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Make Your Own Beer – Homebrewing For Women

Have you tried to make your own beer yet? I love brewing my own beer and so do some of my female friends. Men might think that brewing beer is a male prerogative , but that is simply not true. There are a growing number of women who now brew their own beer. We love drinking it as well and that includes my 80 year old mother.

I started my rather unusual hobby when I moved to a country that does not permit alcohol at all. Admittedly my first batch was not all that wonderful, but that soon changed. Bearing in mind that normal ingredients and equipment were not available, a certain amount of experimenting had to be done. Whilst certainly not as good as what I now brew, my beer proved to be very popular – and yes the recipe was shared with everyone who wanted it.

Although I still spend a fair amount of time in a certain Arabian country and have to rely on cannibalized beer making equipment along with somewhat unusual beer brewing ingredients, it is a pleasure when I am able to go home and brew a huge batch of really good beer using one or more of the 13 free recipes that I am offering to give to you (see below), so that you can also make your own beer.

What a pleasure it is to spread a blanket under the trees in my garden on a beautiful sunny day, have a wonderful picnic lunch with three or four friends whilst sipping cool, exquisitely flavored beer from tall glasses.

There is no way that you should let the guys have all the fun – homebrewing is as much for women as it is for men. Men are most definitely not the sole masters of the game. We women make excellent beer and we are not afraid to experiment and create subtle new flavors.

By the way a bottle of homebrew and a pair of attractive glasses make a wonderful and interesting gift, especially if you provide the recipe as well.

The next time a bunch of beer guzzling men come round to your house for a barbecue or to watch a game on TV, why don’t you quietly serve them one of your own special homebrew recipes (without telling them what beer it is) and just see how they react. They will be begging you for the name so that they can buy their own.

Did you know that back in the middle ages, the brewing of beer was mainly women’s work? These ladies were known as ale-wives. Over the years this eventually proved so lucrative, especially in Scotland where 300 women dominated the market, that eventually in late 1600 laws were passed preventing them from brewing, though it is believed they carried on in secret for another 100 years or more. Eventually, when the First World War started and women were charged with keeping the home fires burning, many ladies once again started up the old tradition of brewing beer.

If you haven’t yet attempted to brew your own beer then it is long past time you did. Join me and all the other homebrewing ale-wives out there. It is a fun and inexpensive hobby which will have the men in your life begging for more.

To get you started all you need to do is download a great free report with 13 wonderful recipes. Your recipes are waiting for you at http://www.simplehomebrewrecipes.com. Just click that link to start your new homebrewing adventure.

Author: Sandy Dee
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Posted September 25th, 2010.

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Beer Kits – Tastes Good, Less Work

Anyone interested in the subject of home beer brewing should realize that it’s an entertaining hobby that requires patience and a tiny bit of skill, but little actual effort. If you’re considering starting this great pastime, you might wonder if you should purchase beer kits as opposed to using household items.

Although experienced home beer makers can create some pretty good brew using household ingredients, for those who are just beginning it’s definitely advised that you grab a beer kit. It comes down to this: would you rather start with a lot of work to create a tepid product, or even a total failure; or would you rather be guaranteed a superior product with almost no effort? It’s up to you.

The caliber of your homebrewing equipment and the ingredients you choose will have a tremendous effect on the quality of your result. For example, the containers to ferment your beer that are part of home beer kits are food-grade, meaning that the plastic and coating used in making the container will not interfere with the fermenting process or affect the taste of the completed product. The equipment that comes with beer brewing kits is designed to produce the best beer.

The most expensive home beer kits generally offer glass fermentation containers. That is because many homebrewers feel that plastic will interfere with the taste of the beer, even just a little. Glass is often believed to deliver a taste that is cleaner and just a touch better. Whether there is a taste difference that you can distinguish might better be left for later in your experience. You can always get a glass fermenter later to see for yourself if it matters.

Many homebrewing kits also come with ingredients and detailed instructions for making your beer. This is useful for the beginner, who otherwise has to look around trying to get the exact grain or yeast. Having everything assembled in a beer kit, means you’re far more likely to create a batch of delicious beer — leaving you the time to plan the party.

