| Brewing your own beer at home is not as difficult as | | | | of water. It is recommended that spring water be |
| some people would have you believe. If you would | | | | used, but tap water will do. |
| like to try your hand at home brewing beer, you will | | | | Here are hundreds of different beer recipes. The |
| find that it is a lot of fun. You can take extraordinary | | | | various combinations of ingredients each has it's own |
| pride serving your friends the great tasting beer that | | | | individual time line to follow. Some beers can be |
| you created from scratch. To aid you in your quest | | | | brewed much more rapidly than others. By reading |
| to make a terrific home brewed beer, you will find a | | | | the description of the finished product, you can |
| good selection of kits, accessories, and supplies in | | | | determine which type of beer appeals to you the |
| stores or online. | | | | most. Many home brewers enjoy experimenting with |
| You will need the following items to get started on | | | | lots of assorted types of brews. Others, of course, |
| your new adventure. | | | | have their one or two favorites and that's all they |
| Malt Extract | | | | care to make. |
| Malt extracts are available in either a liquid or dry | | | | A word of caution - cleanliness is of the utmost |
| form. Dry naturally has a longer shelf life. There is a | | | | importance! You need to ensure that each piece of |
| wide selection of extracts for your particular taste. | | | | your equipment is absolutely sterile. You cannot risk |
| Brewers Yeast | | | | contamination of the beer. Not only will that spoil the |
| Yeast is necessary to ferment the malt and sugars | | | | flavor, it could make you very ill. |
| into alcohol, which will release the carbon dioxide. This | | | | Brewing beer in your own home can be a really |
| is where the carbonation and frothy head comes | | | | satisfying pastime. Your skills will improve over time, |
| from. | | | | and you might find out you have more friends than |
| Water | | | | you can handle! Making your own beer is an |
| As you probably already know, beer consists mostly | | | | interesting way to explore your creativity. |
