| If you love beer, but you're sick and tired of paying | | | | 4. The yeast now ferments the sugars and C02 and |
| for beer, then learning how to home brew your own | | | | Ethyl alcohol is released. |
| is a logical next step. Believe it or not, brewing your | | | | 5. When fermentation is complete, sugar is added to |
| own beer isn't rocket science, but it must be done | | | | produce carbonation and the beer is bottled. |
| correctly if you want your brews to come out | | | | - This sounds fairly simple, right? It is simple, but |
| tasting great. | | | | there are a fair amount of steps that must be |
| How To Home Brew Beer | | | | followed closely. Brewing beer, while not hard, |
| Brewing beer is an awesome hobby. Not only is it | | | | requires that you follow instructions very carefully. |
| fun, but you reap the rewards of your efforts and | | | | One misstep and your entire batch is ruined! But don't |
| literally save hundreds a year doing it. However, it can | | | | let this scare you, home brewing beer is awesomely |
| be a frustrating experience if you do not have the | | | | rewarding. After all, you get to drink your |
| proper instructions, equipment and materials. Most | | | | creation!Whether you like light beers, dark beers, |
| important, though, are your instructions, as there are | | | | pilsners or pale ales, you can brew whatever type of |
| several intricacies involved in brewing that, if not | | | | beer your heart desires. Home brewing is truly an |
| followed, will leave you with a bad batch of beer. | | | | awesome hobby to take up, and once you get good |
| However, let me lay out the very basics of brewing | | | | at it there is nothing more fun than whipping up a |
| beer. | | | | keg and drinking until your heart's content. Not to |
| | | | mention, you will impress your friends every time |
| 1. First, malted barley is soaked in hot water to | | | | with your home brewed beer. What's more is that |
| release malt sugars. | | | | you'll save hundreds of dollars, if not thousands, each |
| 2. Next, the malt sugar solution is mixed with hops to | | | | year when you brew your own beer. There is |
| produce flavor. | | | | nothing more fun than becoming a real brew-master. |
| 3. This solution is then cooled and yeast is added to | | | | It's incredibly rewarding. |
| begin the fermentation process. | | | | |
