From setups as simple as a stovetop brew­pot and a carboy all the way up to auto­mated all-grain systems with temperature-controlled fermenters , you can outfit a home brewery as frugally or as lavishly as your budget (and space) allows. If homebrewers were content with only store-bought beer, however, they wouldn’t brew. And the same is true for brewing equipment.

The DIY spirit has been alive and well at Brew Your Own from the very beginning in 1995, not only in the brewhouse – but in building the brewhouse itself. We have fea­tured many homebrewing build-it projects, so we’ve collected 25 of our favorites for this special issue. Hopefully some of these projects will not only come in handy in your home brewery, but also inspire you to create your own brewing projects!