[kennykoala]

g,day all yorkshire pudd here over in auss, the price of a slab of stubbie,s or cans is now $45.00 for 24.shocking i,am not paying those prices they can get nicked,So my friends i,am gona try my own brew but need your guidence,av bought 2 cans home brew 1 special tooheys draught,1 cascade lager,1drum,1airlock with gromet,1tap,got to buy bottles, I,ve got instructions on cans what to do but as i,am new at it any pointers would benice,thankyou av anice day bewell behappy and give your family a big hug,seeya.kenny.

[The Thin Blue Line]

Well home brew kits are straight forward just follow what it says on the tin

But dont expect mircales to start with , stick with it and enjoy !

[Knoblauch]

You wanna make Castlemaine XXXX?  Just pee in a bucket every night!  

I've been thinking the same, I used to make my own as a teenager and I do like a few at weekends, as you say the price and also the fact that bottles aren't reused in UK like they are in eg Germany.  Keeping equipment clean is important, as is being able to wait for it to mature!  Don't be tempted to add sugar to get the strength though otherwise you end up with something tasting like Newkie Brown.  :puker: Also the water type and quality is important - eg add gypsum for 'hard' waters for bitters and salt for 'soft' waters for stout and mild.  I used to boil up the malt extract and hops, experiment a bit and most of it was fine.