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In article <C0EIIA.n4x@ecf.toronto.edu> TOH CHUN-KIT, toh@ecf.toronto.edu
writes:
>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.

I second just about everything Richard Winder put in his post.  I find
Charlie Papazian to be irritating.  I think he spent most of the writing
time following his own advice: "Relax, have a homebrew!"  A more concise,
less giggly account is in a book by Byron Burch with a similar title. 
Visit the homebrew shop; they are usually very good once they know what
kind of beer you are trying to make.