Yes, you can make beer at home! Great tasting beer! Here's what you'll need to get started:

  1. A 6.5 gallon plastic bucket, with lid (hole punched in lid for airlock).
  2. A 5 gallon plastic bucket*, with lid (and hole), or a glass carboy and rubber stopper (with hole).
  3. One airlock (maybe two).
  4. Racking cane.
  5. 5 feet of clear rubber tubing.
  6. Bottle filler*.
  7. Bottle capper*.
  8. Baked enamel or stainless steel boiling pot, at least 16qt. size.
  9. Brown glass beer bottles* (40 0.5l or 55 12oz.), or a 5 gallon Cornelius Keg.
  10. Spurtle or stainless long handled stirring spoon.

*Note: These items will be used to bottle your beer. You need a different set of equipment for kegging.

A good starter system will also include:
  1. Two liquid crystal thermometers.
  2. Hydrometer.
  3. Cleaner/sanitizer.
  4. Ingredients for your first batch of beer (a kit) and bottle caps.

Check out www.nwbrewers.com/starterkits.asp , this will show everything listed above and more.

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