A Beginner’s Thoughts on Homebrewing By April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Categories: Member article Tags: Beginner, BJCP, Simplification, Styles When I was younger, a crazy old guy who used to run a jazz band that I was in gave me some pretty simple advice. ‘Keep it simple, stupid’. As a brewer, I cannot stress enough how important this is in the early going.