AboutMatt Dick Expertise I have been a home brewing for about 20 years, been a member of the Chicago Beer Society, and designed a beer-tasting course and curriculum. I would love to encourage you along the road of beer appreciation as well as beer brewing.
Question when making beer do you make it in a open crock or like wine with a air lock?
Answer You'll need an enclosed container with an air lock. You can have success in any air-tight container, with 5-gallon white buckets or glass carboys being the most common for home brewing.
You need the air lock just like wine because you need to keep the highly sugared solution (called "wort" for beer) from getting contaminated while at the same time allowing the large volume of CO2 from your yeast fermenting the sugars to escape.
Are you familiar with wine-making already and are looking to make beer?
