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How to Brew Your Own Beer |
by:
Bill Kaplan |
Beer brewing has become increasingly popular because it produceslarge amount of beer forvery little amount of money. There are three things to consider when brewing your own beer from home - equipment, ingredients and procedure.
Equipment Needed: Ingredients
A twozero quart brew pot &#ninesixsevennine; Water
Large stirring spoon &#ninesixsevennine; Malted Barley
A basic tablespoon &#ninesixsevennine; Hops
Measuring cup &#ninesixsevennine; Yeast
Glass jar
Fermenter (plastic bucket)
Air lock
Sanitizer
Thermometer
Rolling pin
Procedure:
one. PreparingIngredients Crushmalted barley into suitable sizes using your rolling pin. This will breakgrain into pieces and will extractgoodness ofgrain when its inserted into hot water.
two. BoilWort The ingredients forwort are mixed withamount stated onbeer recipe. This is calledmash. The mash is mixed together inboiler and hot water is added. The mash is brought toboil for approximately halfhour. Once its finished boiling, you must filter outgrains and addhops. Boilinghops will eliminate its bitter flavor. Boilhops for approximately onezero minutes.
three. Fermentation This ismost important step to beer brewing. Insertyeast intowort and leave it for approximately one week. If you usecorrect amount of yeast, you will notice foam throughoutliquid withinfirst twofour hours. This foam indicates thatbeer is fermenting accordingly.
four. Storage Store your beer in tanks or package it in bottles or kegs until it is ready for consumption.
Aboutauthor:
Bill Kaplan spends most of his free time researching and practicingart of beer brewing and wine making and serves ascontributing editor forBeer Brewing and Wine Making website. The site offers information on different types of beer making supplies, supplies for making wine,history' target='_blank' class='navigation'>http://www.winemakingandbeerbrewing.com/beer-history.aspx">historyof beer and more.
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