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"TheBeerNut":3qhi6uym wrote: Welcome Connie.

You'll find some information on mead and wine making in our "Other Craft Brews[/url:3qhi6uym]" section.

Lager is a bit hard for a beginner beer-brewer as it requires low-temperature brewing equipment, but you can make a blonde ale quite easily at room temperature, using a neutral yeast, that gives a lot of the same flavour profile.[/quote:3qhi6uym]

I'd agree with the TBN on the lager/pilsner.

If your starting out - typically the easiest thing to brew (at room temp) is probably a standard british beer - dont expect to clone anything tough - a close second would be a pale ale - something like a seirra nevada.

Some tips I would give starting out -
Breakup brewing into 3 - PreBoil - PostBoil and fermentation.

The preboil only requires things to be clean - dont sweat it if you dont hit your numbers on the hydrometer.
- in post boil you really need everything the beer touches to be sterilised (eg with milton) - otherwise the beer could be ruined.
And for the last phase - fermentation - again ensure you vessel is sterilised - but try to keep the fermentation vessel in a place in the house between 18-20. The Kitchen is not a suitible place ! I would recommend the centre of the house away from windows where there is no draughts.

Anyways best of luck - feel free to ask and questions - no question is silly here !