-Continued from Part 1- Now that you have a general idea of the ingredients and equipment required to brew beer at home... let's have some fun and make some beer! A time honored tradition while making beer is to enjoy a glass of your previous batch while brewing. Be careful: don't enjoy too many!...

-Continued from Part 2- Now that your beer has been brewed and the yeast pitched into the cooled wort... one must be patient and wait. As the yeast does its work, a foam is formed on the top (especially with ales) known as krausen. For most basic ales, this primary or first stage of fermentation...

As I've mentioned before, I have several hobbies, er... passions... besides running ultramarathons. One that I have been involved in the longest is homebrewing beer and wine. I began making beer almost 20 years ago and have been making it off and on ever since. What better way to relax after running...