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In article <C0EIIA.n4x@ecf.toronto.edu>, toh@ecf.toronto.edu (TOH CHUN-KIT)
 writes:
>
>I teamed up with a few buddies in town to brew our own beer.
>This is to reduce the initial cost of getting the equipment. I am
>new to this subject and I am wondering if there is anybody out
>there with a working knowledge on home brewing. I would
>be most grateful for any suggestions or ideas. Please post or e-mail.
>

There any number of books out there, but Charlie Papazian (spelling?) has a
book out called "The Joy of Homebrewing" that pretty well covers the subject
for begining to intermediate to advanced homebrewing.  Travel to your local
homebrew supply shop- they need your business and will usually give you tons of
advice.  Stay away from beer kits which contain lots of corn sugar, if you wish
to have the best results.  I've found that 6 lbs. of malt extract
(light/amber/both), with 1/2 lb. crystal malt, an oz. or more boiling hops
(Willamette) and about an oz. of flavor hops (cascade) produces an adequate
fully malted N. American style ale, for the same price as one of those
gol-darned under-malted kits.  Corn sugar is OK for producing carbonation,
since it doesn't take that much.  Of course, fermentors, siphons, etc. add to 
the start up costs- let your supply shop advise you what you need.  I use 
Nottingham ale yeast- it ferments clean, and stays to the bottom of the 
bottle when you pour.  The main problem is locating non screw top beer 
bottles...

Happy homebrewing!

  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Visiting Fellow
  Forestry Canada                   Phone: (604) 363-0600
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA