Easy Home Beer Making - A Simplified Introduction For Beginners
Home Beer Making is much easier than you may realize. Recently, a customer asked me three things that they should know before beginning their home beer making adventure. My answers?
- Your first batch of beer will be brewing in less than 30minutes
- Home beer making requires little more than a pot of boiling water and some basic ingredients
- Home Brewed beer tastes better than anything you buy at the store
Home beer making kits are available from several different manufacturers which makes it a breeze to create your own bubbly masterpieces that your friends will crave. A few easily available ingredients, either purchased in a kit, ordered online or purchased in a brewing store plus some simple equipment are all you need to get your first batch of beer off the ground and brewing.
Want to create some new beers and unique flavors?
A little creativity can go a long way in home beer making, and your house will soon be party central for football Sundays. The type of sweetener you add during the brewing and fermenting stage will affect the final body and flavor. You can add cherry pie filling, molasses, apple cider or fresh fruit to your brew and create a full fruity flavor. Or add some spices, such as cinnamon, cocoa or nutmeg to add a savory taste to your final beer. The sky is the limit!
What kind of beer should you make at home?
Based on the type of yeast used, ales and lagers are the two primary divisions of the beer family tree. The difference between home beer making and commercial brewing is that it’s much harder to control the brewing, fermenting and bottling environment in your home as compared to a commercial brewery.
For this reason, home beer making is much more amenable to making “ales” as opposed to “lagers”. Lagers use a yeast strain that strives in temperatures of less than 40 degrees…difficulty to maintain in a home basement setting (but not impossible). If you generally keep your home at 60 degrees or above, then making an “ale” at home for your first several batches is clearly the best way to go.
Sounds great, how do I start?
Home beer making kits are an easy way to get started brewing beer at home. Mr. Beer and Coopers both make kits that contain everything you need for brewing your first batch of home made beer that you will not be disappointed in!
The sooner you get started, the sooner you can start drinking your home made beer! So what are you waiting for?
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