Welcome to our Home Beer Brewing Advice site.

The place to be for anything Home Beer Brewing related

Lets just start by telling you a little about us:- We have been interested and active in beer making at home for quite a few years now, in fact between myself and some of my friends we have almost 20 years’ experience in the home beer brewing scene.
We have developed this site to help and aid like-minded individuals.  We will provide great advice on how to use best beer brewing supplies and to get the upmost out of your beer brewing equipment to suit any budget.  We will also give advice on the highest quality in beer brewing ingredients to get the very best beer brewing experience that is not only successful but enjoyable too.  So whether you are a complete novice or have a vast experience this site is for you. We will show you exactly what you need to get started and sometimes give advice on something’s you don’t. We will also share with you what we have learned from our own home beer making tests and experiences as well as great tips and tricks to help you smooth out your home brewing process as well as just what has worked for us. We will share our experiences and tips and tricks on home brew recipes, beer brewing ingredients and hopefully you will share your successes and experiences too.

We will update the site regularly with all the latest information on the best beer brewing processes, and advice on the latest kits and tricks to get the very most out of them.   We will also try and share the odd home beer brewing recipe and share our tried and tested techniques to try and help you succeed where some many others fail.

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Home beer brewing  was once considered the safest way to drink water, what a thought eh?  Most home brewers use an adapted pressure cooker with tubing attached to funnel the steam to the mash mixture where it begins to cook the mixture in a way much quicker than just boiling it.
So just what is required to setup your home beer brewing station?  Finding a good supplier for your equipment is imperative as they will be available to give you the best advice on the latest techniques as well as the best equipment to buy within your budget.

What’s required for Home Beer Brewing?

• A Brew pot  - this is one of the main necessities in any home beer brewing arsenal and in this instance size really does matter!  Really the bigger the better you will need something in the vicinity of 20 – 30 quarts as the more mash you cook the better the quality of the end result.
• A primary fermenter - this is basically a large tank where you pour the mixture once it has been brewed.  The tank itself needs to be big enough to hold the entire contents from the brew pot and it needs to be completely air tight with a small hole for the airlock to attach.
• Bottling bucket  - This is another large container that we will use to bottle the beer once its fully ready it needs to have a small plug or tap on the bottom to help make life just that little bit easier.
• Other items of requirement include – Glass beer bottles and a capping tool as well as caps to put the finished home brew into and seal keeping it at its best for the longest of times.  You will also need rubber stops, flexible hosing and bottling tubes to name just a few,  there are literally dozens of other things that could be used to aid you in the home beer brewing process however this is all you really need except maybe a hydrometer to check the alcohol levels of your finished product however its not entirely necessary so you may want to hold off until you decide to scale up your home beer brewing empire.

Home Beer Brewing Kit

Home Beer Brewing Kit

Choosing your beer brewing equipment

This can be quite a daunting thought there are lots of shops and suppliers out there and to be honest there is really quite a lot to choose from when it comes to beer brewing equipment.  However we will try and help you decide just what is best for you.
To start with if you are a complete novice and have never tried any form of home brewing before its probably best to start small there are plenty of home beer brewing kits out there that can be picked up pretty cheaply and they come with everything you need to start with and some even come with ingredients like the Delux set from Mr beer

Mr Beer Delux Kit

What’s included?
Fermenter (2 Gallon) The fermenter supplied is great for beginners it makes 2 gallons and is made from durable shatterproof plastic and doesn’t interfere with the taste of your precious and comes with a wide mouth which is very easy to clean

West coast pale ale refill The refill includes all the beer brewing ingredients you will need to make this full bodies American micro brew this stunning brew is light in color with a Christ mouth watering taste

A complete guide is also included to guide you through the home beer brewing process and if you get stuck you can always email us and we would be glad to help out if you cant already find the information on our site.

The kit comes with everything you need to start your first batch of home brew and offers outstanding value for money and it’s important to start slowly and then you can decide if home beer brewing is really for you and that way if you decide it isn’t you haven’t wasted heaps of cash on beer brewing equipment.

However if like us you find you have a hidden passion for home beer brewing you can easily upgrade to larger beer making equipment when you decide to increase your volume.

Be sure to check out our other articles for advice on upgrading your beer brewing equipment.

The Mr Beer kit comes with every Everything you need to brew your first batch of premium all-malt beer.

Beer Making Supplies shops and store to fulfill all your beer brewing needs

That’s just how popular the scene has become and even more surprising are a lot of these stores now have an online presence too.

Although local stores can be more pricey than their internet counterpart you can often find much more specialized beer making supplies and beer making ingredients due to shelf life as well has local and general interest, so it’s always worth a look.  You will also find an often much more personalized experience as well as solid advice.

Unfortunately if you are not from one of the larger cities its often much more difficult and rare to find a local store for your beer making supplies and in this case the best bet is an online store.
Online beer making supplies stores often have a much greater range and due to low overhead cost can yield much more competitive prices and in the long run the savings are great.
There are two types of online store that sell beer making supplies the smaller home grown store that has diversified online as discussed earlier and the larger more dedicated internet only business.  It’s imperative that you choose your online store correctly as the smaller home grown bossiness are usually slower and less experienced in packing than the larger internet only based companies.

There are always exceptions to this rule however I have always found this the case in my own experiences. So why not checkout some of our sponsors for all your Beer Making Supplies as I’m sure you will find everything that you are looking for to make your beer brewing experience not only more successful but that extra bit more special to keep you entertained in your new hobby for the years to come.

Other information on Beer Making supplies

in the Home Beer Brewing process are – hops, malted barley, water and yeast.  Just what are these Beer Brewing Ingredients used for?

Hops are one of the beer brewing ingredients and are used to add bitterness to the mixture as well as flavor and that beer like smell that we all know and love.  The more hops that you add to your mash generally the stronger the flavor and the more bitter it becomes as a final product.
Malt barley is one of the most commonly used beer brewing ingredients in the beer making process.  The malt barley is basically a seed that has been soaked in water until it has started to sprout and allowed to germinate.  The barley is then dried out in a drying oven so it can be used in the beer making process.  The differences in character of the barley created in the drying process will ultimately decide the color , taste and smell of the final product.

The upmost important beer brewing ingredients in the whole home brewing system is plain old water as it makes up almost ninety percent of the final beer product.  The mineral levels in the water itself help to control the flavor and strength of the finished beer.  Stout is generally brewed from hard water whereas a pilsner is made from very soft water therefore the brewer uses filters to control the main aspect and characteristics of the beer.

The final base beer brewing ingredients is yeast, this is another imperative ingredient, Yeast a fungi is used to control the fermentation of the beer itself. The main two types of yeast that are used are Saccharomyce cerevisae (the ale yeast) and Saccharomyces uvarum (the lager yeast).  As well as fermentation yeast also is an important factor in the flavor of the final beer product.

So there you have it folks these are the main 4 beer brewing  ingredients that are used in any home beer brewing  process they will vary vastly in quantity in the different types of beer however they will always exist in the final beer product.

Typical Beer Brewing Ingredients

Hopefully this article as well as some of the others on the site will give you a better understanding of what is needed for all your beer brewing needs including typical Beer Brewing Ingredients.