You can mix and match styles. The process begins by sanitizing equipment, which includes a large glass jug, fermenter and pot in which to boil ingredients. Vital ingredients includes water, malt and hops, a flower used as a preservative and to make the beer bitter. Once a beer mixture has been heated and cooled, it is put with yeast in a fermenter and stored in a cool place for two weeks. It is then bottled and stored for another week before it is ready to drink.
Different beers call for different ratios of ingredients or methods of brewing.
In the co-operative spirit, the members vote on the kind of beer to brew at each meeting. All members are over 21. They enjoy the benefits of learning about beer production, and also enjoy the actual beer produced. The group produces an average of two and a half cases of beer biweekly. The beer is only for members and reflects a variety of influences.