Making Beer the Simple Way
Romain Levesque

Defined Tag: Making Beer.
Maybe you thought making beer at home is either next to impossible or a long drawn out process that would take the fun out of drinking it. People are successfully brewing their own in the comfort and convenience of their own home. Not to mention it can be alot less expensive to brew your own than buying it at the store. Prices for very simple brews range between $1 and $3 per gallon.

Equipment for making beer can be very uncomplicated. Most of what is needed is either around the house or can be purchased together for under $25. You'll need a turkey roaster or big stock pot, a hydrometer (if you can't get that a thermometer will work), 12 two-liter plastic soda bottle with the caps, a hose clamp for the siphon, a 5/16" vinyl tube with a length of 74", one 10-gallon plastic bucket with a lid.

Ingredients for making beer are pretty basic. A 40 ounce can of malt extract or 1.5 kgs. Sometimes you can find "pre-hopped malts, which gives a stronger hop quality. Two malts of this size can be used and the sugar omitted for best results. One teaspoon of brewer's yeast (sometimes malt already comes with a package of yeast), and 6-7 cups of white sugar, or 8-9 cups of corn sugar. Some people like the results of using corn sugar better. In total all of the ingredients are around $10-$15. This will produce about 23 liters of the stuff.

Be sure that everything is highly sanitized before beginning the brewing process. Gentle soap and water will do the job to clean everything. Taking care to sanitize everything will help everything come out much better. 10 liters of cold water need to be poured into a 10 gallon pail. In a stock pot bring 7 liters of water to a boil. Add one can of malt extract. Cook and stir while uncovered for about 20 minutes. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. When sugar dissolves pour it into the pail. Use bottled drinking water until it is neutral. Pour in the yeast and give it a stir, then cover. The mix will be ready in 6-10 days and is best served at 16-20 degrees Celsius.

Hi Im Romain Levesque Author of the article and owner of the website : http://www.the-beer-meister.com

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