how to homebrew beer

Our homebrew in a St. Arnold pint glass

My husband received a homebrew kit from his brother for Christmas last year, but the idea of brewing our own beer at home was daunting. Combined with the crazy high temperatures we’ve had this year, homebrewing, we knew, was not going to be an easy task. Why we decided to start brewing in the dead heat of summer is beyond me, but the more challenges, the more interesting the life, no?

John has been into craft beers for the past couple of years, and he’s gotten me enjoying beer, too. I’m no connoisseur nor do I ever think I’ll be, but I now prefer a richer, darker beer than your average Miller Light. We brewed our first batch of beer last month, and as with anything one does for the first time, there were many errors and many lessons from which to learn. I wrote a recent blog post about it for Eating Our Words. Check it out and let me know in the comments section for this entry if you have any tips or thoughts. Enjoy!

• Avoid our mistakes. Read up on our 5 lessons learned from our first homebrew.

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