| Homebrew Beer is a time honored Art Form. | | | | laws as they pertain to the brewing and distribution |
| Homebrew beer show the taste and skill of the | | | | of home brewed alcoholic beverages. |
| brewer. There are many differences between | | | | When beginning the process there are a few |
| homebrew beer and mass produced beer. | | | | fundamentals. One of the first is to ensure you |
| "Homebrew", is generally a much more "active" beer, | | | | properly sanitize the equipment. Poorly sanitized |
| and can be cold filtered, and carbonated via injection | | | | equipment can spoil the batch. In addition when you |
| with Co2, or it can be done naturally, a natural | | | | are ready to bottle, the bottles must be properly |
| method of many home brewers. Beer, wine, cider, | | | | sanitized as well. From there you prepare the Wort, |
| and mead are all made by the same basic process, | | | | and keg the beer in your primary fermenting vessel. |
| fermentation. Yeast is added to a sugar solution. The | | | | The main steps to home brewing beer are: |
| yeast eats the sugar and produces carbon dioxide | | | | 1. Sanitizing |
| and alcohol. The brewer's only jobs are to make the | | | | 2. Preparing the wort |
| sugary solution and create the best possible | | | | 3. Kegging the wort |
| conditions for the yeast to do their work. | | | | 4. Primary Fermentation |
| Preparing the Ingredients can be as simple as "brew | | | | 5. Bottling |
| in a can", or it can involve complicated questions of | | | | 6. Secondary Fermentation |
| water chemistry. Cleaning and Sanitation are | | | | 7. Enjoy! |
| surprisingly important, which can intimidate beginners, | | | | When I home brew my beer, I always use the "time |
| but modern cleaning and sanitizing products make it | | | | honored" method of secondary fermentation. This is |
| easy. | | | | done by adding sugar to my bottles, and then |
| For first times brewers, kits are available that include | | | | allowing the residual yeast to "eat" the sugar, and |
| your base wort, the sugars, and most of the supplies | | | | result in the carbonation of the beer. |
| you need to start home brewing. They can include | | | | The result of these efforts can be a beer that |
| the "brew keg", as well as the supplies you need to | | | | reflects your taste and your needs. Hombrew beer is |
| start in your own home brew hobby. | | | | one of the fastest growing hobbies around today. |
| As you decide to start the process of brewing beer | | | | Make a Beer that reflects YOUR tatses. Then sit |
| at home, be sure to check you national, and local | | | | back pour a glass and enjoy! |
