Is there a cheap/easy way to brew home made beer?

Answer 1

you can buy homebrewing kits with all the ingredients you need for a 5 gallon batch, most of them go for about $100-$150, then all you need to buy after your first batch is more ingredients (much cheaper at this point). you also have to take into account bottles, are you going to buy new bottles or recycle the ones you have? there are a few ways to save some money this way.

Answer 2

You don't need boiling water at all As long as you get your liquid to about 20 C the yeast will kick into life. This is usually done with a mix of boiling and cold water, but theres nothing to stop you using hot tap water instead (in fact this is exactly what I do a lot of the time when I'm brewing). You also don't need boiling water to sterilise your equipment, hot tap water + either a commercial brewing steriliser, or baby bottle steriliser, will do the job just as well. I do disagree with their 7 - 10 day estimate though. the initial brewing should be finished in that time, but it will need to condition for at least 2 weeks (in either bottle or pressure barrel) to clear, and let secondary fermentation take place

Answer 3

at Christmas time Walmart,Meijer,Kmart all have the kits for sale. You may check see if they have any left over.
you can get the stuff to make your own too, here are a few good sites!

http://www.lemis.com/grog/brewing/cheapbeer.html

http://www.beermachine.com/

http://www.brewyourownbrew.com/beer_brewing.htm

https://secure1.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=hombre&BusType=BtoC&Count1=132503688&Count2=49644112&CategoryID=56&Target=products.asp

Answer 4

get some wheat and barley mixed with water and let it stand for 20 years, it should be good by then.



happy drinking

Answer 5

if u need "cheap" beer you must be an addict...