The basic structure of the information presented here is from a project I wrote for a Technical Writing class I took in 1998.  The paper, titled, "The Beginners Guide to The Art of Homebrewing," is broken down into chapters and I've put most of them here:  Preface, Introduction, History, Legality, Ingredients, Equipment, and Homebrew Process.

If you have recipes that you would like to share with others, please e-mail me and I'll post them here (giving you credit for them). Please only send original recipes which you have personally formulated and brewed. If it's someone else's recipe that you've brewed and is so noteworthy as to warrant inclusion here, send it along with the name of the original brewer and I'll post it as well, giving credit to you and the originator.

EQUIPMENT

Here are a few pictures of my current draft system.  The core component is a 14.9 cubic foot GE deep freezer.  It is controlled with an electronic thermostat (Johnson A419) which allows me to adjust the temperature to whatever I want and can even set the spread (currently at 35° ± 5° - yes, I like my beer cold).  The five faucet tower is of my own design and construction.  I made it from 3/8 inch thick polycarbonate with all the seams chemically welded (except the back which is removable for servicing).  The face piece is 3/4 inch thick for extra strength.  I reinforced the lid to the freezer by welding in cross brackets - you could stand on top of it and it won't budge.  The CO2 and NO2 enter from the back and both go to their respective distribution manifolds.  From there they branch off into the eight five gallon Cornelius kegs (Pepsi lock type).  The faucets are a new variety called Perlick.  The seating gasket which shuts off the flow of beverage is on the inside and not exposed to air.  This prevents the "mold plug" that often develops in seldom used faucets.  One disadvantage though, these faucets are very easy to operate - bumping the freezer too hard will cause them to "pop" open!!!

Here's an interesting number - the eight kegs each hold five gallons, totaling 40 gallons.  That equates to about 19 cases of beer or roughly 456 bottles.  Party on!!!

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