To add even more flavor, taste, and variety to your beer batches, fruit flavors, honey, and several varieties of hops and yeast are available from your beer brewing supplies vendor. The instructions will direct you regarding how much of each flavoring to use to enhance, not overpower, your beer.

Most people are shocked at how affordable even the best home brewing kits are. Frequently they’re under $100 and they’re intended to last a lifetime, so they are an investment in adventure.

Get your free guide to beer kits – with 13 delicious recipes today. Also see our beer kits blog. Copyright 2009 Ron King. You can reprint this article if the resource box is left intact and the links live.

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Posted September 22nd, 2010.

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What’s Inside Your Beer

Beer, considered the world’s oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea, is composed essentially of water, malted barley, hops and yeast. Flavoring, sugar and some other minor ingredients are also included.

The fermentable material is provided by the starch source in beer and this largely determines the strength and flavor of the beer. The most common starch source used in beer is malted grain. Grain is malted by soaking it in water, allowing it to begin germination, and then drying the partially germinated grain in a kiln. Nearly all beer includes barley malt as the majority of the starch. There are many advantages in using barley in making beer. Barley has a fibrous husk which facilitates the brewing process. It is also a rich source of amylase, a digestive enzyme, which facilitates the conversion of starch into sugars.

Since the water content in beer is more than ninety percent, it is a key factor in determining the caliber of the final product. Unlike in everyday living, when it comes to the brewing of beer, “water” is not just “water”. Where the brewing of beer is concerned, there are many intricacies associated with the kind of water, its sources, and what it contains. Water from natural sources contain elements such as Calcium and Magnesium, which aid many of the biochemical processes taking place during brewing.

It is said that “hops are to beer what lemon is to lemonade”. Hops give flavor, bitterness, and aroma to beer. Beer hops also have anti-bacterial properties, which help ward off spoilage and give beer a longer shelf life. The hops plants are very prolific and can be grown in many parts of the world.

Yeast is a microorganism that’s responsible for fermentation. Specific strains of yeast are chosen depending on the type of beer produced. The two main strains are ale yeast and lager yeast, with other variations available as well. Yeasts aids in metabolizing the sugars that are extracted from the grains, and, as a result, produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. Before the functions of yeast were understood, all fermentations were done using wild or airborne yeasts.

A lot of brewers prefer to add one or more “clarifying agents” to beer that aren’t required to be published as ingredients. Examples include isinglass finings, which are obtained from swim bladders of fish and Irish moss, which is a type of red alga. Since these ingredients can be obtained from animals, those who are concerned with either the use or consumption of animal products should obtain detailed information from the brewer.

Patrick Carpen, the author of this article, is the writer, designer and owner of the website: http://www.platinumrecipescollection.com. The Platinum Recipes Collection helps you find the perfect recipe for every occasion.

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Posted September 19th, 2010.

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How To Make Beer At Home

If you always had that urge to make your own beer and never knew how to start it, well, here’s your chance. Grab it. Because, beer making has never been so easy and inexpensive that you can practically make your own brew at your very own basement or even in the attic. Now you don’t need anyone to tell you how it should taste like or what the ingredients should be or how much lather it should have, you get to choose what your beer should taste like, look or feel like. You can be your own boss.

All this can be possible with a little research, buying the right equipment and the most important thing of all, buying the right material to start with.

So if you have made up your mind to make your very brew of Beer, here are some of the things that you are going to need. First, you will need a malt extract. Then you will need the right kind of water and then the magic ingredient – the Brewers Yeast!

The malt extracts are usually in syrup form. That is they are pretty viscous in nature. It can be in liquid form, but keep in mind that dry extracts usually last a lot longer than extracts that are more liquid in nature.

Talking about extracts, there are a number of extracts that exist out there so choosing the right one may be a learning experience. But that would give you a lot of options as to what you want your beer to taste like. The best way to buy these ingredients would be to buy them from an online store. This will help you in getting your ‘Beer Making Home Project’ kick started a lot earlier and faster.

Water being the base of beer, it is important to choose the right source for the water. Spring water usually gives the best results. However many people have been rather successful by using tap water. The bottom line being, the type of water chosen is totally up to the beer maker and his taste.

The next most important thing about making beer is the yeast. The yeast is the catalyst that starts the chemical reaction between the malt extracts and the sugar so that alcohol is formed which is the part of the beer that makes you feel real good! The formation of carbon dioxide is what follows next after the formation of alcohol. The carbon dioxide is what gives the fizz effect to the final product.

