James enjoys a myriad of hobbies from computer gaming, paranormal research, web design, teaching & adult training, natural healing & herbalism to making his own wine and beer. He is an avid home brewer and has been for many years specializing in traditional honey and fruit based wines. More recently he has begun serious study into beer recipes and methods and plans on producing a series of beer videos on youtube to match his "super simple winemaking" videos that are so popular on the site. Project websites include: http://simplehomebrewing.com
For extensive links and additional information visit: SimpleHomeBrewing.com
Making beer at home couldn't be easier than with the Mr. Beer kits . It takes 21 days total to finish a batch. That only entails about 20 minutes of actual work though.
If you can boil water, you can make beer, guaranteed. It tastes great too! If you don't believe me, watch the video linked below. I ordered my own kit to try it out for myself. Let nobody say I don't practice what I preach :)
Starting your Batch:
1) Sanitize everything with the easy to use 1 step no-rinse sanitizer
2) Fill the keg with a measured amount of water to the line.
3) Pour out a few cups of the water and boil it, adding the Booster package to the boil. Take the pot off the boil
4) Stir in the can of concentrated extract and add the boiled batch back into the keg.
5) Add the yeast and close the lit. Wait 14 days and then go to the bottling step.
Easy Bottling:
6) Add a small measured amount of sugar to each bottle that came in your kit and fill with beer from the keg.
7) Wait 7 more days for the beer to carbonate. Store in the fridge and enjoy your new brew at your leisure. Be sure to save at least 1 bottle to show off to your friends!
Why should you make your own beer
- SAVE MONEY! Make your own WINE / BEER FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR! ($1/bottle of wine 25 cents/bottle of beer)
- CUSTOMIZE YOUR WINE / BEER to your taste. You take FULL CONTROL OF THE TASTE!
- IT'S EASY! - Anyone can do this stuff. Just watch the videos below to see for yourself how simple it really is.
- FRIENDS AND FAMILY LOVE IT. I gave my mom a couple of bottles bottles of spiced elderberry wine for xmas 2 years in a row and she was genuinely disappointed when she didn't get any the next year. I thought I was being cheap, but she loved it! I even made custom labels and made it look professional and bought very nice velvet wine gift bags for $1/each at the dollar store!
Which Kit to buy?
There are a range of kits available starting at about $49. That's not bad at all considering it makes 2 gallons of beer and the kits are completely reusable. Refill kits are considerably cheaper because you're re-using the same bottles and keg over and over. Considering a refill pack for the kit costs $9.95 and makes 2 GALLONS of beer, you're making beer for pennies on the dollar after your first batch.
There are a variety of beer flavor/styles available. If you can imagine it they probably have a kit pretty close to what you're looking for. For more info on Mr Beer or to check out their available kits visit the Mr Beer website.
You might also enjoy this youtube video on how to use the Mr. Beer Kits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZBZ86ZS1uI
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