| Do you and your friends drink a case or more each | | | | buckets you will also need bottles to put your beer |
| weekend? Do you find yourself buying the less | | | | in. The most economical way is to save bottles and |
| expensive brands other than what you really want to | | | | reuse them but they can not be the type with twist |
| save some money? If this is the case then why | | | | off tops! You must use bottles that use the other |
| wouldn't you be looking for a low cost option to still | | | | type of cap as it keeps air out of the beer much |
| get the better brews at more reasonable prices? | | | | better. Don't worry, new caps and a capping tool |
| Relax; I'm not talking about finding beer that has | | | | usually come with the beer kit. You should also use |
| "fallen off the back of the truck"! I'm referring to | | | | bottles that are brown or amber colored as they |
| brewing your own beer at home. Becoming a home | | | | protect the beer from UV light. Clear and green |
| brewer is not all that difficult, (if you can boil water, | | | | bottles do not. |
| you can make beer}, and it is actually a fun and legal | | | | You will quickly discover that the fun part of brewing |
| hobby. | | | | beer is being able to experiment with the recipes. |
| You are probably thinking about what you will need | | | | The online beer ingredient and hardware suppliers |
| to get started. My recommendation is to visit some | | | | offer hundreds of different recipes and each one can |
| of the online beer sites and look into the home brew | | | | be "tweaked" just a bit to make it unique to you |
| beer kits. All of the major retailers offer kits for the | | | | alone. Very soon you will be able to brew ales, lagers, |
| first time brewer that come with enough equipment | | | | light beer or dark beer. The possibilities are almost |
| to successfully produce beer five gallons at a time | | | | endless. |
| (that's more than 50 12 oz. cans) Once you have | | | | And, as an added treat, the same equipment and |
| successfully brewed your second batch you are | | | | processes can also be used to brew hard cider as |
| saving money over buying your beer from the local | | | | well. Perfect for the winter evenings! |
| grocery store. When you have completed your third, | | | | If you are a beer lover, you really should seriously |
| you will be saving even more. | | | | consider brewing you own beer at home. |
| Since it is not practical to drink beer out of five gallon | | | | |