Making beer at home is fun and it can unleash the creativity that has been kept within you for a long time. It is something where in you can look back and say, you have ‘Been there – Done that’. It can be a memorable moment. And to keep it memorable, you will need to make sure that what ever you do, you should not compromise on the quality of the equipment or the raw materials that go into making that special beer or the final product – the beer itself. You will need to maintain a positive hygienic scenario at your work place. You will need to make sure that your equipment is sterile. All this is just to make sure that the fun never stops with someone tasting your beer and falling ill. After all the idea is to do what you like to do best and share it with everyone. So share it with happiness and pride.

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Posted September 16th, 2010.

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Beer Home Brewing is For You – Whether You Know it Or Not

Beer Home Brewing Is For You If You Love REALLY GOOD Beer

Almost everybody loves a nice cold one on a hot day, and most people the world over, love beer. Home brewing is not only the best way to enjoy beer, but it’s also the most intelligent way, too.

Why, you ask?

For two really good reasons, especially for those who love beer. Home brewing allows you to suit the beer to your own personal taste. If you want it sweeter, have at it! If you want it darker, make it that way. It’s entirely customizable and in fact, you can add spices, honey, or any other flavor that you want to experiment with.

The second reason is that beer home brewing is by far, much cheaper than buying beer at the store. Granted, you can always find sales and stock up, but in general, a can of beer at the store costs anywhere from 2 to 3 times as much as the same amount of beer you brew at home.

So, I know what you’re thinking. ‘Hey Buddy’ you say. ‘You forgot about the cost of beer home brewing equipment and supplies’.

No, I haven’t forgotten. Most people get started by buying a beer home brewing kit.
The kit contains all the equipment you need at first and will last years. Most kits cost between $100 and $200. The only reason you’d need to acquire more equipment is if you outgrow your equipment, i.e. you want to make more and need larger containers, or it gets damaged in some way.

Most accountants would consider the equipment a ‘sunk cost’ since you buy it once and that’s it. It’s a one time investment that’s needed in order to accomplish your task.

The second issue you might be thinking about is the constant cost of the ingredients and supplies. This is where beer home brewing starts saving you money. The cost of the ingredients like malt, yeast and additives can last you for several batches… not just one batch. So, the cost of those ingredients taken over all the batches you make produce not only a fine quality beer, but a cheaper one, too.

But the bottom line is not necessarily that your beer will taste better, or even that it will cost you less in the long run. The bottom line is that beer home brewing is fun!

Ever thought of brewing your own great beer but didn’t know where to start? Well, I know where to start. Discover the fast, easy and enjoyable beer home brewing methods and be on your way to a rewarding pasttime today!

Author: Tom W Jackson
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Posted September 13th, 2010.

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The 5 Easy Steps To A Home Brewed Beer

Brewing beer is essentially the process of fermenting grain or fruit over a period of time, the sugars in the grain or fruit will then turn in to alcohol. You can make beer with either the grains or an extract from grain. The way commercial producers make beer is not so different from the way that home brewers do.

The steps to a home brewed beer

Step 1

First we need to make a mash that is why this stage is often called the mashing stage. We need to crush en steep all the grains in water and thus forming an extract. This mash is then kept at a constant temperature and by doing this some enzymes and starches are distracted from the grains. The distracted starches will become sugars that later on will become alcohol.

Step 2

Sparging is the name of the stage. Fresh water needs to be added at this point so any sugar that remained in the mash will now dissolve. From now on we will call this mixture wort, this is the basis for all beers, a dark liquid loaded with sugar.

Step 3

When we are done with the sparging and we are sure that all sugar has dissolved we will boil the wort. If you need to add any extra ingredients this is the time to do so. Hops is a given in this but you can add anything that your recipe calls for. A lot of the home brewers out there have their own special ingredients that they add to the recipe, so they can have a special flavor that is connected to them. By bringing the wort to a boil we also kill bacteria and other microorganisms that could be present in the wort it will also get rid of the excess water.

