done my first coopers kit home brew, now what?

vaineh

so ive done my first brew using the home kit that contained everything. dead easy, and the beer was good. so what next? can anyone direct me to how i go from that to knocking out my own custom brews?

i guess the next stage is to do it using all the actual ingredients rather than the ready made mix, so how do i find out where and what i need?

cheers

HBO_Staff

Depending on what you feel like doing, you can take a brew with the malt extract and customise it to your own prefernce, with hops or a hop teabag or hop pellets, or you could try a kit which comes with hops included such as the 'Festival' range or one with hop essence in a kits such as the 'Ultimate Brewery Classics' range, or if you want to go the whole way, you can start with grains and hops, but this is very involved and does require quite a bit of equipment. Many people like to have a dabble with hops and use them to make brews to their liking, this guide is a good starting point;

http://home-brew-online.myshopify.com/pages/hop-tea-and-dry-hopping