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