All you need are a good bottlebrush and a sterilizing agent (don't forget to check the expiration date though). If a sterilizing agent is nowhere to be found, plain household bleach should be sufficient enough to do the job. The initial expenses might be considerable at first, but once you have brewed large amounts of beer long enough, you'll eventually notice the costs of home brewing is much less than the costs of buying beer from the store. Only, the amounts of beverages produced are much lower in quantity. Home brewing Kits And Equipment As much as a cook needs his pans and kitchen utensils, a home brewer needs brewing equipment to produce good quality beverages. The following are the most essential items: A Brewing Guide Recipes are needed to create homebrewed drinks. Accordingly, we have state today like, Poland, Ireland, Germany, Canada, and others, which legalized the brewing culture with some reasonable limitation. Nonetheless, the culture made its way to continue. Going deeper on this dramatic but some sort of happy ending story of brewing, one may ponder that at some point this story is in itself the story of human evolution. And did you know that the home brews are known for reduced hangovers? This is true because home grown beers are known for large quantity of yeast that is rich in Vitamin B, and that this vitamin has the capacity to reduce hangover. So from now on, don't be surprised if somebody says that he will dip his fingers into home brewing. The water that you choose will also have an impact on the amount of 'bitterness' of the end product. And finally, Did you know that water is the biggest contributor to the taste and flavor of the alcoholic drink? This is true because water is the most important ingredient in the beer. As mentioned, water has an effect on beer and this can be linked to the effects of the six water ions. The other trick in making the beer full bodied is by utilizing the right temperature. To be specific, a higher temperature should be selected during the process of mashing. When you use a higher temperature during this stage of home brewing, there will be a reduced effect of the beta amylase and as such there will be larger amounts of sugar in your beers.