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Home Brewing Recipe Kit

Brew your own beer with this easy and customizable home brewing recipe kit.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 175 days
Servings: 15 gallons
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150

Ingredients
  

Main
  • Malt extract liquid or dry
  • Hops
  • Yeast
  • Priming sugar
  • Water

Equipment

  • Large pot (at least 5 gallons)
  • Fermentation vessel with airlock
  • Sanitizing solution
  • Hydrometer
  • Bottling bucket
  • Bottles and caps
  • Spoon for stirring
  • Thermometer

Method
 

  1. Sanitize all equipment to prevent bacteria.
  2. Fill the large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
  3. Once boiling, remove the pot from heat and stir in malt extract.
  4. Return the pot to heat and boil for 60 minutes, adding hops at different stages.
  5. Cool the wort as quickly as possible to avoid contamination.
  6. Pour the cooled wort into the fermentation vessel and top off with more water.
  7. Sprinkle yeast over the wort and seal with an airlock.
  8. After fermentation, transfer beer to the bottling bucket, add priming sugar, and fill sanitized bottles.
  9. Cap the bottles securely and let them carbonate.

Notes

Always keep everything sanitized to avoid off-flavors in your beer.