More On Home Brew Ingredients

By Kimberly Hayes


Home brewing is one thing that almost all lovers of this drink have at once tried or imagined. This is because they usually feel the need of having it much closer to them. It may seem like an impossible idea to some but in reality making of the making of the drink at home is comfortable with all precautions and home brew ingredients at hand.

Similar to all drinks that we all know, the making of beer is done using specific ingredients. If one observes well, all the ingredients used in the making of this drink are not synthetic. This means the drink is very safe if taken responsibly. Each of the items used in making the drink is aimed at serving a particular purpose. The actual mixing at home is easy as simple tools are used.

For you to make your beer making a reality, you need to have malt, hops, yeast and not forgetting water. Brewing salts and additives are used but mainly for industrial needs. Malt is the first item that needs to be considered. Since brewing involves fermentation, a process that cannot happen without the presence of sugar, malt is going to be the sugar source.

This malt can be sourced from different kinds of grains ranging from rice, corns, oats and even barley. The preferred grain is the barley. Unlike the other many kinds of grains, barley has the highest content of sugar. Therefore, for high-quality beer barley has always been the solution. It is advisable that if one buys barley in bulk, they should store them in cool and dry places for durability.

From the malt or any grain that one will be comfortable with we obtain the malt extract. This malt is usually a solution made of sugar from the grain. The method of obtaining the solution is known as direct extraction unlike in the past where people used to grind and smash the grain. The extract is then broken down to give alcohol.

Apart from the malt, water is another ingredient that is very vital.It comprises the highest content percentage of the beer. One is allowed the water they normally used for drinking back at home. The water used will influence how the beer will taste.High chemical content in the water also affects the fermentation process.

In addition to these two, we have yeast. It is the catalyst of the entire process. Whereas the malt gives the sugar, the yeast has the role of breaking down the sugar to give the alcohol. This whole procedure is what is referred to as fermentation. Temperature levels will force one to either use the Ale yeast that works in temperature above 600F or the Lager yeast for temperatures lower than 400F.

For improvement of taste and flavor hops come in. They usually give the beer a very enticing aroma. They are also tasked with ensuring that the bitterness of the beer is well balanced ensuring that people can enjoy the drink. Many kinds of hops exist, and one will use specific pone depending on the need. Before them, flowers and herbs used to play this role.




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