A minimalist’s guide to brewing your own beer — making beer with extract kits
So you want to brew your own beer --- you either have a friend who is an avid brewer and have had his or her awesome home brews, or perhaps you have read about it and have been interested in making your own. While most of my blog is going to generally talk about what's called "all-grain brewing" --- brewing beer with basically just water, hops, and crushed grains --- this segment I'm going to give you the minimalist guide to brewing your own beer using malt extract kits.
The same thing applies here as with all other methods of brewing --- it can be as expensive or complicated as you want it to be, but in the end it's you who has to clean up the gear, wash the bottles, and handle the brewing. Your wife (or husband) is probably not going to volunteer their services to clean up after you. So whatever method you want to use, keep it relatively simple (especially in the clean-up department).