Somethin's brewin in the kitchen...

Home brewed beer is (finally) coming to the homestead!

I purchased a Mr. Beer kit for my husband's birthday last week. Apparently it was the perfect gift because he has been camped out in front of the computer looking at all the types of beer he can make ever since. And I think this is the first time I have ever seen him actually READ instructions. I may have created a monster.

It really couldn't have been easier. They break it down into easy-to-read steps. I think it took 30 minutes to clean the equipment, boil the wort, and find a cool spot to let it sit for a couple weeks. Meanwhile, we are saving all the glass amber bottles we can get our hands on. The kit comes with 8 plastic liter bottles — which will work fine — but we'll use glass. It feels more substantial in your hand and beer just tastes better out of a glass bottle.

Next time you hear from me on this subject, we will be bottling our first batch!