Learn to brew with the American Homebrewers Association's director Gary Glass. Watch these short 3 minute videos to learn the basics of homebrewing. You can also find these instructions in our free magazine Zymurgy: An Introduction to Homebrewing.

Lesson 1: Introduction

You are on Lesson 2: Brewing Ingredients

Gary provides descriptions of each of the four main ingredients used in brewing beer at home: water, malt, hops and yeast. He discusses the difference between brewing with malt versus malt extract as well as the different forms of hops and yeast available at your local homebrew supply shop.

Lesson 3: Brewing Equipment

Lesson 4: Sanitation

Lesson 5: Brewing Your First Batch of Beer Part I

Lesson 6: Brewing Your First Batch of Beer Part II

Lesson 7: Managing Fermentation

Lesson 8: Preparing to Bottle Your Beer

Lesson 9: Bottling Your Beer