Don't Get Frothed With The Beer Price Hike: Brew Your Own Beer At Home!

According to CNNMoney.com, brewers say rising commodity costs and lower volumes are forcing them to raise its price tags. Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer and maker of Budweiser, announced plans to raise prices. MillerCoors - the maker of popular beers Miller Lite, Coors Lite and Blue Moon -- is also raising prices. Retail prices for beer at supermarkets and other stores were up 3% in May from a year earlier, the biggest increase in 2½ years, according to the latest data from the Labor Department. That's higher than the inflation rate for the overall economy. What is a beer drinker to do?


Brew your own beer, that is what! Making your own home brew is easier than you think. Simply put - mix, brew, bottle, and enjoy. You don't have to be a "Beer Geek" to make your own beer. The process is simple. Mixing is done in a fermenter – just hot water, malt, some cold water, and then yeast. It's easier than making bread in a bread machine. Next, the brewing is done by the yeast (thank you, hard working yeast!). Then, you bottle your delicious brew, and soon you can enjoy that first tasty sip. You can buy all these ingredients separately, or in a kit to make it super easy.

As an added benefit, once you have bought the basic equipment, you save a lot of money. You can brew up six gallons, yes, gallons, of your favorite ale for about $25 AND have a lot of fun doing it!

By the way, did I mention how much better a homebrew tastes when compared to the beers you can buy? Once you try the homebrew, you will never go back to the commercial varieties again. But hey, there is nothing wrong with being spoiled. It is easy and fun, and after all, you ARE saving money. Cheers!

By: Tracey Smoot

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Tracey is a feisty redhead, loving the homebrewing world. Ready to get started brewing your own delicious beers the easy way? You can receive a FREE homebrewing guide with information and recipes just by going to: www.QuickHomeBrew.com For more fun facts, information, quizzes, polls, and pictures, please go to: www.squidoo.com/quickhomebrew