How to Brew Beer at Home
A Complete Guide for Beginners & Homebrew Enthusiasts
Until recently, making beer at home was a nice occupation practiced by just a few devotees mostly working in isolation for their own enjoyment. These days, however, home beer brewing has exploded in popularity and is on the verge of becoming a (gulp!) mainstream activity.
Don’t let that discourage you though because the joys of being able to brew DIY beer has actually made it much easier than before.
Below we’re going to take an in-depth look at how to make beer at home. We’ll explain the different types of brewing, go over the things you’ll need to make your own beer and take you on a step by step journey from hops to bottle tops.
Here is a summary on how to brew your own beer:
- Boil 5 gallons of water to 170 degrees Fahrenheit
- Add your specialty grains and let it soak for 30 minutes between 160-170F.
- Add malted extract and aroma hops to the solution and bring it to a boil for 90 minutes.
- Cool the mixture with a wort chiller.
- Transfer the cooled wort to the fermenter.
- Activate and pitch yeast. Ferment at 68F to 70F.
- Wait 1-2 weeks as the yeast ferments the sugars to release CO2 and ethyl alcohol.
- After the main fermentation process, add your priming sugar for carbonation.
- Keg or bottle your beer.
Looks easy, right? Once you’ve gotten all these steps correctly, you’ll know how to start brewing beer at you own pace.