DonnyBoy65
New Member
HI. I've been a home brewer for a couple of years but only by using a brew kit and boxed ingredients from Brewers Best. I've been pretty happy with the process. Everything comes in 1 box and the step-by-step instructions are fool proof for a duffer like me. Its fun and my friends and I enjoy the results. Still, after 5 different 5 gallon batches I figured it might be fun to go off-road. Then I started reading some of the recipes … its like I never brewed before. Hell, I hardly know how to read some of the instructions. Clearly, I have the equipment but not the know-how. How do I get started on my off-road journey?
I thought I'd try a Sam Adams Rebel clone. This forum has a recipe. Lots of ingredients and no step-by-step instructions. Can anyone recommend process or reading for me to convert that recipe into a simpler process? I accept that I may be too ambitious so I'm willing to try something different. How about the easier question of where do I get the all of ingredients? I suppose I can go to a brew store 45mins away for LME but where do I get the grains, the hops, yeast, Irish moss? (WTF is this?) Do I purchase what I can through Amazon and home brewer websites? Not afraid to spend $ but struggling where to start.
How did you go from Brewers Best training wheels to your 10-speed?
Thanks. DB65
I thought I'd try a Sam Adams Rebel clone. This forum has a recipe. Lots of ingredients and no step-by-step instructions. Can anyone recommend process or reading for me to convert that recipe into a simpler process? I accept that I may be too ambitious so I'm willing to try something different. How about the easier question of where do I get the all of ingredients? I suppose I can go to a brew store 45mins away for LME but where do I get the grains, the hops, yeast, Irish moss? (WTF is this?) Do I purchase what I can through Amazon and home brewer websites? Not afraid to spend $ but struggling where to start.
How did you go from Brewers Best training wheels to your 10-speed?
Thanks. DB65