Welcome to the board Jason

Usually your first post needs to be made in this thread before it is approved and appears on the board.

Behind the scenes here we are writing a whole lot of stuff to make things easy for all types and levels of brewers. Today, we were writing some advice for new brewers. Above you wrote, "I'm a newbie here and trying to learn everything before my first brew." What we wrote this morning isn't published yet but I'll quote some of it here...

The reality is that making quality craft beer at home, even on your first brew, is very simple. However, a common trap when starting out is to read as much as possible from scattered sources. There is a mass of information on brewing in books, social media, magazines, forums, podcasts etc. The quality of this information can not only range from from excellent to completely incorrect but it is also generally unstructured. This exposure to such a vast mess of information is tremendously confusing whereas we want to be heading into this hobby with clarity and confidence.

It then goes on to say, "This site has been crafted so as you can do exactly that."

We aren't quite there yet, so that trap is still wide open. Oats, toasted or untoasted, are not something for you to be worried about at all. In fact, all you need to do is think of a beer you like. Research that beer as much as you can and then, start a topic that says something like, "How do I Clone [Insert Beer Style or Name]?" and someone here will let you know how to do it or, if it is a tricky beer, ask for or suggest an alternative.

So, no more posts in this thread for you Jason. Slow down and focus on what beer you actually want to brew

And note that this is the longest post that [mention]Hints[/mention] has ever written so we'll look forward to you acting on the advice above.

[Please note that Hints does not reply to questions.]