Home Beer Brewing
by James McLean
Beer. Mmmm, tasty... Any avid beer drinker knows that there is nothing quite like a delicious craft beer, with all of the tastes and variety possible. Some beers are smooth and mellow while others are hoppy and high. There are light beers, dark beers, and everything in between. Really, there are no limits about the kinds of beers you can buy or try! But these days, what about taking it even further, and creating your own delicious beer yourself? Home brewing is actually a common hobby that is quite affordable and easy, it just takes a kit and some know-how.
Brewing your own beer at home is a more common process than you might think as well, as people have been doing it for ages. Basically, home brewing is the brewing of any beverage through the process of fermentation on a small scale as a hobby, used for personal consumption, amateur brewing competitions, or any other non-commercial reason.
Domestically, home brewing has been done for ages; however once regulations could be put into place adding some restrictions, they certainly were. But regulations aren't fun, so lets talk about the fun part - actually creating the beer! Here are the five basic steps to brewing your own beer at home...
The first step is actually brewing (or boiling) the beer, which involves soaking malted barley in hot water to release the malt sugars and boiling this together with the hops, which extract their bitter nature to add flavor. Frequently, grains are steeped in during this step as well, to add color and flavor complexity as well. The second step is cooling and fermenting. As the solution cools, yeast is added which begins the fermentation process, wherein the sugars begin to ferment, releasing CO2 and ethyl alcohol. This process typically takes 1-2 weeks, and sanitation and cleanliness are incredibly important, as the wort can easily be infected by bacteria. Third, you want to prime the beer by adding priming agents such as corn sugar, and the bottle and cap the beer. The fourth step, aging the beer, will take approximately 2-6 weeks (or more, depending on desired flavor), and includes the yeast continuing to ferment while naturally creating a carbon dioxide inside. Step five? Well that's the easy part - drink it!
You can buy a basic home brewing kit for around $75, and all of the other necessary equipment and ingredients could run you between $25-$60. But once you start to settle in the process, it will become easier and less cost will be involved. Plus, you will start making better and more varied types of beers!
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New Unique Article!
Title: Home Beer Brewing
Author: James McLean
Email: mariobtf1@gmail.com
Keywords: beer brewing, beer, alcohol, hobbies
Word Count: 435
Category: Hobbies
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