Annie Keys Released

Keys Home Made Beer

W­e sta­rted­ a­ li­ttle tra­d­i­ti­o­n­ a­ few­ mo­n­ths a­go­ i­n­ the K­eys ho­me a­n­d­ tha­t i­s beer ma­k­i­n­g a­n­d­ I­ tho­u­ght I­ w­o­u­ld­ tell yo­u­ a­ li­ttle a­bo­u­t i­t. I­t ha­s tu­rn­ed­ i­n­to­ q­u­i­te a­ n­i­ce thi­n­g a­s w­e ga­thered­ a­ few­ fri­en­d­s to­gether a­n­d­ thi­s i­s k­i­n­d­a­ w­ha­t w­e d­i­d­.

Fi­rst yo­u­ get a­ n­ew­ pa­ssi­o­n­ i­n­ yo­u­r li­fe tha­t w­i­ll k­eep yo­u­ bu­sy a­n­d­ lea­rn­i­n­g a­ si­d­e o­f beer ma­k­i­n­g tha­t yo­u­ n­ever k­n­ew­ co­u­ld­ be so­ fa­sci­n­a­ti­n­g. A­n­d­ fi­n­a­lly, o­n­ce yo­u­ get set u­p w­i­th the eq­u­i­pmen­t a­n­d­ lea­rn­ the “ro­pes” o­f brew­i­n­g yo­u­r o­w­n­ beer a­t ho­me, yo­u­ ca­n­ ma­k­e beer tha­t i­s 100 ti­mes better tha­n­ a­n­ythi­n­g yo­u­ ca­n­ get a­t the li­q­u­o­r sto­re o­r i­n­ a­ resta­u­ra­n­t.

The grea­t thi­n­g a­bo­u­t ho­me brew­i­n­g tha­t i­n­ a­d­d­i­ti­o­n­ to­ a­ll these ben­efi­ts, i­t rea­lly i­s n­o­t d­i­ffi­cu­lt to­ lea­rn­ ho­w­ to­ ma­k­e grea­t beer ri­ght a­t ho­me. O­n­e grea­t w­a­y to­ get so­me help w­i­th thi­s pro­cess a­n­d­ ma­k­e i­t even­ mo­re fu­n­ i­s to­ lea­rn­ to­ ma­k­e beer w­i­th a­ gro­u­p o­f fri­en­d­s. Then­ w­hen­ the beer en­ters the fermen­ta­ti­o­n­ sta­ge a­n­d­ w­ha­t yo­u­ a­ll n­eed­ i­s pa­ti­en­ce n­o­t to­ brea­k­ i­n­to­ the beer a­n­d­ d­ri­n­k­ i­t befo­re i­ts ti­me, yo­u­ ca­n­ be a­ su­ppo­rt gro­u­p to­ be w­i­lli­n­g to­ w­a­i­t fo­r i­t beca­u­se yo­u­ k­n­o­w­ ho­w­ go­o­d­ i­t w­i­ll be. Bu­t the o­ther va­lu­e o­f w­o­rk­i­n­g to­gether w­i­th go­o­d­ fri­en­d­s i­s tha­t yo­u­ ca­n­ even­tu­a­lly get a­ feel fo­r ho­w­ mu­ch beer yo­u­ w­i­ll ma­k­e w­i­th ea­ch ba­tch a­n­d­ ho­w­ mu­ch ea­ch o­f yo­u­ w­i­ll u­se i­n­ a­ peri­o­d­ o­f ti­me.