Beer Brewing Kits

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Learn all About Home Beer Brewing Kits!

Beer Brewing Kits are the easiest way to get started in the hobby of home beer brewing..

My wife bought me a beer brewing kit for my birthday and I feel in love with the hobby. It's actually pretty easy to do and you can save money by making your own beer at home. I want to share with others about the hobby. I wish I would have started doing this 10 years ago.

Beer Brewing Kits - 3 Things to Consider 

What to look for in a beer brewing kit.

You want to get a good beer kit, but you don't really know how to pick the best one. There are several choices of beer kits to choose from. Finding the best beer kit to fit your needs can often be a hard choice. There are some things to consider when picking out a beer brewing kit. Some things to consider before putting that beer kit on the debit card are:



1. Batch Size- Make sure you can brew the batch size your looking for. By doing a simple search you can research what your choices are. For the most part you can get either a 2 gallon kit or a 5 gallon kit Keep in mind that cleaning and sanitizing is one of the most important steps to home brewing. Since you have to go through basically the same amount of cleaning and sanitizing you may want to go with a larger 5 gallon beer kit.



2. What's Included in the Beer Kit?- Beer kits usually come with all the basics needed. This is the advantage of buying a kit rather than buying all the pieces separately. Some kits even include resealable plastic bottles so there's no need to save bottles. Do your research on each kit so you know exactly what your getting in the kit.



3. Price- For most people, this is the most important point. Depending on what you want you'll pay anywhere from about $60 - $120 for a well known beer brewing kit. I recommend you think of this as an investment. Don't skimp on price and regret it later. Remember this equipment will be making your beer!



After you consider the above 3 things you'll be armed with the knowledge to make a good purchase decision on your beer brewing kit. Good Luck!

Beer and Wine Making Sites 

Here are some of my Favorite beer brewing and homemade wine making links
Beer Brewing Kits
Nice little site that reviews and shows several home beer brewing kits.
Homemade Wine Kits
Nice little site that talks about homemade wine kits and how they work.

Home Beer Brewing 

Step 1 - Mixing

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Step 2 - Brewing

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Step 3 - Bottling

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Step 4 - Enjoy

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by jbolte1976

Hi everyone. I'm Jason Bolte and I've been a home brewer for about 2 years now. I want to show others how easy it is to get started making beer in t... (more)

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