How To Make Beer
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- 1. How to make beer by Matt Michielsen
2. Four Ingredients Water Barley Hops Yeast 3. Process
- Preparing the mash
- Extract
4. All grain Boiling the wert
- Hop addition
Cooling 5. Pitching Yeast 6. Fermenting 7. Carbonating 8. Extract brewing (5 gallon batch)
- Regular stove
9. Boil 3 gallons of extract, water, and specialty grains 10. Steep specialty grains like you're making tea 11. All Grain Step 1 (cracking grain)
- Open the shell without making flour
12. All Grain Step 2 (mash tun)
- Grain bed makes a filter
13. Fill with water and let sit for an hour at around 150-155 degree Fahrenheit 14. Sparge with 180 degree water to stop extraction 15. Boiling
- Boil for at least an hour
16. Hop addition
- Bitterness early
17. Aroma late 18. Cooling
- Reach 75 degrees Fahrenheit as soon as possible
19. Pitching Yeast
- Add yeast while aerating and transferring cooled beer
- Measure specific gravity using a hygrometer or refractometer
20. Fermentation
- Let it sit for a couple weeks in a constant temperature
- Temperature varies depending on target beer style
Can siphon transfer to a secondary container to get rid of hop solids 21. Carbonation
- Corn sugar (natural)
22. CO 2(forced)
- 20psi to carbonate for a day or two
23. 5psi or so to serve 24. Conclusion
- Fun hobby
25. Cheap (comparatively)
- We're down to about $0.50/pint
26. Still not as cheap as Natty Light Start at Siciliano's Market in Standale
- http://www.sicilianosmkt.com/