It can only get better since the cost of malt and hops is bound to get cheaper in the days to come. Reduced Hangovers A beer-drinking binge doesn't have to provide you misery in the morning. Home brewed beer reduces the severity of hangovers due to high amounts of Vitamin B. It's known that home brewed beer doesn't undergo pasteurization and filtering which can remove huge amounts of Vitamin B. To avoid overspending, you can buy bottles and bottle caps in cases. Better yet, these bottles can be reused over and over again as long as you make it a point to re-sterilize each bottle after every use. All you need are a good bottlebrush and a sterilizing agent (don't forget to check the expiration date though). Also take note that these don't carry their own enzymes and as such these should be used in conjunction with the other grains. No matter what kinds of specialty grains you choose for your home brew, do remember one important rule in brewing. You need to crack these grains- lightly crack them so that the all the best flavors can be used. 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). It allows carbon dioxide to release from the fermentation bin but prevents the passage of oxygen inside to avoid oxidation. The bubbles that appears inside this tube like instrument signifies that fermentation is taking place. 5. Liquid Thermometer is necessary to measure the required temperature of cooling and heating of water as well as the brew being fermented. And the end result will be a high final gravity- which means that home brew is more full bodied. The suggested attenuation that can be considered should not go beyond 70 percent and higher than that can be problematic for the home brew. Now in making your first batch of home brew, do consider all these four tips and you can never go wrong.