How to brew beer

Have you been looking at adding something new to your life? Maybe a new hobby to take your interest? Something that has a great big payoff in the end? Well then brewing your own beer at home just might be what you are looking for.

If you didn't know already in most states and countries across the world you are allowed to make your own beer at home and whats even better its not that expensive.. in fact for less than $100 you can get yourself a fully set-up beer making kit and start brewing in no time. If you have a bit of spare time, some room to store a barrel or two, and some extra shelves in your fridge for the finished product, then you can learn how to brew beer at home as your next hobby.

The good thing about beer is it has been around for thousands of years and over that time the ingredients have barely changed so the ingredients are very easy to come by. Most home brew beer is made up of water, malt yeast and of course hops. Water is obviously the main ingredient and can be up to 95% of the mixture, the malt which is dried out wheat, barley or even sometimes rye is the second main ingredient. The malt is what gives the beer the flavor, body and the color of that golden ale we all know of. Then hops is added into the mixture - this is the spice and what makes beer, beer. You could almost liken it to basil leaves in a good pasta.. it gives it that edge. If it wasn;t for the hops in beer, all beer would taste very similar and most likely be boring.

The hops in beer brings all the flavours together, it balances out the sweetness of the malt with the yeast. Without yeast, the beer would be inactive, stale and non alcoholic. It is the yeast in the mixure that causes the fermenation process to create the alcohol in the brew.

So there’s a brief overview on how to brew beer. In this quick hobby guide we’ll go into the beer brewing process in more detail so you understand how the taste is affected by the ingredients you chose. We’ll also cover what beer brewing equipment you’ll need to get started. After that we’ll cover the actual process of home brewing your beer, followed up by a couple articles on different beer styles and how to evaluate your home brewed beer. Before you know it you’ll be a beer expert.

So what are you waiting for? Ready to start your first home beer brewing project? Just think of how much satisfaction you’ll have when you hand your buddies an ice cold frosty beverage made entirely by you? You might even be able to turn a profit if your recipe is good enough