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by Drew Brown, Dre

These days there is trend in light or low calorie beers and to be sure that the beer you buy is of that kind you only need to check the label to see if the calorie count is around the 150 mark. If you are brewing your own beer at home it is a bit harder to find out what the amount of calories are that is contained in your brew. There are just to many factors you need to take in account, things like how much sugar you have used or the carbohydrates you got from the malt and hobs and, this may sound strange, your brewing method are all things that can greatly influence how much calories are present.

When you want to brew your own beer you need to know the principal of it and that is that there needs to be a fermenting of the hops, malt and sugar. And you will also see that the different brews come with their own amount of sugar that is needed, and this is apart from what the taste of the brew master says. There are people who, wrongly, think that you can use something else to take the place of the sugar, things like vegetable-based sweeteners or other sugar substitutes. These people are wrong because this will affect the process of fermentation and also the temperature that is required for this process to even start.

Maybe this is the first time you want to start brewing your own beer then you probably bought a kit so you only need to use the ready made ingredients. If this is the case then the best thing you could do for home brewing low calorie beer is to buy a beer brewing kit that was specifically arranged for this purpose.

It all adds up

If you want to know the exact amount of all the calories in your brew then there are special mathematical formulas with which you could calculate them, you would also need to know the precise weight of all the ingredients. The next best thing is just to add up all the calories you read on the labels of the ingredients you put in to the brew. You need to keep in mind that the numbers on the labels are probably per serving and this is normally per 12 ounce of beer served.

If adding up the calories in the ingredients keeps you above the 150 mark then you could consider using an artificial sweetener but you need to keep in mind the facts we stated above. Also the taste will be drastically different in respect to the recipe with the original ingredients. Think to yourself if keeping the calories low is worth this difference in taste. Maybe drinking a bit less, and this way enjoying your batches longer, is a better way of watching your weight then drastically changing a beer recipe.

Enjoy brewing your home made low calorie beer, or maybe just buy some and enjoy your normal home brew beer when you want to.

Chances are that your father did not make beer at home.

Modern home brewing grew out of the dissatisfaction people started to feel in the early 1980's with the small selection of mostly bland beers. Craft beers, micro brews and brew pubs came on the scene to give people a choice of good taste.

Home brewing also made it's modern appearance.

And with the good also came the bad. No doubt a lot of bad.

Because, like any craft or art, brewing beer is difficult. Not once you learn, but to get started.

If you did not learn home brewing at your fathers knee then chances are you have no idea where to start to make beer at home.

Enter the Home Brewing Kit.

Home Brew Kits are all-in-one solutions to making your first batch of beer. The best ones come complete with the proper equipment, all the ingredients and detailed instructions to remove all the guesswork.

If you don't want to wait through several months of trial and error for your first decent batch of beer, then a beer making kit may be right for you.

Besides giving you a drinkable batch of home brew the first time, home brewing kits also have these things going for them:

1. They are a cheap way to test the hobby. Hey, even if you love the taste of beer, making it at home may not be right for you. Why sink $1,000's into expensive equipment and learn you hate it. Very good home brew kits can be found on the internet for under $100 and many lesser ones run 1/2 that.

2. Home brewing kits come with EVERYTHING you need -- a big plus for the beginner. The right ingredients and the right equipment are all included. Not last minute runs to the store when you find you have forgotten an essential component. Not ruined batch because you used the wrong pail or your airlock did not work.

3. Kits can teach you the process of brewing that you can expand upon if and when you want to buy more serious equipment.

4. Home Brew Kits are designed to do exactly what they say they will and exactly what they need to do and come with detailed step by step instructions to help you along. No guessing if you have the right piece or if these hops or grains will work for this beer or that. Plenty of time to experiment later.

Which brings up one of the best reasons to use a home brew kit to make beer at home:

5. The best home brew kits can grow with you. They are great for starting out -- all the ingredients to make your first batch or two of beer -- but then you can easily reuse the equipment for you future batches. Find new recipes and try different styles. Your kit is ready to perform.

Make sure that if think you may want continue using the kit to make more beer you get a quality kit from the beginning.

These are just a few of the reasons a home brewing kit is best for the beginner.

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