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Beer Recipe App

Brewing your own beer at home with simple ingredients and a straightforward method.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 14 days
Servings: 20 pints
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: Homebrew
Calories: 150
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main
  • 9 lbs Pale Malt
  • 1 lb Crystal Malt
  • 1 oz Cascade Hops bittering
  • 1 oz Cascade Hops flavor
  • 1 packet Ale Yeast
  • 5 oz Priming Sugar for bottling
  • 5 gallons Water

Equipment

  • Large brew pot
  • Fermenter with airlock
  • Siphon
  • Hydrometer
  • Bottles and caps
  • Bottle capper
  • Thermometer

Method
 

  1. Gather all your ingredients and equipment before starting.
  2. In your brew pot, heat 5 gallons of water to about 160°F.
  3. Add the crushed Pale and Crystal malts into a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
  4. After steeping, remove the grain bag and let it drain back into the pot.
  5. Bring the liquid (now called wort) to a boil.
  6. Once boiling, add the bittering hops and boil for 60 minutes.
  7. After 50 minutes, add the flavor hops to the kettle.
  8. After boiling, cool the wort quickly using an immersion chiller or an ice bath.
  9. Transfer the cooled wort to the fermenter and add the yeast.
  10. Seal it with the airlock and let it ferment for 1-2 weeks in a cool, dark place.

Notes

Keep everything sanitized to avoid off-flavors or spoilage.