start and work on your sanitation and fermentation.

>> No.284050

>>284042

Don't use bread yeast. It will ferment sure, but it will taste like ass. Recipe looks good just go out and buy some mead yeast or even beer yeast at a home brew shop.

>> No.284051

>>284042

saved.

>>284045

what equipment do i need? and should i buy it or are home made kits viable alternatives?

>> No.284053

>>284050
would wine yeast work as well?

>> No.284055

>>284051
home made kits give you everything you need, but there is no reason to buy them in a kit unless your getting a better deal. typically the hops in those kits is pretty low grade too, your best off trying to find hops as locally as possible, or very high quality ones imported from places famous for hops. Even then you need to have better info than I do to know which are the good ones. in other words, I wouldn't do but might not be such a bad idea.
I am
>>284037
>>284005
hope it helps, really can't encourage wine first enough.

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>>284051

for wine all you need is something to ferment in and some bottles and a corker. some 3/8 hose would be good to have.

Beer you would just need to add a 5 gal pot to boil. This would be your most simple setup.

google beer citadel partial mash. it a good step by step guide i like to refer to from time to time

This would

>> No.284057

>>284055

oh you mean the actual hops? i was talking about the equipment needed when i referred to the "kits"

>> No.284059

>>284056

thanks man. ill give it a look

>> No.284060

I think the beer kits are good to get for a first brew because it help to learn some basic procedures. My local home brew shop sell old kits that i just dont trust.

check out northernbrewer dot com for equipment kits and beer kits

>> No.284082

bump