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If you’re interested in joining the growing number of people who are brewing their own beer, there’s a couple of ways you can get started. Some people choose to purchase a home beer making kit that comes with just about everything you need to get started, including ingredients. Some kits can be quite affordable at around $40. These aren’t too bad if you just want to play around, but if you’re seriously interested in making some good home brew, you’re going to want something more. Here’s a look at how you can assemble your own home beer making kit.

Advantages

There are several advantages to putting together your own home beer making kit. Even though some kits are relatively inexpensive, it’s probably more cost effective to assemble your own. The cheaper kits are pretty basic, and if you’re going to stick with your new hobby, you’re going to want to upgrade eventually anyway. Why not get the supplies you’re going to end up needing right away? The more expensive kits are nice, but you can probably save money buying the same supplies separately. Some of the required equipment can probably be picked up at your local dollar store. You may even have some of the supplies you need already. Putting together your own home beer making kit also gives you more versatility as far as recipes and amounts.

What You’ll Need

You’ll need at least one large stainless steel boiling pot for boiling the wort, which is basically the mixture of water, malted barley, and hops. Stainless steel is recommended to avoid the possible contaminations that can occur with other materials.

These next items should probably be purchased from a home brew supply store or online, and can often be found as a kit. They include primary and secondary fermentation vessels, which usually come in the form of large glass carboys, as well as plastic tubing, rubber stoppers with holes, siphoning and bottle filling kit, bottle caps and capper, fermentation lock, hydrometer and thermometer. You may be able to purchase these things separately, but it’s probably easier to just buy them as a kit to make sure you have everything.

Cleaning and sanitizing supplies are probably the most important parts of any home beer making kit. There have been more failed attempts at home brewing because of improper cleaning and sanitizing than any other reason. There are cleansers and sanitizers available that are designed specifically for this use. The nice thing about these sanitizing solutions is that they require no rinsing. Some people use bleach for this, but the rinsing that is required is capable of introducing contamination, which kind of defeats the purpose. These solutions can be purchased at a home brew supply store or online.

Of course, when the brewing is complete, you’re going to need bottles to put your beer in. A good way to get your bottles is by purchasing your favorite beer and saving the bottles after you drink it. You can also ask your friends to save theirs. One thing to keep in mind is that the caps and capper that you have will not work on twist top bottles. Make sure you only save the kind that requires an opener.

As you can see, it’s relatively easy to put together your own home beer making kit. Not only will you probably save some money, you’ll also have a kit that will be more useful and longer lasting than the pre-made kits.

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