Five Reasons For Attempting Home Brewing
Author: artmaraut13 // Category: Wine Spirits ArticlesHome brewing is fun, let me tell you. Hands up – who tried home brewing as a teenager, stashing brews all over the place? Personally, I don’t think you have lived if you haven’t had a dodgy home brew explode. It is a blessing now though, that we have access to the best home brewing equipment available. An added benefit is modern home brewing equipment is much safer too. In response to the recession, breweries have changed their policy and allow brewers to brew their ales from home. The kits are safe, hygienic, and very user friendly. There are a variety of websites and forums to help you get going should you need any help home brewing.
Home brewing kits and supplies are also very cheap. The last batch of home brew I made cost around 20 pence a pint. If the credit crunch is hitting your pocket, and you like the old tipple (or eight), then home brewing actually has the potential to save you a packet load. I have friends that spend upwards of 50 pounds on one Friday night. While I cannot see that home brewing is for them, it does work for me. For example, if you drink two bottles of wine a week, which is eight bottles in a month, you are spending probably around 40 pounds a month. Home brewing would probably save you half that. This might not be a massive amount, but it does add up over the course of a year.
Designing your own recipes has to be the best part of home brewing. While adding too much sugar to a home brew can spoil it, you do have the potential with the more advanced home brew kits, to choose what ingredients go in. Ever wondered what adding a bit of ginger does? You can try it. With so much choice you’ll have great fun thinking up your own brew. Amaze friends and family with your wine making skills.
Impressing friends with home brewing has to be an advantage. Imagine, lads, you have a girl over and you ask her what she wants to drink. Normally, you’d pull out the wine from the fridge. Better that by offering her a home brew! Just a little something you’ve rustled up! Bringing round your own wine to a dinner party is sure to impress friends and family. If you are thinking of giving your Nan a bottle of home brew for Christmas though, make sure you keep an eye on the strength.
A final advantage of home brewing, is you can keep massive, massive quantities. I have had gallons stored under my stairs- enough to hold a week of parties! Most batches of home brew will let you store anywhere from 15 to 30 pints in one go. Thus, why not have 2 or 3 on the go, and you are sorted for booze for months! Imagine that, you would not need to leave the house for the love of home brew.
