Supplies are officially purchased and on their way from Amazon.com! I still need to visit White Labs and buy ingredients, but the major spending is done!
The Gold Complete Brewing Kit was the cheapest I could find that still resembled a professional brew kit (not Mr.Beer!) and didn't break the bank. It has everything my research has told me I need except for ingredients for brewing, and bottles for the end. Also, it doesn't have a brew pot so I had to purchase this:
All in all, it was just over $100.
After discussing recipes with my Dad, we decided a wheat beer is probably my best bet. He suggested finding a German Wheat with Coriander recipe. He knows my palette pretty well so we'll see what I can find at the brew store. I also found this website, beerrecipes.org, that has a really awesome search feature for beer recipes (and even Mead recipes!)
After discussing recipes with my Dad, we decided a wheat beer is probably my best bet. He suggested finding a German Wheat with Coriander recipe. He knows my palette pretty well so we'll see what I can find at the brew store. I also found this website, beerrecipes.org, that has a really awesome search feature for beer recipes (and even Mead recipes!)