Step 13: Carbonate Your Beer

After a 2-week fermentation process, the result is your delicious homebrewed beer. However, to create a beer that most modern drinkers understand and love, you need to carbonate it. To carbonate your beer, you can add carbonating sugars to it and let it sit for another week. You can make carbonated sugar yourself by mixing 3 or 4 ounces of corn sugar with 1 or 2 cups of water.

Step 14: Kegging or Bottling

This is the last step. Once your beer has carbonated, it’s time to store your beer. You can do this in two ways: kegging or bottling. Kegging is a convenient way to store beer, but it’s on the expensive side. On the other hand, bottling requires more time and effort, but it is inexpensive.

It’s Time to Brew Your Beer

Once carbonated, your homemade beer is ready to be served. So, pop one open and savor the flavors you created. Compliment your beer-making adventure by getting a beer tattoo for yourself. Also, don’t forget to make notes about what you liked and didn’t like regarding the final product. This will help you tweak things when you make your beer the next time.