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Bottling Home Brewed Beer

There are two options for storing and carbonating your beer. This first option is bottling your beer, and the second option is kegging your beer. Most home brewing kits use plastic or glass bottles to naturally carbonate your beer, and I will be explaining that process in this article. If you keg your beer you would … Continue reading »

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How alcohol is made in Home Brewing Kits

I think it helps to have a basic understanding of how alcohol home brewing kits, so I am including this diagram of the process with an explanation below: After making the wort, you transfer it to a carboy where fermentation will take place. The carboy for home brewing kits are made out of plastic or glass; I … Continue reading »

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Basic Beer Ingredients

Beer has four basic ingredients: Water, Malt, Yeast, and Hops. There are many other additives and flavorings that you can use to create your own brew, but it is best to use the basic ingredients found in all beer starter kits.   Water Water is the most abundant beer ingredient. Bottled water is ideal, however I’ve used … Continue reading »

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