Home Brew Your Own Beer
There are several different ways to successfully brew your own beer. Most first time home brewers start by purchasing a beer brew kit. These brew kits are the easiest way to explore the fascinating beer brewing process. When you buy a brew kit, most of the work is already done. Your involvement with the process is pretty much limited to reading and following the instructions. Then, just wait from a few days to a few weeks for fermentation to work its magic and you can start drinking. Any of the brewing kits make it just that easy to make your own beer. With less than an hour’s work and some patience you can have some really excellent home brew beer. While beer brewing kits will produce some very good beer, their drawback is that the recipes are prepackaged and you can’t change them. Bit, if your goal is simply to brew basic lagers and ales this is no problem.
But, if you want to brew more complex beers and experiment with flavors, then you’re going to need to move on to extract brewing. This is an easy step to make and will let you can make lots of different sorts of beers. Extract brewing is essentially the same as a kit brew. Kit brewing and extract brewing a pretty much the same with the difference that extract brewing allows you to control the hops. Being able to control the hops allows you to add subtle flavors to your beer that you are not able to get with beer brew kits. Although this is a small difference, these small flavor adjustments are what make the difference between a decent beer and a brew you can’t wait to show off.
If you are the type of person who wants complete control then the next step is to try all grain brewing. All grain brewing gives you complete control over every ingredient in your recipe but also requires extra equipment and a lot of knowledge of how the brewing process works. To be successful with all grain brewing you must control the malt, the hops, the yeast and even the water. Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on the type of person you are. If you like to be in control of every step to be able to add your own special touches then this is the method you will like best.
Having said all that, I really do suggest that you purchase a beer brew kit for your first attempt. This will be a nice and easy introduction to the brewing process and won’t confuse you with a lot of variables. Once you have successfully brewed one or two recipes with a beer kit and have an understanding of how it all works then you can step up to the more complex brewing processes.
But, even before you do that, check out The Beer Bible. This is one of the best sources where you get a clear-cut explanation how to get a successful brew each and every time and get the most enjoyment out of your home brewing experience. It’s inexpensive, has a money back guarantee and is a super resource for home brew beer.