Step 4

Now we place this mixture of wort, hops and other ingredients in to a glass vat or jar and we add yeast to it. Now we let this mixture ferment for some time. This fermentation process can take from 7 up to 14 days (sometimes longer), during this time sediment will settle on the bottom of the glass jar or vat together with other materials. When this first fermentation is done most brewers will put the beer in a new container so it can ferment some more.

Step 5

Now we have come to the last stage which is the packaging stage. Get your beer bottled and capped.

Where do the bubbles come in?

You might wonder when the bubbles, or carbonation as we call it, gets in the beer. Most of the beer drinkers in the world like their beer to be carbonated. Except a few people, no one likes his or her beer to be flat. When you brew your own beer some carbonation will have happened but it won’t be much. When you do your brewing at home then there are a few methods to get more carbonation in your brew,

Method A

This method is not for everyone and is called forced carbonation. When you use this method you would be forcing carbon dioxide, just before capping them, into the bottles. This is not only difficult but also could be hazardous and therefore is not a method we would recommend.

Method B

A much easier way of getting more carbonation in your brew is to just let it ferment a bit longer. When the yeast starts to ferment in the beer and creating alcohol in the process has a byproduct and that product is called carob dioxide. So the longer the beer is allowed to ferment the more carbonation you will get.

Method C

You could also add some unfermented wort to each bottle of beer just before they are capped. This way the fermentation process continues in the bottle and thus adding more carbon dioxide to the beer. But be very careful with this method, if you add to much wort the bottle could explode because to much pressure builds up inside the bottle.

Drew Brown has one hobby, home made beer brewing and he loves to share it with the world. He just loves to brew his own beverages. On his website he tells you all bout how to sell home brew beer.

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Posted September 10th, 2010.

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Making Your Own Beer

While beer is widely available mostly anywhere and there are thousands of varieties to choose from, making your own beer can be an exciting hobby. Your quest to look for the right kind of beer for your taste might be such a confusing journey as there are thousands of varieties out there. Perhaps making your own beer is the good way to speed up your pursuit. Making beer is simple if you follow every step religiously. Here’s an overview of how to do it.

The main ingredient for beer is barley, which is the source of sugar to be fermented for the brewing process. Rice, corn, and what are sometimes used as supplementary ingredients. To prepare for the beer making process, barley is malted by steeping its grains in water until they begin to sprout. At a certain point the grains are dried to stop the germination process and the resulting product from malting is the grain bill. The grain bills are then mashed in a special mill that crushes the grain’s starch center but still keeping the husk whole. This is necessary for the proper change of starch to become sugar.

The next step is sparging, and this is done by rinsing the mashed grain bills to separate the husk from the sugar. In a brew kettle, water is slowly trickled in to the bed of mashed grain. Sweet liquor would be drained from the brew kettle and collected. What is collected are known as malt extract. Those who are in a hurry could actually buy concentrated malt and start off with that, to make life easier. Malt extracts are classified according to their origin, color and the capacity for fermentation.

One important element to making bear is yeast. Without it, beer cannot be brewed. A special type of yeast called brewer’s yeast is specifically used for making beer. Brewer’s yeast is even further classified into lager and ale yeasts. Lager yeast sinks during the fermentation process and requires low temperatures of about 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Ale yeast on the other hand remains on top during the fermentation process and requires temperatures of about 55 to 65 degrees F. Ale yeast is used more often for home brewing because it is difficult to maintain the temperature required by lager yeast.

To brew beer, malted grain is steeped into the brewing water using a steeping bag which is like a giant teabag. The brewing pot is then heated until right before the water boils, at this point the steeping bag is removed. Once the water is boiling well, the heat is turned off. Malt extract is then mixed into the water until the ingredients are incorporated very well. The pot will be heated once more until the mixture, called wort, boils again.

The next step is called hopping. This involves infusing bittering flowers into the wort by means of hopping bags. The bittering hop bag is just placed into the brew pot and boiled for about an hour to extract the flavors of the hops. As the wort boils, certain proteins will form. Towards the end of boiling, around fifteen minutes before turning the heat off, a teaspoon of Irish Moss should be added to the wort to remove proteins that could make the beer hazy. Towards the end of the wort’s boiling process, finishing hops are added for more aroma and flavor.

