Be Aware Of The Most Common Home Brewing Mistakes

Beer lovers take note. Did you know that you too can also make your own version of the alcoholic drink? And this process doesn't involve any rocket science either. The process is much simpler than what you think, and this is the main reason why home brewers are on the rise in the United States and in many countries. 

Several equipment for use in home brewing are on the rise, and there is a growing of materials available online ready to be downloaded. Now, it's easier to concoct your own brew. But just a little reminder, don't let your over-eagerness get the best out of you. Exercise some restraint as well when trying home brewing for the first time. You don't want to go the way of many first-timers who become frustrated simply because they failed to know some of the more common home brewing mistakes. 

In order to avoid duplicating these, make sure that you are aware of some of these mistakes. Listed below are some of the well-documented mistakes by many first-timers in the field of beer making at home.

One major mistake that is often reported concerns sanitation. Many upstart home brewers right now doesn't know a thing or two about sanitation. It should be remembered that the unfermented beer is packed with malt sugar- for this reason bacteria may breed on this. And if the person is not too concerned with cleanliness in workplace then this can make the brew unfriendly to the taste buds. So what needs to be done in order to address a concern like this? 

The best thing to do is to ensure the cleanliness of equipments every time. All the equipments used in home brewing should be sanitized. But it doesn't mean that you have to invest in pricey sanitizing products. You can cut cost when cleaning if you can dilute an ounce of Clorox in a gallon of water and use this mixture as the cleaning agent for brewing equipments. And after that, you can rinse the equipments with hot water.

Another traditional mistake is not using the right temperature to brew the beer. As a home brewer, it is important that you know the balance between a too hot and a too cold temperature. There is a right temperature for use in home brewing and this is dependent on the kind of yeast strain selected for the brew. By practice, the most common temperature used will register in between the 60s and the 70s.

As already identified early on, often the impatience of the brewer can become a mistake as well. For example some brewers will bottle the brew even if the brew is not yet primed for that. It is best to not bottle the brew at the early phase since the release of the gasses will continue even when already inside the bottle. And when this happens, the caps may be blown off and could serve as an additional work load for the brewer! These are common mistakes reported by many home brewers- and mistakes that you should avoid.
