Greetings from the frozen North

[Sandybee]

I haven't brewed for over 20 years. I used to brew mainly using "Making Beers Like those You Buy" by Dave Line. The brews were very palatable. As far as I can recall they were "all grain" brews.
I'm keen to hear from seasoned brewers how they think I should ease myself back in to the hobby. From what I've read the beer kits have improved drastically in the last few years and wondered if I'd be best restarting the hobby by that route. I like the sound of the "no sugar" brews which are available e.g Woodforde's Wherry Bitter. Any comments?
The reason I'm keen to start again is that I've recently moved to a small city where I've rediscovered real ales and want to reproduce the taste at home.
If the kits don't satisfy I'll get back to the "all grain" brewing where beers can be produced exactly to taste. If I do, should I bite the bullet and buy some of the higher end mashing equipment? Would it be worth it in the long term, or would I be better buying a cheap boiler and sparging bag?
Cheers,
Sandybee

 

Brew a kit while you get your self ready for the return to the dark side.
The choice is yours, 2 or 3 plastic buckets (inc boiler) or full blown shiney HERMS!

 

[BigYin]

You won't waste anything by getting the basic equipment needed to do a kit - it can all subsequently be used if you move up to AG brewing :thumb:

I reckon you should maybe do a kit (a good one!) and see if you enjoy the process now, and if you do, well I certainly found the call of the dark side too hard to resist :lol: :whistle: