You want to make your own brewski?
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Easy to do step by step instructions
The necessary ingredients are usually available from most markets,
and the bottle capper and caps may be found at most hardware stores.
There are brewing supplies at
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You will also need a crock or barrel, about 10 gallon size (fermentation needs room) and a hydrometer of the type designed for brewing.
The purpose of the hydrometer is to determine when the sugar content of the mix is less than 1%.
It will float on top of the mix for about 3 or 4 days, and when it sinks you are ready to bottle the brew.
You will need a collection of empty bottles - the quart size is best.
Or you can recycle. Save your beer bottles with screw tops.
If you rinse the bottle and cap immediately when empty, you can reuse it several times.
Of course you must sterile them, everything has to be SUPER clean and sterilized.
This is one of the most important things to do.
To sterilize, rinse anything that will come in contact with fermenting beer, in a solution of 2 tablespoons of household bleach to 1 gallon of cold tap water. You can just dip the items in the solution and then rinse with tap water. This kills microscopic bacteria which ruin the beer.
Recipe
Ingredients:
For a darker color add more malt.
For stronger flavor add more sugar and a smaller amount of brewer's hops.
The BEST flavor, at least to me is to use 3 cups of superfine sugar and 3 cups of brown sugar. This gives about 18% by volume - 36 proof.
Heat about 2 quarts of water and dissolve the malt syrup leaving out the yeast..
The best way to bottle is a small syphon hose.
Next let them age in a cool dark place for at least 10 days. Or 30 days for better taste.
The very best flavor comes after about 3 months.
Drink your beer within 4 months of bottling and store in a cool place because it is natural and not processed like store bought beer..
Naturally brewed beer has a yeast sediment at the bottom of the bottle. This is known as a "live" or "fresh" beer. It is only yeast, and the yeast is full of B vitamins, which is healthy for you. Don't be alarmed if you should swallow some. But if you pour it out of the bottle in a slow, continuous motion, the sediment stays at the bottom.
If you are smart - start another batch immediately as you will want to start drinking the first one almost immediately.
You will need a 5-gallon crock,
First heat 2 gallons of water in the crock pot.
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Disclaimer: It should be remembered that any chemical can be very dangerous when used or handled improperly.
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