Use this grain if the intent is to home brew a beer that has a nutty kick to it. Roasted barley. Here's how the roasted barley is processed. The grains are roasted in the oven and these grains are subjected to high temperature until the right color is achieved. If the other grains are used in order to add color to the brew, these grains on the other hand are used simply for flavoring. The key in making a beer deliver that enhanced mouth feel lies in the dextrins. And these dextrins are present in the caramelized and the roasted malts. You can also add up on the un-malted grains. These kinds of grains are known for their high concentration of proteins. And these proteins are best known for its contribution to a better mouth feel for brews. Other uses of these devices are for quick and easy cooling and heating purposes during the whole process of brewing to fermentation. 10. Lastly, you will need bottles and caps for packaging. Basically, these are the common and required equipments you need to start home brewing. They are practically available in all stores supplying home brew ingredients. Home brewing hobby shops had steadily increased in number in the intervening years. In 1981, home brewing hobby shops have amounted to 150. They have grown to 1,000 in 1996. After some retrenchments, the number dwindled to 550, one of the reasons being the rising costs of materials. Commercial breweries have permeated the fabric of society since then, but while home brewing was still legal, it dropped down in popularity and was relegated to "connoisseurs" and fanatics. Second, home brewing is one way of gaining self knowledge about this particular endeavor. It may even become your hobby that eventually hone and develop your skills that will certainly be a potential asset to gauge oneself from others. Third, home brewing is eco-friendly. Commercial beers are manufactured in the factory. The initial stage of fermenting the beer can go on for days and the key here at this step is the proper monitoring of the temperature. So how are you to know that the beer is ready for bottling? Now there are two ways on how to tell if it's ready for packaging. One is to check the bubbles that come out of the lock; if the bubbles pop no more than one per minute then it's ready.