Home brewing has been around for centuries, unregulated and very much enjoyed by everyone practicing it. Although in some countries in Europe, home brewed beverages require license, the majority of countries around the world allow for unregulated quantities of homebrewed beverages for personal consumption. The knowledge of brewing was passed on by the Egyptian to the Greeks and lastly to Romans, after that the long tradition of brewing had begun and preserve until this days. During medieval time monasteries are the common place of brewing. Monks brew not only for personal consumption but more so for trade (exchange of goods system). I often find that drinking 3-5 bottles of beer after a stressful workweek is one of the reasons why I am able to maintain a happy disposition in life. Having said that , I've wondered how it would feel to make my own version, or how cool it would seem to appear. Since then, home brewing has not only been a mere hobby for me, but a passion. For the ingredients that would make a 5 galloon of beer, we will need one can of malt extract (pre-hopped), one kilo of fine sugar (preferable the one that is known as dextrose or corn sugar), one sachet of yeast and water (tap water will do but if it doesn't taste good you may opt for filtered water). A Short History of Home Brewing Since the joys of drinking alcohol was discovered roughly 7,000 years ago, and with the scarcity of commercial brewing companies at that time, people resorted to brewing beer at the comfort of their own home. As expected, it only took a short time before commercial breweries started to mass-produce beer. In addition, travel logistics or the distribution of commercial beers from factory to market also requires transportation. And again, these are fuel powered engines. Fourth, home brewing is more personalized or customized. This means you could make beers according to your own preference and taste. You could adjust the bitterness, sweetness or possibly even the alcohol content of the beer.