Beer brewing courses

[chorne39 10]

I'm looking at starting brewing beer. I'm a novice and wondered if there were any beer brewing courses out there to teach all grain brewing. I've had a go with kits but want to get into brewing the real stuff.

[slh73 32]

I got an all grain kit from firebox (Brooklyn brew co), bought a couple of books from amazon, and just taught myself through trial and error, and advice found online.

[chorne39 10]

Hi thanks for your reply. I have thought about just having a go but find all the online advice a bit confusing. I think would benefit from a bit of expert advice on the basics of all grain beer brewing.

[slh73 32]

This is the kit I started with

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005G20IIG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1428170050&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=brooklyn+brew+shop&dpPl=1&dpID=51W-EgTd6aL&ref=plSrch

 

And this book proved quite useful

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0307889203/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1428170050&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=brooklyn+brew+shop&dpPl=1&dpID=51JZQRBAKBL&ref=plSrch

 

Covers all the basics (sanitise, mash, sparge, boil, ferment, bottle etc). They even do a kit now in collaboration with brewdog, to brew your own punk ipa.

[dutch 68]

No need for a course. Use internet, books, youtube.

[Lobos 10]

Buy a book or go online brewing is a skill you can't tech you have to have a go and learn by your mistakes,I don't bother with the kits myself I prefer to use the ingredients but the kits are good to get you started,there are a lot of good books out there.one of the most important things you will learn is cleanliness,and good equipment stainless steel is the best for brewing and boiling.get a good bottle cap press I'm not keen on using a keg it seems to go flat too quick for my liking, bottle beer keeps longer and you can chill it in the fridge.cider is easy and fun to brew especially if you have a good source of apples.my Dad was a great wine brewer and he even had a go at making wiskey as well..

[jemson 10]

We have nearly 20 breweries in Sheffield now so why not send an email to them asking to go in and help out. You can ask questions then too.

[mogwai84 10]

I think there's an all grain club who meet. That'd be a good source of advice. I think they might meet in the bath (hotel) but can't remember

[chorne39 10]

Hi, thanks for all the pointers. Iv'e done a little bit of digging and have unearthed Big Ed who does all grain courses in Sheffield and also Brew-School in Bakewell that also does beer brewing courses Has anybody any experience of either?

[greg w 10]

I have one of Big eds kits. The instructions it comes with are really easy to follow and my first brew was very nice. It's a bit of an investment but does come with everything you need. Once you have done a brew then everything on the Internet starts to make a lot more sense. My advice: get a kit and give it a go, don't spend money on a course and then have to buy all the gear as well.

[chorne39 10]

Sounds like a might just have to plunge in there and give it a go. Any good local places to get beer brewing kit or ingredients or should I just have a look on the Internet?

[Chez2 10]

Join a brewing forum. My husband brews from scratch and bulk buys hops etc with his forum brew 'mates'. He hasn't brewed for a while but just started a batch about a week ago.

 

He did think about setting up a shop but its a bit of a 'closed shop' forced by suppliers. He wanted to do courses on specialist brewing and sell kits as well as individual components but the suppliers insisted on having a high steet shop, bulk buying same items etc, etc. He wanted to sell fresh stuff in ate and it was too risky to start buying so much bulk and be able to afford a high street shop.