Yeah man, been there for a long time now. Like many of us, I'm not doing a lot of brewing anymore. You can probably find a lot of used equipment for cheap on the second-hand market ... Facebook, Craigslist, etc.
Best tips for beginners...
Dry yeast is amazing, don't get sucked into the liquid yeast until you get a bunch of brews under your belt. Lot more to go wrong with liquid yeast.
Sanitation is most important, everything else could be perfect, but if one step isn't properly sanitized, it could ruin everything.
Just because you think you screwed something up, doesn't mean you did. Some of my best beers were screwups. Keep following the process until it's clear the beer is bad.
Once you understand the process, the numbers don't matter much. Take all your readings when you start to understand the process and what's happening, but I rarely take any readings anymore. I just do the process and the beer is what the beer is. Don't stress the numbers.
Try to find a local homebrew group. They will be the best resources you'll find.
Have fun. Be patient. Read some books.
Move to Kegging as soon as you think you really like the hobby. Filling 1 bottle (Keg) is much better than cleaning/disinfecting/filling 50+ bottles.
NurseWang
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2023-05-10 23:55:50
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