By the kit, you will learn that it's best to allow the ingredients to get dissolve first before putting on the lid. After doing this, you need to pour the contents to the cold water present in the fermenter. Again, mix well and allow the fermentation to happen in the recommended temperature. Monitoring the fermenting process. If all the devices are not properly sanitized, the fermentation is susceptible to contamination and this eventually ruins the whole process of producing good and quality beer. 9. In places where the whether is extremely cold, you will need belt heaters to maintain the required fermentation temperature, like wise you need also chillers or coolers in places where the whether is extremely hot. Improves Social Life You got to admit that you'd appear like a cool cat once the word spreads among your friends and colleagues. Why not, since beer is in itself cool? For one, you will get more visits from people who want to give your beer a once over. I've also noticed that people who take up home brewing are always brimming with enthusiasm. Exercise some restraint as well when trying home brewing for the first time. You don't want to go the way of many first-timers who become frustrated simply because they failed to know some of the more common home brewing mistakes. In order to avoid duplicating these, make sure that you are aware of some of these mistakes. If you've moved on with brewing 6 to 8 gallon-recipes, a larger pot would do the job. A ceramic on steel pot or a home canning pot is also a good option, given of course that the ceramic isn t chipped. Otherwise, it's best to settle with a stainless steel pot. An aluminum pot is by far the least preferable as it absorbs the flavors of the brew. When added to the home brew, then expect that the beer that you are preparing will have a darker color and that a bitter taste can be observed. Now use this with caution since the bitter or burnt flavor can be quite strong if used with liberty. As a rule, make use of these grains with caution. The chocolate malt.