| Before you can start brewing beer, you'll need to | | | | store and serve your brew. |
| have the right equipment. If this is your first time | | | | If you look around, you may be able to find a kit |
| brewing, you should start simple. Before you | | | | that will contain everything you need. You can |
| begin, the first thing that you'll need is a brewpot. | | | | purchase kits on the internet, many of which |
| Before you rush out and buy one, you may | | | | offer the top quality equipment you'll need to |
| already have one that will work just fine. | | | | brew. All you have to do is look around the net, |
| The pot should hold at least three gallons of liquid. | | | | as there are many different web sites that offer |
| The next thing you'll need is a fermenter. For the | | | | equipment for microbrews. |
| average five gallon batch, the fermenter should | | | | If you don't want to buy a kit, you can always |
| hold six gallons or more, allowing space for a | | | | buy each piece of equipment seperately. This |
| foam that will form during the vigorous process | | | | tends to be a bit more expensive than buying a |
| of fermentation. | | | | kit, although you'll be able to pick each piece of |
| For this stage, a glass carboy or food grade | | | | equipment yourself, without having to take what's |
| plastic bucket is often used. You'll also need an | | | | included in the kit. |
| airlock for your fermenter to allow the C02 to | | | | Once you get all of the necessary equipment |
| escape while also keeping the air out. A siphon | | | | together, you should know how to use it before |
| hose is also needed to transfer beer from the | | | | you get started. This way, you won't run into any |
| fermenter when it's ready, without having to mix | | | | problems once you start brewing. The equipment |
| air into it. | | | | needed for brewing is easy to use, so you |
| A bottling bucket will also help to make the | | | | shouldn't have any problems. |
| process much easier. Bottling buckets are similiar | | | | Brewing microbrews can be both fun and exciting, |
| to fermenters, except the fact that they have a | | | | especially when you start brewing your own |
| spigot at the bottom that allows you to fill the | | | | creations. You can drink the brew yourself, or |
| bottles directly, which makes the entire process | | | | serve it to friends and family. Microbrews are fun |
| less messy and gets things done much quicker. | | | | to drink and create - which makes having the |
| You'll also need a capper to seal your bottles; as | | | | proper equipment all the more while. |
| bottles and caps or even a keg will be needed to | | | | |