Hi guys long time reader but a new member.
Have been really confused about starting either all grain or malt extract brewing and thought i should come here and ask for help. At the moment i've got all the basics but i dont have a boiler or a mash tun which sounds important? What i was wondering though is instead of forking out £100+ for a boiler whether i could just have a metal pot much like this: (can't post a link but its on the malt miller and its called a 33 litre stainless steel boiler for £65) and stick it on a hob for effective brewing? I also saw a cheap version you could make yourself in a guide posted on here using tesco value kettles. Is that an effective way of doing things for cheap? I'm sure you get these questions all the time but i was browsing and couldn't find a guide for a complete beginner who doesnt fully understand all the equipment and things like that? Was wondering if there was a good step by step guide to brewing using malt extract which sounds easier than all grain? I've been brewing with kits and ive got all the stuff required to brew with those however i was wondering what equipment id need to start brewing with the boiling and things like that? Sorry for asking such basic questions but i'm very confused haha!
Have been really confused about starting either all grain or malt extract brewing and thought i should come here and ask for help. At the moment i've got all the basics but i dont have a boiler or a mash tun which sounds important? What i was wondering though is instead of forking out £100+ for a boiler whether i could just have a metal pot much like this: (can't post a link but its on the malt miller and its called a 33 litre stainless steel boiler for £65) and stick it on a hob for effective brewing? I also saw a cheap version you could make yourself in a guide posted on here using tesco value kettles. Is that an effective way of doing things for cheap? I'm sure you get these questions all the time but i was browsing and couldn't find a guide for a complete beginner who doesnt fully understand all the equipment and things like that? Was wondering if there was a good step by step guide to brewing using malt extract which sounds easier than all grain? I've been brewing with kits and ive got all the stuff required to brew with those however i was wondering what equipment id need to start brewing with the boiling and things like that? Sorry for asking such basic questions but i'm very confused haha!
If you are planning on AG as the next step from extract brewing you need to plan ahead a little bit. For AG you will need a HLT, Mash Tun and a boiler. The HLT and boiler can be combined as long as you don't mind putting the run off from the mash into a separate bucket, and then transfer back to the HLT for the boil. I did it that way to start with. Depending on the size of brew you plan to make the boiler needs to be big enough, so that should be your starting point. A boiler about 35lt will let you do 25lt brews without worrying about it boiling over. There are a few who make them from plastic buckets which is cheaper than shiney steel, and they work just as well. Depends on your budget. There is a how to by Big Yin showing how to convert a pan/bucket with tesco elements. I've done it and it is fairly straight forward if you are reasonably handy at DIY. 
