On 5 Apr 2007 10:20:14 -0700, <LactoseTI@gmail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi all, I had a few questions about my upcoming first attempt at home
> brewing. I've read a bit on this list; everyone seems to have so much
> knowledge.
>
> A bit of background--although I've never had the chance to try this
> yet, my wife did try it once about a decade ago. Unfortunately, her
> attempt ended badly (I haven't got much more information than it was
> "really, really bad"). This has soured her on the entire idea of
> homebrewing. I would still like to give it a try (it sounds both fun
> and rewarding), but would like to have a nice easy-to-make batch or
> two at minimal cost to convince her that it a) is possible/can produce
> something that tastes reasonable, b) is not "too" expensive, and c)
> won't drop a huge amount of cleanup work in her lap.[/color]

I would highly recommend reading [url]http://www.howtobrew.com[/url] if you have not
already done so. IMO, it's probably the best source of information for
how to make your own beer.

As far as a particular recipe to start off with, I usually recommend that
a beginner start with a dark beer. Something like a porter or a stout, if
you like those styles. The darker, stronger flavor, of a stout will really
help to hide any mistakes that you make while you are still learning and
will be "more forgiving". If your wife likes dark beers and you want
somthing that is relatively easy to make without messing it up, I'd go
that route.


John.