Let me make the point- homebrew is brilliant fun. Who will admit they didn’t try home brewing as a naughty teenager!? If you haven’t had a bottle of special cider, explode in a used gin bottle, you haven’t lived. It is a blessing now though, that we have access to the best home brewing equipment available. Equipment that is much safer too. In recent years, with the recession, we have found that breweries have more tendency to offer their ales for production at home. Home brew kits on sale today are easy to use as well as offering excellent safety and hygeine. There are a number of home brew forums and websites dedicated to helping beginner and advanced home brewers.

The cost of home breweries is pleasantly cheap too. The last home brew kit I purchased worked out to just 20 pence a pint! If you are short of cash and like a drink, definitely consider home brewing. For example my friends, will spend over 50 pounds on alcohol in one evening! Home brewing perhaps wouldn’t be something they’d consider, but as someone who is price conscious, it is definitely something for me. For example, if you drink two bottles of wine a week, which is eight bottles in a month, you are spending probably around 40 pounds a month. Home brewing would probably save you half that. Not a fortune, but then there is the fun and control you have over have what you brew.

Choosing what tastes you get has to be the best thing. While adding too much sugar to a home brew can spoil it, you do have the potential with the more advanced home brew kits, to choose what ingredients go in. Ever wondered what adding a bit of ginger does? You can try it. While we do not advise adding newt’s eyes, and old boots, if you have a creativity personality, you certainly can let your creative juices flow. Amaze friends and family with your wine making skills.

Being able to impress friends with your home brewing skills has to be an advantage. Imagine entertaining a girl and then asking her what she would like to drink. Nine times out of ten you’d get her some wine, perhaps. Imagine if you could bring out some elderflower champagne from under the stairs. She’s going to be much more impressed! Bringing round your own wine to a dinner party is sure to impress friends and family. Although, remember to keep your eye on the alcoholic strength if it is for your Nan!

One final advantage is you can keep massive quantities. I have had gallons stored under my stairs- enough to hold a week of parties! With most home brew kits you can store around 15-30 pints in one batch. If you therefore had two or three on the go, you’d have enough for months on end. Imagine that, you would not need to leave the house for the love of home brew.

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