Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Make Your Own St Patricks Day Beer

Author: Drew Brown

St Patricks Day is a feast day on witch people from all over the globe traditionally proclaim themselves as "Irish for a day" and usually do that with the consumption of Irish alcoholic beverages like St Patricks Day Beer and by wearing green-colored clothing. You can now create your own St Patricks Day Beer and in this article we will tell you how to start.



Who celebrates St Patricks Day?



Saint Patrick's Day or St. Paddy's Day is a feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick who was the patron saints of Ireland. St Patricks Day is generally celebrated on March 17 and is a feast that is widely celebrated all over the world and not just in Ireland, countries like Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and United States also celebrate this day.



What is good St Patricks Day Beer?



People usually drink Irish Stout or Guinness as a traditionally St Patricks Day Beer. The key ingredient of Irish beer is Roasted Barley like in the classic Irish Stout. This gives the St Patricks Day Beer a dry coffee like taste, a very dark color but still a white foam. You also see some green beer in the pups but this is usually not very nice to drink for people who like a good quality beer.



Make your own St Patricks Day Beer



Making your own beer is not difficult at all and with Irish beer this is no different. A lot of people received a beer brewing kit for Christmas or as a special Valentine's day beer gift and are now testing a lot of different recipes. Beer brewing kits are a great way to make your own beer, it's a nice hobby and the end result is a batch of the best beer you have ever tasted. You can drink it with your family or with your friends. If you are interested to buy beer brewing kits you can look at the website at the end of this article. But if you already own such great equipment you can now start brewing your own St Patricks Day Beer and have it ready in time, although Irish stout can be appreciated not just at St Patricks day only. It is a great beer all year round.



Ingredients



The best thing you can do is buy a Complete Irish Stout Package, this contains all the ingredients you need to make a tasty beer. The package contains an Irish Stout beer kit, 500 gm Light Dry Malt Extract, Dextrose and Carbonation drops. Follow the enclosed instructions and we are sure you can brew a great St Patricks day beer.



Celebrate in style



Do you know a better way to celebrate this feast day, almost the beginning of spring, all the people wearing green, everybody is happy and you are surrounded by your family and friends who are enjoying your own home brewed beer. Is there anything more rewarding than brewing your own St Patricks day beer? A Irish stout dark brew displaying coffee, chocolate and licorice aromatics, roasty bitter notes with a dry finish. Mmmm, I can't wait until the batch in my garage is ready to drink.

About the Author:
Drew Brown has one hobby, home made beer brewing and he loves to share it with the world. On his website he tells you all about Irish Beer and a great Valentines day beer gift.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/food-and-beverage-articles/make-your-own-st-patricks-day-beer-777128.html

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