| When you first search for home beer brewing | | | | ingredients took less than 1 hour. The fermentation |
| information, you might be overwhelmed by what you | | | | and carbonation then took an about two weeks. It's |
| find. I know I was. I saw pictures of all types of | | | | that easy. |
| contraptions. You would think that you were trying | | | | In addition to being easy, it is also a lot fun. Several |
| to bring Frankenstein's monster to life instead of | | | | of my friends and I all purchased kits. We each order |
| trying to make a good beer at home. | | | | different recipes, make our beer, and then get |
| It doesn't have to be like that. In fact, there are | | | | together to try the final products (what better |
| quite a few good home beer kits available today. The | | | | reason to get together and drink beer with your |
| best kits have everything you need to get started, | | | | buddies). |
| such as: | | | | So far, we've discussed how easy it is to make beer |
| - The brew keg (used during the fermentation | | | | at home. Then we talked about how much fun it is. |
| process). | | | | Of course neither of these matters if we can't |
| - Hardware (i.e. bottles, caps, etc.). | | | | afford to make the beer. Luckily, cost is not a |
| - A beer mix (or recipe) of malted grains and hops | | | | problem. Some of these quality kits are as low as |
| which give the beer it's flavor. | | | | $39.95 and they still provide you with everything you |
| - Unhopped malt extract which creates the | | | | need to make great beer. Since the brew keg and |
| appropriate amount of alcohol. | | | | hardware are re-usable, your only ongoing expense is |
| - Step by step, easy to follow instructions. | | | | the cost of the beer recipes. They range in price |
| - Dedicated and helpful customer service (live and on | | | | from around $10.00 to more than $30.00 You can get |
| line). | | | | good recipes for about the price of a 12 pack of |
| Some say that "kits" are only good for beginners. | | | | store bought beer - not a bad deal since you make |
| What a bunch of snobs! If these kits simplify the | | | | nearly a case of beer with your kit. |
| process without diminishing the taste of the beer, | | | | If you really want to make beer at home but |
| why wouldn't you want to to use one? I made 5 | | | | thought that it would be too difficult, don't worry, |
| gallons of great tasting beer - all from my kitchen. No | | | | there is help. Home beer kits are easy to use, fun, |
| big boiling pots were necessary as with some of the | | | | affordable and most importantly, make great tasting |
| more so-called "advanced" systems. Mixing the | | | | beer. |
