Newbie Alert

[markm]

Hi
yes I'm a newbie to brewing so go easy on me!
In fact so new I haven't even done a proper brew, only tins a few years ago which I was not very impressed with.

I have been trying to find the best home brew books and the process to go through but I can't seem to get one from the library and until I order one I was wondering exactly what ae the steps in order. I am a member of CAMRA so I know the ingredients that go into a good brew, but in what order? Boil water, add malt, then hops??

I am booked on a start up brewing course in Brewlab in November but want to get some practice in first.

Any help much appreciated.

[eskimobob]

Hi Markm,

You've come to the right place.

Check out http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jim.dunleavy/. They should get you up to speed in no time...

Also, http://www.18000feet.com

Have fun

[BlightyBrewer]

Hi markm,

You've reached one of the best places on the web to get you rapidly into brewing. You'll be brewing all grain before you know it! B)

What are you going to cover on your Brewlab course?

I would get yourself a good quality kit to start (Muntons, Woodefords, Brupaks). I started with a kit (Woodefords Norfolk Nog), then tried my hand at a few extract recipes, and whilst doing this I built myself a counterflow cooler, which was the first step to getting my all grain equipment together. Don't hesitate to ask about anything on this forum. We have a wide range of brewing experience here, and everyone is really friendly.

[Frothy]

I read as much as I could on the internet before I bought a book, there are a lot of great sites out there from all over the world. Books are debatable, I've started out with John Palmers "How to Brew" - its quite hefty in the science department and there are a few things I wouldn't have understood without some of the things I'd read on the internet he's got an online version of a previous edition of the book here http://www.howtobrew.com/ - which is probably the best brew site I've ever seen.

Matt