Once boiling is done, the hops bag is removed. The brew pot is then covered tightly with an aluminum foil sheet. The wort is then chilled to cool it enough for the yeast by placing the brew pot in a cold bath. The wort should be cooled as quick as possible to avoid prolonged exposure to possible contaminants. The wort would then be aerated to allow fermentation process. The wort is poured into a sanitized fermenter and allowed to splash and form. It is important not to pour everything as there are sediments at the bottom of brew pot that should not be mixed to the final brew. Some cold water is added on top of the wort.

The next step is called pitching. This is done when the fermenter has cooled the wort to about less then 75 degrees F. Yeast would then be sprinkled on top of the wort. It is important to be sanitize everything used for this step, even the scissors used to open the yeast’s packet. After pouring the yeast, the fermenter would then be sealed using an air lock. The fermentation process can take from about two to five days. It is important to check the fermentation daily. Fermentation is done when the bubble rate in the air lock becomes less than a time per two minutes, it takes about a week to reach this point. After fermentation, the beer would be bottled in a special process. Afterwards, the beer would be aged by storing the beer in a dark place for two weeks at room temperature, and for another two weeks at cool temperature. Once this is done, the beer may then be chilled for 24 hours, and then it can enjoyed.

Making your own beer takes time and effort, but it is well worth your exertion to enjoy something that you made out of your own hands.

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Posted September 7th, 2010.

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Home Brew Beer – A Very Full Flavored Hobby

I have a very good friend, used to be my neighbor but has moved a couple of thousand miles away, that is a research scientist by trade. I would go over to his house at least a couple of times per month and he always had a new fresh batch of homemade beer. Wow, what a treat. I don’t think that I ever drank any of his beer that wasn’t superb. Every time I would go he would have some new flavor that he had brewed and was just a little bit different than the rest. Until I met him, I never knew what I was missing. Before that I generally drank Budlight, Coors or Michelob or some other off the shelf brand. After I drank some of his beer, those beers just would not cut it. They were like drinking bad tap water.

A couple of times, he invited me to watch the process. He was trying to get me interested enough to maybe try brewing some myself. He was really interesting to watch. Being a research scientist he was extremely meticulous and documented everything very carefully. I have since brewed several batches of my own beer, but I’m not anywhere near as meticulous as he is and so far my beer has just not measured up to his. But I will keep trying. My beer is still better than off the shelf brands. He can brew dark beer, light beer, full flavored beer, fruity beer, nutty beer, you name it and he can do it, and it’s all very tasty. You can ask him a year from now what ingredients he put into a particular beer to get a particular flavor and he can go to his notes and tell you exactly what ingredients he used, how long it took, what temperature it was stored at and every last detail about that particular batch. Me, I’m not quite that detailed. I follow the instruction that have been given to me, generally by him. He knows what ingredients he can change and probably the flavor the end result will have. And he will certainly have it documented.

Why do I tell you all of this? It is simply this, if you really enjoy beer, making your own beer is a fun and very rewarding hobby. It takes a little work and some time but the end result is well worth the effort. If you try it I bet your taste in beer will change too. Common off the shelf beer will not be good enough anymore. Rich full bodied beer made and brewed by your own hands and drank at just the right temperature is a pleasure that just cannot be matched. If you really like beer and have some free time, go ahead and try it. My guess you will really enjoy it. The next time you have a few friends over, bring out the home brew. Your friends will be amazed and I promise that the home brew will spark a lively conversation. Instructions, brewing kits, and supplies are readily available. If supplies are not in your hometown, check out the Internet. There are several sites that have all the supplies and information that you need.

For a list of the supplies that you need and get the secrets to brewing really fine beer, check out this website: http://homebrewingsystem.org/ Drinking a cold beer that you brewed yourself is a pleasure that is hard to beat.

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Posted September 4th, 2010.

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Home Brew Beer – A Very Full Flavored Hobby

I have a very good friend, used to be my neighbor but has moved a couple of thousand miles away, that is a research scientist by trade. I would go over to his house at least a couple of times per month and he always had a new fresh batch of homemade beer. Wow, what a treat. I don’t think that I ever drank any of his beer that wasn’t superb. Every time I would go he would have some new flavor that he had brewed and was just a little bit different than the rest. Until I met him, I never knew what I was missing. Before that I generally drank Budlight, Coors or Michelob or some other off the shelf brand. After I drank some of his beer, those beers just would not cut it. They were like drinking bad tap water.

