| If you've ever had a homebrew, or eaten in a | | | | than making bread - and the results are just as |
| brewpub - you know those restaurant/bars that | | | | spectacular! The fermenting happens as the yeast |
| have the giant brass holding tanks on display as a | | | | eats the sugars, all while you sit back and take it |
| part of their decor and where everyone loves to | | | | easy. Once the fermentation is finished, you can |
| hang out - you've probably wondered what it would | | | | bottle your liquid gold and soon after you'll be |
| take to make your own beer at home. | | | | enjoying that first delicious sip. |
| Now obviously, most of us have no where near the | | | | It's easy to make your favorite types of beer at |
| space needed for that kind of operation, but actually, | | | | home - and you can add your own special ingredients |
| it doesn't require much of an investment of space, | | | | as you develop your own recipes. Not only is it easy |
| equipment or even the time in order to brew your | | | | and fun, but you can save a lot of money over |
| own homemade beer. | | | | buying the boutique commercial brands in the grocery |
| You can get started with as little as a six-gallon | | | | stores. You'll be pleasantly surprised to discover you |
| fermenter jar with an airlock, and some ready-made | | | | can brew up to six gallons of your own homebrew |
| malt with hops. Malt extract has become easy to find | | | | for only about $20-30. |
| in the can, so there's no longer a reason to worry | | | | If you've ever tried a homebrew, you know how |
| about the difficult and messy task of malting your | | | | much fresher and more flavorful they can be than |
| own grains just to get a nice homebrew. | | | | what you buy in the store. Why do you think the |
| It can be as easy as mix, brew, bottle and enjoy. | | | | brewpubs do so well? Their microbrewed beer is |
| Mixing is done in the fermenter - all you need is hot | | | | definitely a cut above the commercial brands. And |
| water, a malt kit, cold water added for volume, and | | | | homebrew easily competes with the microbrewery |
| the right yeast. The whole process is even easier | | | | beer - especially when it's made by you! |
