Home BrewingHome Beer Brewing Can Be Fun!
I know that I love to go inside an old-fashioned pub with lots of dark wood and even more great atmosphere to have a great beer. Have you ever noticed that many of these places have those big beer machines that add to the atmosphere and make it a favorite place to hang out with your friends?
Do you ever wish you could make your own beer? Do you think it is difficult or time consuming? Well, you can do it, and it"s really quite simple to do.
I bet I know what you"re thinking: There is no way you can fit a big, beautiful brass brewing machine inside your home or apartment - let alone afford such an expense! You probably are right on that one, but don"t worry - home brewing does not require such a large apparatus. In fact, you"d probably be amazed at how little the homebrewer needs in order to make a crowd-pleasing beer or ale.
To start with you need just one six-gallon fermenter jar with an airlock, and some ready-made malt with hops, and you"re basically set to go. Now that you can get the malt extract in a can, there"s no more messy and difficult malting of your own grains. Nowadays, it"s just that easy.
Simply put - mix, brew, bottle, and enjoy. Mixing is done in the aforementioned fermenter ò€“ just hot water, malt kit, add some cold water, and then yeast. It"s easier than making bread in a bread machine (and that is pretty darn easy). Next, the brewing is done by the yeast (that hard working yeast ò€“ thank you!). Then, you bottle your delicious brew, and soon you can enjoy that first tasty sip.
As an added benefit, once you have bought the basic equipment, you save a lot of money by home brewing instead of buying commercial brands. You can brew up six gallons of your favorite ale for about $25 AND have a lot of fun doing it!
By the way, did I mention how much better a homebrew tastes when compared to the beers you can buy? Once you try the home brew, you will be spoiled and not want to go back to the canned, commercial variety again. But hey, there is nothing wrong with being spoiled.