Hello!
I've been reading a LOT of post, especially the one for the newbie like me. I really appreciate the time a lot of people here take to help us understand the art of making beer.
I'm currently doing my second beer, a mexican cerveza (not that it's my favorite type of beer but summer is approaching it's going to be my water haha). Just before that, I have done a Red Ale which was a very nice first experience. The aging in the bottle is also giving it a very nice taste.
Anyway, my question is that I want to know what type of brewing I am doing. Since I'm speaking french as my first language, I'm kind of mixed up with all the terms. I'm using the "BrewHouse" kits from Spagnols. No boiling is needed and it comes with everything needed to do the beer (except the water)
On the package, it written "all grain" brewing. The "all grain" is really between quotes on the package so I guess it's not really all grain since there is no grain in the package! What type of brewing am I doing? My friend is doing his beer with a Cooper kit, what is the difference?
Also, what could be the next step after I will have done a couple of batch with BrewHouse? Should I try to modify a brewhouse recipe (for example, to add some herbs or spice) or should I go and try something else (I've read about "extract" and "All grain").
My goal is to go slowly and have fun, but I want to always get better.
Thanks for your advice!
I've been reading a LOT of post, especially the one for the newbie like me. I really appreciate the time a lot of people here take to help us understand the art of making beer.
I'm currently doing my second beer, a mexican cerveza (not that it's my favorite type of beer but summer is approaching it's going to be my water haha). Just before that, I have done a Red Ale which was a very nice first experience. The aging in the bottle is also giving it a very nice taste.
Anyway, my question is that I want to know what type of brewing I am doing. Since I'm speaking french as my first language, I'm kind of mixed up with all the terms. I'm using the "BrewHouse" kits from Spagnols. No boiling is needed and it comes with everything needed to do the beer (except the water)
On the package, it written "all grain" brewing. The "all grain" is really between quotes on the package so I guess it's not really all grain since there is no grain in the package! What type of brewing am I doing? My friend is doing his beer with a Cooper kit, what is the difference?
Also, what could be the next step after I will have done a couple of batch with BrewHouse? Should I try to modify a brewhouse recipe (for example, to add some herbs or spice) or should I go and try something else (I've read about "extract" and "All grain").
My goal is to go slowly and have fun, but I want to always get better.
Thanks for your advice!