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Beer Making Kit - The Best Way to Homebrew? By Dave Dee N

OK! So you're thinking of joining the thousands who partake in this fine, rewarding and delicious hobby of making their own beer... But, you might ask, is using a beer making kit the best way to homebrew? Well, here are the key points that should help you decide.

Kits Are Easy To Use

No question, if you are just starting out then using kits is certainly the easy way to go. But a great many people also choose to stay with them, and no surprise. They are very straightforward to use -- no mess and difficulty of malting your own grains as in the traditional way.

Instead, everything comes ready prepared and it's just a matter of mixing those ingredients with water, letting the yeast do the fermenting, and then bottling. Nice and easy, and before long you can be sipping your delicious brew.

But Do You Lose Quality?

Now, if it's so easy with a kit what about the quality? Doesn't that suffer? Somehow one feels that the amount of work that goes into the long traditional way of homebrewing should pay off in better quality and taste. But ... that's not so. With the excellent kits available nowadays there is no loss of quality. You can achieve the truly delicious flavors and quality of homebrew, but with ease.

What is more, using kits is reliable. With the traditional method, any little mistake in the procedure can spell disaster or certainly compromise the quality. With kits nowadays you can confidently brew the best tasting beers, relax and enjoy the process -- instead of worrying over how it will turn out.

What About the Cost of Kits?

A good microbrewery kit will cost about $90 but that gives you all the equipment you need, and it's completely reusable. Then the individual malt kits, for whatever type of beer you currently fancy, will cost $20-30 and give you six gallons.

Remember, any type of homebrewing requires equipment and buying ingredients, and traditional brewing generally requires more of everything because there are more processes. So on balance kits really offer great value.
All the more so when you factor in the reliability of these simple-to-use kits, and the cost of a failed brew using the traditional method. And of course, kits also save you considerable time.

What Varieties Can You Brew with Kits?

You know, there is nothing to match the delicious taste of homebrewed beer -- the commercial brands don't come close. But with kits nowadays you also have all the variety to choose from -- ales, lager, stout, all the classics -- and you can also have fun creating your own original blends and flavors. Try honey beers, or spiced ales, or experiment with the famous Goat Scrotum Ale (actually, it's delicious).

The variety and sheer quality of beers you can homebrew these days is enough to tempt any beer lover, and using kits just makes it easier and all the more enjoyable.