trying something new any suggesstions would be appreciated

The easiest way to get into homebrewing are the so-called "no-boil" beer kits, such as Cooper's, Woodfordes, Munton's and so on. Examples of those can be found for example from here:

For general information about home brewing you can see:

Just remember, even though the website above recommends always boiling the extract, no-boil really means no-boil. Boiling a no-boil beer kit is unnecessary work and will make the beer taste worse.

You could start out with books because they walk you through everything from what equipment you'll need, to the actual brewing process. we got Homebrewing for Dummies and a few other good ones like Dave Miller's Guide to Homebrewing( I think that's the title..it's close) and another book called ' How to Brew' and we subscribe to a magazine called Brew Your Own Magazine( they have a website). And you can search the internet because there's a lot of pages about homebrewing...that's how I found this site and it's really full of information as well. Sometimes the homebrew supply shop will even give you a free video on the basic steps of brewing. If you're lucky, you have a homebrew supply shop nearby and you can look it up in the phone book ( we found ours under Brewery Equipment and Supply) and you could go there and start asking questions as well...they are always happy to help and have many suggestions on how to get started. when we first started out we bought a basic beginner's kit with a couple of buckets and some other items...basic stuff that's not too expensive at all. It's a fun hobby and very rewarding ;)

Hope this helped a little...have fun brewing!

Yahoo groups. Under home brewing and Mr. Beer. You are not going to get anything here....

There are also many homebrew clubs around the nation and you may have one in your hometown. If you do, try attending a brewout or maybe a buddy-brew. These will give you hands-on learning along with meeting many others that have been bitten by the homebrewing bug.

Good luck, Wild