If you are 21 years or older, you can brew upto 100 gallons of beer per year in your home. You may not sell your beer with out the proper licsenses. See you State office for the specifics within your own State. A variety of other grains and adjuncts such as wheat, rice, rye, and corn can be added for different styls and alcohol contents. Hops adds bitterness and aromatics to the beer.
Yeast is needed to activate the fermenation of the beer.
Take a look at our basic steps for making beer. You will also need a cooking pot for boiling your ingredients, and bottles or kegs . That will do for the equipment, then you need to pick a recipe to brew. Fermentation normally takes from 1 to 3 weeks. Depending on the style you are making.