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Written by Web Master
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Friday, 20 April 2007 |
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Brewing process broken into easy to follow homebrewing instructions
Each step of the brewing process will have a page devoted to it so that you can get a better understanding of each step. On this page however we have laid out some basic homebrewing instructions, well mostly basic with some explanation mixed in....
First things first, we should mention that sanitation is very important in brewing, not only homebrewing but in every brewery out there. Many head and assistant brewers find themselves doing more janitorial type work than real brewing. It is a simple step but should not be overlooked. Much more on sanitation will come later.
Now on to the homebrewing instructions that we promised. We should mention right now that these are very basic and not all steps will apply to all homebrewing situations.These instructions are assuming that the recipe kit has extract and specialty grains.
First off it is best to organize all of the equipment that you will need during your brewing adventure. It is better to have all the items you will need at hand, just in case you need them.
Equipment you will need:
Timer with at least a 60 min duration
Brew Pot, 20qt or more
Spoon for stirring hot liquid, long handle
Hydrometer
Scissor, for opening ingredient packages
Wort Chiller (optional)
Second thing is to organize your ingredients so that you know what you have and when it is to be added to the mix.
Ingredients:
Recipe list with hop times indicated
Malt extract dry or liquid
Specialty grains and muslin or nylon grain bag
Hops measured and in order of addition to boil
Yeast, liquid yeasts should be laid out, smack pack poped if needed and allowed to warm to room temperature. If you are using dried yeast, rehydrate it in a cup or so of warm water. More on yeasts will follow
Brewing water. I like to use spring water rather than tap for reasons we will discuss in more detail on another page. Buy it or filter it, you will need about 6 gallons for a 5 gallon batch of home brewed beer.
Again I would like to mention that these are brewing instructions geared toward a extract with specialty grains beer recipe kit. We will explore various beer kits as well. Many of the instructions here will apply to all homebrewing situations. Moving on.
Now that you have everything ready to be used, lets get it on!
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 May 2007 )
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