| Making your own beer at home can be an amazing | | | | that it actually can be confusing at first. There are |
| experience. It offers you the opportunity to create a | | | | different varieties that are grown in North America, |
| brew to your own particular tastes when home beer | | | | United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand |
| brewing. The hobby of home beer brewing can also | | | | that have different properties. And often these |
| offer you the opportunity of making a beer you can't | | | | varieties of hops can be used in the brewing of one |
| get very easily in your locality. Home beer brewing | | | | or more beers. For example, the hops variety known |
| also allows you to play with the ingredients that will | | | | as Brewer's Gold can be used for an English ale, |
| determine the final taste of the end result. But | | | | Hallertauer (from the U.S.) can be used for brewing |
| sometimes selecting those ingredients can be difficult. | | | | Lager, pilsner, bock or wheat beer, Challenger (from |
| For example, there are dozens of hops varieties that | | | | the U.K.) can be used when you are wanting to brew |
| you can choose from. The article that follows will | | | | an English-style ale, a porter, a stout, ESB or bitter |
| discuss how to select the right hops for the particular | | | | while German Hersbrucker is a great hops for |
| home brewed beer you want to make at home. | | | | brewing lager, pilsner, bock or wheat beer. |
| There are actually so many different kinds of hops | | | | |
