How to Make Beer

Let’s get you Homebrewing!

So you want to learn how to make beer, mead, or cider at home? Here you’ll find info for every level of homebrewer, from beginner to beer making veteran.

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Tutorials

Learn how to make beer at home. We’ll show you the simple steps in the homebrew process from ingredients and brewing equipment down to step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

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All-Extract Homebrewing

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All-Grain (Brew in a Bag) Homebrewing

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Small Batch Homebrewing

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Extract with Specialty Grains Homebrewing

Ingredients

Dive into the four main ingredients that make up (almost) every beer: water, malt, hops, and yeast. Find out what qualities and characteristics each of these ingredients adds to the finished beer and how to manage and experiment with new ingredients to continue to refine your favorite recipes.

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Equipment

Browse through the equipment commonly used to make beer, mead, and cider at home. From the super basic, to the most extreme home system, they all start with the a common set of equipment (some of which you probably already have at home). You’ve got lots of options and we’ve got lots of advice and tips for every level of homebrewer.

Homebrew Equipment: The Nitty-Gritty