Don't even think that when I say "homebrew" I mean that hideous stuff that one of your school mates forced down your throat at some party (yes, one of THOSE parties.) When I say homebrew I really mean "brewed at home." It is as much a pleasure to brew and to consume...

Things to see, do, make and drink...

Homebrew is not one of those things that has is overly expensive or time / space consuming. My setup resides on a spare tabel top in my garage :

A few of the things to see :

• On the left is a converted drill press. Just buy any cheapo "whack-capper" and take the metal capper end off. I just fastened it to a piece of dowel and some timber to make it fit in the press.
• The foreground shows 2 x 1 gallon glass carbouys with hessian 'socks'. In summer I stand them in a tray of water to keep them cool.
• On the shelf are the usual, caster sugar, dextrose, malt extract, tinned extract, wild honey and more.
• Just visible on the right wall is a computer controlled power point for temperture controlling those "special" brews. Those interested should have a look at the real world interfaces sections.

As for good references :

I used an old "copright free" artwork book which I scanned some stuff out of. I used Photoshop to carve it up and get the sizes right and create the various layers to enable rapid change of the label details (different layers for the type, date and fineprint on the bottles as well as the "sample" notice.)

For the most complete list of recipes, instructions and more check out the Cats Meow 3.0