Dipping the toes

[Marv]

Hi All,

Completely new to this hobbie. Found this website today whilst I was planning on spending £300 - 400 on a beginners setup - BIAB. Stumbbled on a post from a member (clibit) stating; to just try a small brew in the kitchen and ferment. I decidied to go this route, although, I do know that I can't expect anything special.

So I went ahead and bought the following (10L);

- 1Kg Maris Otter
- Variety of hops (Citra, Galaxy and Amarillo)
- Youngs all purpose yeast (mistake on my part, forgot to buy yeast from an online brew shop and resorted to general yeast from amazon).

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. I just want to dip my toes into this hobbie, make a brew that is as tasty as possible given the minimal set up.

Thanks folks!

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[Rwilts]

Welcome..

 

[conorm]

Start with liquid kits, learn the basics of hygiene, temperature control and timing, thorough trial and error. Then think about going for grains and hops.

One step I, and others have made, was using liquid malt extract, steeping speciality grains and making hop teas / dry hopping. I still fondly remember the chili chipotle chocolate porter I made when i was messing around with cans of malt extract and caramelised grains.

 

[The Baron]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Agentgonzo]

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Relax, enjoy it and have fun. Kits are a great way to start and they take the complexity out of it (either extract kits, or grain kits).

Do a basic brew, don't fret about doing it wrong, and ignore things that seem 'too complicated' for a brew or two. You can get a whole lot of things wrong and still make pretty good beer and enjoy the process!

 

[Marv]

Thanks folks, I will take on this advice. I plan to attempt the AG brew to see how it turns out. Not 100% of the yeast but I will report back with an update in the weeks to come. Look forward to chatting with you all and thanks for the speedy replies!!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Clint]

As said your biggest friend is hygiene. Clean and sanitise.

 

[fluketamer]

welcome



i really feel yeast and temperature control are as important or more than sanitation , boil and recipe.

that being said i wouldnt use general purpose yeast , and i would definitely try to cotrol the temperature.