| So you want to start brewing beer at home? Home | | | | 3. Add your malt extract/hops and boil for another |
| brewing your own beer is quickly becoming a popular | | | | 30 minutes to make the wort. |
| hobby for many people. Brewing beer is a very easy | | | | 4. After you have boiled the wort, quickly move the |
| process and only takes a few pieces of equipment. | | | | pot to a sink or tub filled with ice water. BE CAREFUL |
| My first recommendation would be to find a local | | | | not to get any ice water into your wart |
| brew shop to ensure you get the freshest | | | | 5. Pour the cooler wort into your fermentor and put |
| ingredients. This does make all the difference in the | | | | it in a cool dark place for 2 weeks. |
| world in how your home brew beer will turn out. The | | | | 6. Create a sugar priming solution and put this into |
| other thing to remember is to sanitize everything. | | | | your bottling bucket. |
| Since your beer is "live" from the yeast, other | | | | 7. Use a siphon to move the fermented wort to the |
| bacteria can grow in your beer also. This will make | | | | bottling bucket, making sure to leave the sediment |
| for a really gross tasting beer. | | | | on the bottom of your fermentor. |
| To brew your own beer, plan on spending about 4 | | | | 8. Filler each sanitized bottle with beer and quickly |
| hours on the brewing process, then about 1-2 hours | | | | cap. |
| on bottling day. This will break down the brewing | | | | 9. Allow filled bottles to sit for another two weeks in |
| process in a very simple way: | | | | a dark place. |
| 1. Sanitize everything that will come in contact with | | | | 10. Chill and enjoy |
| your beer | | | | This is a brief overview of brewing beer. There are a |
| 2. Steep your grains in a large stockpot with three | | | | few more details that are left out of this, but at |
| gallons of hot water for about 30 minutes, this is like | | | | least you now understand the process. I hope you |
| making a big pot of tea. | | | | enjoy home brewing beer for you and your friends. |
