Newb here from SoCal

[JakeSparrow]

Hello all, the names jake. I'm from Southern California, and I've been wanting to become a home brewer for a couple years now. I have a couple books and have read a few online blogs but never joined a forum. I want to learn and read more before I take the leap and buy an equipment kit from my local emporium.

 

[JakeSparrow]

Anyways I am glad I be here and look forward to learning and meeting everyone on here!

 

[Eli55]

My Local home brew shop is morebeer in riverside, they do beer brewing demos a few times a month. There are also many homebrew clubs that are good sources of information as well. I say dive right in as soon as you can, the best way to learn is doing it. Good luck.

 

[JakeSparrow]

Ah right on I'm a bit south from riverside. I was thinking checking out homebrew clubs would be a good idea too, plus there's a few local breweries by me, one called Craft Brewery and there's Black Market. I agree, best way to learn is hands on, I'm probably gonna buy my equipment one piece by one while I'm reading up on everything.

 

[JakeSparrow]

And thanks!

 

[Eli55]

There is also homebrew emporium in murrietta. Inland empire brewers is one of the local clubs that meets in riverside area http://inlandempirebrewers.com/ . Morebeer offers discounts in store for homebrew clubs and a few other organizations. Feel free to PM me if you have some questions.

Just remember that you can start out a lot cheper than you may think. There are a lot of cool stainless toys, but you can start of cheap to see if you enjoy the hobby. Craigslist is a good place for used equipment if you are patient.

 

[JakeSparrow]

Thanks for the tips! Homebrew Emporium is actually the store I was planning on going to, after browsing their website. I might just have to check out Craigslist too, thanks for that heads up