Brewing My Own Beer

Hello everyone, Fontes here again. It's about 9:37 p.m. EST and I just got home from work. While I was at work I was thinking about this blog. I was thinking about how I give my opinion on different styles of craft beer. I talk about what the brewer does right and in my opinion what they could have improved on. I often find myself saying outloud "Well I can brew a better beer than this." So I've decided since I talk the talk, I might as well walk the walk. So it's official, in the upcoming weeks I will be preparing myself to brew my own beer. Now when I say to myself that I can brew a better beer than many of these microbreweries, I am just being sarcastic. I have never tried to brew beer before so I know that the odds of my home brewed beer being as good as some of these microbreweries is very minimal...but I'm still gonna try!!

I first became seriously interested in brewing my own beer when I discovered a blog called A Tale of Two Brewers. The blog is essentially about two friends who one day decided to brew their own beer. They document their successes and failures. I remember the first time I read this blog. I became very excited at the possibility of myself one day brewing my own beer. Then the question arose of: Where am I going to purchase a brewing kit?

There are two answers to that question. One is to buy a beer kit at local distributor and the second is to purchase a beer kit from an online distributor. As far as I can tell, there are two places in the state of Rhode Island that specialize in selling alcoholic brew kits. For those of you reading this blog who are from Rhode Island, these are the two local distributors who sell alcoholic brew kits, just in case you are also interested in one day brewing your own beer. The first is called Brew Horizons located at 601 Washington Street in Coventry, Rhode Island. The second local distributor is called Basement Brew Haus located at 116 Calverley Street in Providence, Rhode Island. 

As of this moment, I have been to neither of these home brewery supply stores. However, from the reviews that I have read from online articles, it seems as though Basement Brew Haus is the better of the two. From what I've read in the reviews, Basement Brew Haus seems to have a better selection of products, better service, and cheaper prices. The following are the reviews of each home brewery supply store. The first is Beer Horizon's Review and the second is Basement Brew Haus Review.  

For those of you not in the Rhode Island area who are thinking about brewing your own beer, I would first suggest checking out any local distributor in your area. A website called Beer Info offers a list of home brew shops listed by state. This website is how I found out about Beer Horizons and Basement Brew Haus. However, if you would like to purchase a home brew kit from an online distributor, then there are many options to take. After searching the Internet, it seems as though a website called Mr. Beer has plenty of supplies to get a novice brewer started. 

So here it goes everyone. In the upcoming weeks I am going to take the first few steps in the process of brewing my own beer. Will I make mistakes?...Probably. We I learn alot in the process?...Yup. Will I have alot of fun throughout the whole process?...Definitely! So wish me luck everyone...Cheers!!