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25 Responses to “Brewing Beer with Kevin and Sarah”
@ilovechipotle85 – nope, its time consuming, but it costs less than store bought. I can make two cases of high quality brew from as little as 28$ total.
What truly GOOD beer can you get for 14 a case? None…
All hobbies are like that tho’… why be a rock climber if a ladder is easier??
Lot’s of questions.
- Alcohol level in beer is tested using a hydrometer. You take a reading before you add the yeast and after it’s done fermenting.
- Lager beer is made with a special yeast and needs to ferment at a specific (cooler) temperature. If you get recipes from your homebrew store, they’ll tell you which is which. Most homebrewers stick to ales, as they are way easier to brew and are done quick.
- Song – some clip art tune I picked up for free on the net somewhere
It’s not called “filtering” it’s called aerating, and, yes, you should do it. Aerating adds oxygen to the wort, which the yeast need to assist with fermentation. Siphoning comes later, after the beer is fermented.
does anybody but me do full grain mash anymore? I haven’t found one out of the 5 vids I’ve seen.
EXTRACTS SUCK! If you are actually taking time to brew your own, spend the extra 10 min. prep and 40 min. wait while steeping. and buy a siphon man, they are like 3 dollars and you don’t disrupt the sediment on the bottom.
Actually, other than the initial cost of the equipment, an average 5 gallon batch will cost equivalent to $4-$5 per “6 pack”. So it is definitely economical if you drink craft beer on a regular basis. Just the smell alone is worth the PITA.
Once you get set-up with the basic equipment it’s actually incredibly cheap to brew your own beer. There are fairly simple ways to do it, check out “Home brewing the easy way” vid by user CraigTube.
If you like beer and are curious about making it yourself, then you should definitely try it at least once!
To find the strength of your brew use a hydrometer and take an original gravity before adding the yeast and a final gravity after fermentation is complete. OG and FG.
Then do this simple calculation.
for example OG 1040 – FG 1006 = 34 / 7.46 = 4.5% if you add priming sugar when bottling or kegging you can add another 0.5% to the total.
the first beer brewing video that was entertaining, funny and understandable. well done. but say–how do you test the strength of the beer, and what strength was this beer? how do you know if its larger or ale or beer or whatever? and last question, what was the song? lol
anybody feel free to answer my questions please
I saw other videos where the first hops was in a bag and removed and then the other was added yet again in a bag and removed.. explaining that if the first bag was left in over an amount of time it would destroy the taste of the beer..
great video.. can’t wait until I get my setup going.. I think I’m going to do something similiar to your setup.. Using the cooler instead of ice is alot quicker,thumbs up.. add it too my favs…
It’s really personal preference. Powdered can be a little more messy than liquid, it clumps up and has to be stirred constantly. Some people say powdered is better, others say liquid is better, I’d have to say both work the same (for me anyhow). If you use liquid, take the pot off the burner and stir it in – if not you take the chance of scorching it on the bottom. I did it once, it didn’t make a difference in the beer, but I’m sure it could have.
can you please explain the difference between the liquid malt that looks like molasis and the powdered kind you used? and why didnt you use the liquid kind? some videos ive seen use both.
Very good video. Question, why not add another gallon of water to bring the wort to 5 gallons? Seems like you were just under 5.
@luv2bbq My Problem is always getting the glass Clean really well any suggestions?
@ilovechipotle85 – nope, its time consuming, but it costs less than store bought. I can make two cases of high quality brew from as little as 28$ total.
What truly GOOD beer can you get for 14 a case? None…
All hobbies are like that tho’… why be a rock climber if a ladder is easier??
Yeah, I saw that too….not real sure why one would do that…maybe too many home brews!!!
oohhhhhhh. Now I want to make beer too
LOL i thought the same thing
did you just strain the hops out of the wort then dump them in anyway? what was the point of that?
I love the smell after you pu the hops in.
To some yes its called all grain. Its also called full grain. You can google it if you don’t belive me.
Lot’s of questions.
- Alcohol level in beer is tested using a hydrometer. You take a reading before you add the yeast and after it’s done fermenting.
- Lager beer is made with a special yeast and needs to ferment at a specific (cooler) temperature. If you get recipes from your homebrew store, they’ll tell you which is which. Most homebrewers stick to ales, as they are way easier to brew and are done quick.
- Song – some clip art tune I picked up for free on the net somewhere
It’s not called “filtering” it’s called aerating, and, yes, you should do it. Aerating adds oxygen to the wort, which the yeast need to assist with fermentation. Siphoning comes later, after the beer is fermented.
Do NOT ever filter your home brew! Use a siphon and keep it near the surface of the brew.
does anybody but me do full grain mash anymore? I haven’t found one out of the 5 vids I’ve seen.
EXTRACTS SUCK! If you are actually taking time to brew your own, spend the extra 10 min. prep and 40 min. wait while steeping. and buy a siphon man, they are like 3 dollars and you don’t disrupt the sediment on the bottom.
Actually, other than the initial cost of the equipment, an average 5 gallon batch will cost equivalent to $4-$5 per “6 pack”. So it is definitely economical if you drink craft beer on a regular basis. Just the smell alone is worth the PITA.
@ilovechipotle85
Once you get set-up with the basic equipment it’s actually incredibly cheap to brew your own beer. There are fairly simple ways to do it, check out “Home brewing the easy way” vid by user CraigTube.
If you like beer and are curious about making it yourself, then you should definitely try it at least once!
i’d really like to try brewing my own beer but it seems like such a pain in the ass though! probably a little pricey too.
This is my favorite homebrewing video. When I first got into homebrewing I watched it over and over again. Thanks for the inspiration!
And what happen next, make a video on the second fermentation. I’m want to keg my home brew too.
To find the strength of your brew use a hydrometer and take an original gravity before adding the yeast and a final gravity after fermentation is complete. OG and FG.
Then do this simple calculation.
for example OG 1040 – FG 1006 = 34 / 7.46 = 4.5% if you add priming sugar when bottling or kegging you can add another 0.5% to the total.
the first beer brewing video that was entertaining, funny and understandable. well done. but say–how do you test the strength of the beer, and what strength was this beer? how do you know if its larger or ale or beer or whatever? and last question, what was the song? lol
anybody feel free to answer my questions please
cheers
You guys are funny !
I saw other videos where the first hops was in a bag and removed and then the other was added yet again in a bag and removed.. explaining that if the first bag was left in over an amount of time it would destroy the taste of the beer..
great video.. can’t wait until I get my setup going.. I think I’m going to do something similiar to your setup.. Using the cooler instead of ice is alot quicker,thumbs up.. add it too my favs…
It’s really personal preference. Powdered can be a little more messy than liquid, it clumps up and has to be stirred constantly. Some people say powdered is better, others say liquid is better, I’d have to say both work the same (for me anyhow). If you use liquid, take the pot off the burner and stir it in – if not you take the chance of scorching it on the bottom. I did it once, it didn’t make a difference in the beer, but I’m sure it could have.
can you please explain the difference between the liquid malt that looks like molasis and the powdered kind you used? and why didnt you use the liquid kind? some videos ive seen use both.