How to Brew Your Own Beer

By Bill Kaplan


Beer brewing has become          grain when it's inserted into
increasingly popular because     hot water.                    
it produces a large amount of                                  
beer for a very little amount    2. Boil the Wort The        
of money. There are three        ingredients for the wort are  
things to consider when          mixed with the amount stated  
brewing your own beer from       on the beer recipe. This is   
home - equipment, ingredients    called the mash. The mash is  
and procedure.                   mixed together in the boiler  
                                 and hot water is added. The   
Equipment Needed:     mash is brought to a boil for
Ingredients        approximately half an hour.   
                                 Once it's finished boiling,   
A 20 quart brew pot      you must filter out the grains
9679; Water       and add the hops. Boiling the 
Large stirring spoon      hops will eliminate its       
9679;            bitter flavor. Boil the hops  
Malted Barley                    for approximately 10 minutes.
A basic tablespoon                                    
9679; Hops                                     
Measuring cup      3. Fermentation This is     
9679;            the most important step to    
Yeast                            beer brewing. Insert the yeast
Glass jar                     into the wort and leave it    
Fermenter plastic             for approximately one week. If
bucket                           you use the correct amount of 
Air lock                      yeast, you will notice foam   
Sanitizer                    throughout the liquid within  
Thermometer                   the first 24 hours. This foam
Rolling pin                   indicates that the beer is    
                                 fermenting accordingly.       
                                                               
Procedure:                       4. Storage Store your beer  
                                 in tanks or package it in     
1. Preparing the Ingredients    bottles or kegs until it is   
Crush the malted barley         ready for consumption.        
into suitable sizes using your                                 
rolling pin. This will break                                   
the grain into pieces and will                                 
extract the goodness of the      

About the author:
Bill Kaplan spends most of his free time researching and practicing the art of beer brewing and wine making and serves as a contributing editor for the Beer Brewing and Wine Making website. The site offers information on different types of beer making supplies, supplies for making wine, the history' target='_blank' class='navigation'>http://www.winemakingandbeerbrewing.com/beer-history.aspx">historyof beer and more.


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