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Getting one's *** in gear to gather the stuff and actually make a first batch is the hard part... that and having a wife who understands.
There is a trick I learned when bottling the beer...especially if you have a dishwasher that front loads with the door folding down like a short table. Fill the beer bottles on the dishwasher door, then move to the counter to cap. All the over flow beer mess is caught on the dishwasher door. When you are done filling all the bottles, just shut the door on the dishwasher and all is forgotten.
Will pass on other tidbit gems of homebrewing as I remember them.
First problem solved... no wife, and currently no girlfriend.
Second problem - cost. The more you explain things, the more expensive it sounds.
When I went to Nick's graduation,,, his roommate had made some home brew. It was black as Hell and I expected to have to chew it!! But,,, it was surprisingly light for a Porter!! Pretty nummy!!!
you can find kits online that come with everything you need minus ingredients for about 150 on up...but craigslist is a good reasource too...i missed a great deal the other week a full set up for 100 bucks!!!...i would love to find some recipes too!! as i am growing hopps...i will post a pic of them in a minute..im so stoked.. and believe it or not it was my wifes idea for me to do it! course we do alot of gardening..lol