A couple of times, he invited me to watch the process. He was trying to get me interested enough to maybe try brewing some myself. He was really interesting to watch. Being a research scientist he was extremely meticulous and documented everything very carefully. I have since brewed several batches of my own beer, but I’m not anywhere near as meticulous as he is and so far my beer has just not measured up to his. But I will keep trying. My beer is still better than off the shelf brands. He can brew dark beer, light beer, full flavored beer, fruity beer, nutty beer, you name it and he can do it, and it’s all very tasty. You can ask him a year from now what ingredients he put into a particular beer to get a particular flavor and he can go to his notes and tell you exactly what ingredients he used, how long it took, what temperature it was stored at and every last detail about that particular batch. Me, I’m not quite that detailed. I follow the instruction that have been given to me, generally by him. He knows what ingredients he can change and probably the flavor the end result will have. And he will certainly have it documented.

Why do I tell you all of this? It is simply this, if you really enjoy beer, making your own beer is a fun and very rewarding hobby. It takes a little work and some time but the end result is well worth the effort. If you try it I bet your taste in beer will change too. Common off the shelf beer will not be good enough anymore. Rich full bodied beer made and brewed by your own hands and drank at just the right temperature is a pleasure that just cannot be matched. If you really like beer and have some free time, go ahead and try it. My guess you will really enjoy it. The next time you have a few friends over, bring out the home brew. Your friends will be amazed and I promise that the home brew will spark a lively conversation. Instructions, brewing kits, and supplies are readily available. If supplies are not in your hometown, check out the Internet. There are several sites that have all the supplies and information that you need.

For a list of the supplies that you need and get the secrets to brewing really fine beer, check out this website: http://homebrewingsystem.org/ Drinking a cold beer that you brewed yourself is a pleasure that is hard to beat.

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Posted September 4th, 2010.

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What is Gluten Free Beer?

Gluten is found in many common ingredients of today’s diets. Most commonly associated with barley and wheat, gluten is found in beer and other alcoholic beverages as well as anything made from wheat. For someone with gluten allergies or Celiac disease the simple act of enjoying a beer with friends was an impossibility until the invention of gluten free beer. Nearly all other types of beer contain some level of gluten, so finding a safe beer for someone with gluten associated health issues can be challenging at best.

Gluten Free or Low Gluten?

Before choosing a beer based on the level of gluten it contains it is best to speak with your doctor to find out exactly why it bothers your stomach. For people with a mild allergy to gluten, it may be possible to drink small quantities of beer that has a low gluten level without discomfort. Even those with mild allergies to gluten may find that gluten of any kind in their drink causes serious discomfort as drinks lack the bulk of other foods that have gluten. However, people who have Celiac disease could have a serious, or even life threatening, reaction to the smallest trace amounts of gluten. If you are unsure of what causes your gluten reaction, it is safest to stick with beers that are clearly labeled gluten free.

How is Gluten Beer Made?

Most beers are made from barley and wheat, so it is natural to wonder how non gluten beer can taste as good as regular beer. Gluten free beer is generally made from buckwheat, sorghum or rice. Buckwheat is a completely safe ingredient, as it is a member of the rhubarb family and unrelated in any way to wheat. Despite the fact these are not the traditional forms of beer making, you will be surprised to find the taste of beers made from these ingredients is excellent. There are many online reviews of the various types of non gluten beers currently available, and doing a little research can greatly reduce the amount of trial and error you undertake to find the perfect beer.

Where to Find Gluten Free Beer?

Gluten free beer may not be readily available at all restaurants and bars. When planning a night out it is a good idea to call ahead and find an establishment that carries it. If your favorite bar does not offer gluten free options, request them to do so as many managers are more than happy to accommodate their customer’s requests. For home consumption, there are many websites online which offer a wide variety of low and non gluten beer choices in case your local spirits store does not provide what you need.

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James Novotny writes informative articles relating to Gluten Intolerance, what it means, and most importantly, how to live a non gluten life. James is proud to be able to help spread Gluten Awareness through first hand knowledge via his blog at My Non Gluten Life.com. Visit often for gluten free advice, tips, food alternatives, fast food choices, and much more. Visit now for great Gluten Free Beer suggestions.

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