I would like to start making home brew, I am only wanting to make real ales like (IPA, golden ale, porter, stout, old English ale) to be honest every type I can. But I not interested in making a generic kit of beers I could go and buy. I'd really like to make my own beer with my own ideas on flavours?
Home brew starter to make own beer
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rpt
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Welcome to the forum.
You need to do all grain or extract brewing. You are in complete control of your recipe. You need more equipment to do this though. It's worth doing one kit just to get the sanitation and fermentation side of things right.
You need to do all grain or extract brewing. You are in complete control of your recipe. You need more equipment to do this though. It's worth doing one kit just to get the sanitation and fermentation side of things right.
JulesRS
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Welcome
If you want to make your own recipes straight away the cheapest way is to go straight for All Grain using the Brew In A Bag method (BIAB). Have a look in the How to Guides section for some more info.
Enjoy
If you want to make your own recipes straight away the cheapest way is to go straight for All Grain using the Brew In A Bag method (BIAB). Have a look in the How to Guides section for some more info.
Enjoy
graysalchemy
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Welcome to the forum Ped. :thumb:
Going all grain would most certainly be the way forward but learn the ropes first before you go off trying to devise your own recipes :hmm: :hmm: .
Get to know established recipes and then adjust them to your tastes. :thumb: :thumb:
Ped_76 said:
Going all grain would most certainly be the way forward but learn the ropes first before you go off trying to devise your own recipes :hmm: :hmm: .
Get to know established recipes and then adjust them to your tastes. :thumb: :thumb:
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+1 to all that.
However, it might be worth brewing a couple of decent kit beers for a couple of good reasons:
1) Practise - you get a feel for the sanitation routines, fermentation, temperature control etc.
2) Cheap - you get started, equipment-wise, without the outlay on pots/boilers/mash tuns/grain bags or whatever.
3) The gear is reusable - I still use all the starter stuff that I bought nearly two years ago for AG brewing now.
4) Beer - you get some homemade beer to drink while you put together your All Grain or Extract set up.
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However, it might be worth brewing a couple of decent kit beers for a couple of good reasons:
1) Practise - you get a feel for the sanitation routines, fermentation, temperature control etc.
2) Cheap - you get started, equipment-wise, without the outlay on pots/boilers/mash tuns/grain bags or whatever.
3) The gear is reusable - I still use all the starter stuff that I bought nearly two years ago for AG brewing now.
4) Beer - you get some homemade beer to drink while you put together your All Grain or Extract set up.
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carl_saint
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If you need kit then take a look at my thread here http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=42397
LeithR
Landlord.
Hi there Ped,
Kits have a place in this hobby, I agree with Calum and his stated reasons but there are other considerations to modify your kits. Using a yeast of your choosing has a major effect on the quality of the end product as does adding hops and other fermentables and non-fermentables. These all can change the character of a kit while creating a learning experience for you at this stage in your involvement with the hobby. I also support BIAB, I've been Biabing for a couple of years now and its a good simple way to do AG brewing.
Good luck with your brewing whichever way you choose to go.
Kits have a place in this hobby, I agree with Calum and his stated reasons but there are other considerations to modify your kits. Using a yeast of your choosing has a major effect on the quality of the end product as does adding hops and other fermentables and non-fermentables. These all can change the character of a kit while creating a learning experience for you at this stage in your involvement with the hobby. I also support BIAB, I've been Biabing for a couple of years now and its a good simple way to do AG brewing.
Good luck with your brewing whichever way you choose to go.
