| It sounded like a crazy idea when I initially thought of | | | | common household bleach. Use 1 tsp per gallon of |
| brewing my own beer. I thought, who does that? I | | | | water. |
| had heard of inmates brewing their own jailhouse | | | | After cleaning your gear you are ready to brew! |
| wine and of moonshiners cooking up their own | | | | 1. Pour 10 liters of clean cold water into your 10 gallon |
| whiskey but never beer. After a chance visit to a | | | | pail |
| home brewing store I found out how fun it was to | | | | 2. Gab your biggest pot and bring 7 liters of water to |
| brew my own beer and how much money I saved in | | | | a boil |
| the process. | | | | 3. Add your malt extract, stir and cook for 25 |
| You don't need a ton of equipment to make your | | | | minutes |
| own beer at home. In fact you can make it with only | | | | 4. Add in your sugar/corn syrup and stir till it dissolves |
| a handle of equipment. You will need: A food grade | | | | 5. Pour very quickly into your pail the second the |
| 10 gallon plastic pail, siphon hose with vinyl tubing and | | | | sugar/corn syrup dissolves. This is done to add more |
| hose clamp, large pot and twelve 2 liter bottles. | | | | air. Yeast loves air, it makes things happen faster |
| As far as the ingredients, that is just as easy to put | | | | 6. Pour some bottled drinking water into your pail until |
| together. You will need one 40-ounce can of malt | | | | the liquid is room temperature |
| extract in whatever flavor of beer you prefer. Some | | | | 7. Add your yeast, stir it well and cover |
| extract comes pre-hopped which as you can imagine | | | | Keep your lid closed! Store in a nice safe place at |
| gives your beer a more "hoppy" flavor. You will need | | | | about 70 degrees and it should be done in 7-12 days. |
| 1 tsp of brewers' yeast and finally 6-7 cups of plain | | | | To test if your beer is ready, taste it! It should not |
| old white sugar. Though for premium taste I would | | | | be sweet and there should not be a lot of bubbles. |
| recommend using 9 cups of corn syrup. | | | | To bottle your beer, place your pail higher than your |
| All of these ingredients should set you back about | | | | bottles and add 2 tsp of sugar in every bottle. Siphon |
| $15. That 15 bucks will make you 70 bottles of beer! | | | | your beer carefully; do not disturb the sentiment at |
| Now that is a savings bonanza that Costco can't | | | | the bottom of the bottle. Do not fill the bottles to |
| beat. | | | | the top they need some air. Your beer will be |
| The most important thing in brewing is to make sure | | | | drinkable in 3-4 days but the longer you let it sit the |
| your equipment and environment is clean. Use warm | | | | better it will taste. |
| water and soap, rinse well then sanitize with some | | | | |
