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DAMO · Post by **DAMO** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:28 pm

Hi all just postin to say hello and sorry in advance for askin stupid questions and generally being a nuisance, im a total beginer and hopin to brew some top ales

vaudy · Post by **vaudy** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:46 pm

Damo.

Got your e mail and replied via your e mail address, let us know if ok

Vaudy

DAMO · Post by **DAMO** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:55 pm

just goin to check it now ill let u know. thanks vauds

mr.c · Post by **mr.c** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:22 am

DAMO wrote:Hi all just postin to say hello and sorry in advance for askin stupid questions and generally being a nuisance, im a total beginer and hopin to brew some top ales

Just like me then, welcome DAMO

notassuch · Post by **notassuch** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:37 am

Hi DAMO!
You've come to the right place. The guys on Jim's forum have brewing brains
the size of small planets!
I've been given some excellent advice since my first brew the weekend before last.

Post by **Jim** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:55 pm

Welcome DAMO!

Don't be afraid to ask - we were all beginners once.

DAMO · Post by **DAMO** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:57 pm

thanks for all the kind replys ill let u know how i get on!! when im tackled up, hopefully this weekend!!

cheers

SteveD · Post by **SteveD** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:14 pm

Welcome Damo...fire away!

DAMO · Post by **DAMO** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:11 pm

well where do i start haha! would appreceate an insight into what equipment i am goin to need to make a start, i have some sort of idea im hopefully planning to start from the deep end and give the kits a miss, is this wise ??

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:47 pm

Personally i found going with kits was a good start for me, you learn the 'basics' and with the better kits Ã‚Â£15> you can turn out beers to be proud of as long as you follow the instructions and have a thorough read of the threads here at Jims. I've been doing kits for 18 months and did my first AG mini-mash last weekend (still have my fingers crossed on that one). I'd seriously reccomend doing a 'few' kits first to learn how it works once you have got to the 'sweet wort in a fermenter stage' get competent on that and then look back at how you get yourself to that stage, the info here is fantastic, it's got me motivated since i joined.

Let us know how you get on. Oh and read the threads on stuck fermentation then buy some yeast from your LHBS to replace the one's in your kit.

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:06 am

I would agree with the above, and suggest that you do at least one kit before you start mashing - it'll teach you loads about fermentation, sanitising etc., and you'll get a nice pint at the end

. If it goes well I see no reason why you can't start mashing after this if you want to.

Chiltern Brewer · Post by **Chiltern Brewer** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:35 am

Don't get put off if you have a disaster, I'm sure all of the mashers here have had at least one. Like most things in life you learn from your mistakes, and it's half the fun.

Again, I would suggest you start with a good quality kit. You'll need less equipment and the learning curve is not so steep. In addition to the help you'll get here, you should hopefully get good advice from your local homebrew shop. BTW, have you found yours yet?

DAMO · Post by **DAMO** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:52 pm

yea was going to head over to leyland home brew on saturday is that a decent shop?? spoke to vaudy about it and he said it wasnt a bad place to go, btw thanks for all the great advice advice ill get a kit on saturday hopefully,and all going well ill be brewin on sunday, im excited haha!! so thanks again

ps is there any kits u can recomend, i like tim taylor,pendle witch those types of ales

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