| The art of making a good beer has been practiced | | | | a thermometer, sanitizer and of course the brewing |
| for thousands of years with roughly the same | | | | mix, brewer's yeast and water. This is the basic set |
| brewing equipment, and like any branch of the arts | | | | up and it is very easy to expand to making more |
| has not, and possible will never reach perfection. The | | | | beer after all of these tools have been mastered, or |
| driving factor in this phenomenon is experience. | | | | at least tried out. It's a good idea to start out small |
| Something may be perfect at the moment, but can | | | | to avoid potentially ruining a larger batch of beer. |
| quickly get old driving the drinker to try a new flavor | | | | Once the basic method turns out good every time |
| or style that temporarily takes the title of perfect | | | | it's time to start trying out different combinations and |
| beer, and this is all an individual preference. | | | | configurations to change the taste, style, and amount |
| While the Unibrough brewery is capable of brewing | | | | of alcohol in the brew. There are a number of |
| enough delicious beer to send around the world, the | | | | different beers that can be brewed easily with home |
| majority of brewing equipment that is sold today is a | | | | brewing equipment from pilsners, pale ales and IPAs |
| much smaller affair and is marketed to the home | | | | to hefewiesens, porters, and barley wines. |
| brewer. Not since the days of prohibition have there | | | | Don't forget the best part; drinking the beer you |
| been as many people brewing beer as there are | | | | made yourself and sharing it with friends. It is often |
| today. It's likely someone in your neighbor brews | | | | much cheaper than buying beer from the store |
| their own and refines the formula for every new | | | | (unless you drink PBR or Natty light), and provides a |
| brew. | | | | unique taste every single time. It is very gratifying |
| The most popular method of home brewing is the 5 | | | | knowing exactly what is in each beer as well as |
| gallon brewing method which requires a fermenting | | | | having the peace of mind that if the SHTF and |
| container with lid, a priming and bottling bucket with | | | | society collapses, at least you'll be able to brew your |
| bottling spigot, an airlock a siphon & bottling setup, a | | | | own beer. |
| hydrometer and tube, a bottle brush, a bottle capper, | | | | |
