how to make home brew the modern way revised

[yartp]

I love your brewing videos. I've been brewing for many years and even though I haven't made an extract batch or kit brew since early on, you along with Craig have really made me appreciate them for what they are. It obvious by the comments it can be a hard concept to understand.

I do have to agree with pitching your yeast closer to your ideal fermentation temp of 68 degrees.  Other than that you got it down.

Remember folks, it's kit brewing.

[jst4kix72]

could yu walk me through the racking or bottling steps im making my first batch ty vm

[mieses2pieces]

Check out my video Home Brew, getting ready for bottling..part 2of3 and How to make home brew.. filling and capping part 3of3. All you need to know is there.

[israelgaribaldi]

this is illegal! Im going to your house and citizens arrest your ass. Im just kidding, rofl.

[mieses2pieces]

Oh Shit!! You a cop?? lol

[mieses2pieces]

LOL That's my Min Pin. DOG LOL

[techos32]

when do you add the yeast, or does the malt extract do the trick??

[mieses2pieces]

Start watching the video at 5:10 that's where I talk about that.

[techos32]

good job on the vids. Very helpful!!

[mieses2pieces]

Thank you!

[fitzwah82]

Awesome vid, I have a few q's if you dont mind. I have always just added some warm water to my fermenter and put everything into that stired it then filled it up with cold tap water, what are the main reasons for boiling your water with the malt extract? Also I have brought a number of different styles of homw brew but notice that they all taste the same, have you got any advice on why this may be?

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks!

I boil the water so the malt extract and the sugars desolve better. If hot tap water works for you and your beer turns our good than go for it.

I really don't know why they would taste the same but you can try making it with honey of dextrose or dry malt extract. These will make it taste different. I prefer making mine with dry malt extract or honey the best. Use 3 pounds of which ever you want to try. Good luck!

[fitzwah82]

Awesome vid, I have a few q's if you dont mind. I have always just added some warm water to my fermenter and put everything into that stired it then filled it up with cold tap water, what are the main reasons for boiling your water with the malt extract? Also I have brought a number of different styles of homw brew but notice that they all taste the same, have you got any advice on why this may be? I keg my beer rather than bottle.

[mieses2pieces]

Some day I'm going to keg my beer too. I know it's much easier than bottling it. And way less to clean up.

[fitzwah82]

Hi there, just a few q's if i may....

I have always just put some warm water into the fermenter put the contents of the can in along with sugar or in your case malt extract then filled fermenter up with cold water and add yeast last. I have never been 100% happy with any brews i've made. I noticed that you boiled your malt extract, does this give a better taste? Also I've tried a number of different styles and they've all tasted the same, do you know what i'm doing wrong? Cheers mate.

[koomber777]

Your videos have been fantastic for the firsttime brewer like me!

Thanks to the first 3 I got a better idea of how to brew and this video has just blown the whole thing open! Had one of those real moments where everything sort of shifts into focus after watching this. Can't wait to get my first brew going... With malt extract instead of sugar of course!

[mieses2pieces]

Glad I could help. Try making it with dry malt extract then try making it with 3 pounds of honey instead of DME. I like it with honey best. I have a video making it with honey. That's how I'm making it now. I just bottled a batch of it and have a batch brewing. Good luck!!

[mieses2pieces]

yes

[ITeemuI]

You sure like beer alright

[mieses2pieces]

Yes I do.

[mieses2pieces]

Thank you, glad to do them.

I've made Coopers before and it wasn't bad but I like Muntons best. Funny thing is Muntons is made in England and Coorpes is from Australia.

Glad you are enjoying your home brew.

[mieses2pieces]

The Coopers I made pretty good but I prefer the Muntons American Style Light myself.

[mieses2pieces]

I've added the yeast as warm as 90F and had no problems with taste. But I do try to get it down to 75-80F before adding the yeast.

[Thaamazinlazer]

How do I make Steel Reserve High Gravity 8.1%............I know it tastes like shit but its cheap and does the job.

[mieses2pieces]

I know that the more sugar or dry malt extract or honey...etc. you use when brewing the more alcohol you get. But if you use too much it will be sweet.

[Numb2DaWorld]

Tap water is not an option here in Dallas. I respect your craft and more than that of your Drinking skill. 4 tastes and its gone.... Dig that!!!

I a first time homebrewer. Thanks to Alton Brown, then Craigtube.

I wish to learn all from all. Small investment to one that has lost both of his high paying jobs last month. I love beer and cant afford to spend as much as i used to so I invested on my own. I cant wait to taste.

[mieses2pieces]

Then use bottled or filtered water. LOL I do like my beer!!

Craig is cool. I've talked to him and he's a great guy.

I'm really sorry you lost your jobs I know it must be a real hard time for you right now. I wish you the best of luck finding another job. Good luck brewing!!

[EBOWARRIOR]

I have so far made stout, bitter and lager from kits and the stout and bitters are great, my next project is going to be an ale from scratch and hopefully my son will show me how to use his camcorder so i can film it lol, nice t shirt homebrew and floyd a winning combination.

[mieses2pieces]

Very cool that you are trying different kinds. I hope you do get some on video. I would love to see them. Thanks!

[DarkSanctuaryBBS]

I agree with ItalianoAmericano 100%. Temperature is a thing often overlooked when making beer but has a huge impact on the final product. Danstar Nottingham is a great dry yeast and will brew as low as 57f, great for making "lager" type beers.

[mieses2pieces]

I use the yeast that comes with the kits. I've added the yeast as warm as 90F to 70F and I couldn't really taste the difference. But I will let it cool more to see if there is a difference.

[DarkSanctuaryBBS]

As I recall, Munton's yeast is supposed to be quite neutral in flavour, although I have never used it. I can tell you for certrain that the Cooper's yeast is quite fruity even at cooler temps. A sweet spot for ale yeast though is 68f or so, anything higher and it starts to kick off more esters (fruity type flavours) and fusal alcohol (gives you bad headaches, and in high concentrations, even blindness and death e.g moonshine).

[sprucedriveman]

whats the difference ? corn sugar or dry malt extract . why do you like better

[mieses2pieces]

They are two different things. Corn sugar is dextrose which is a sugar and dry malt extract is a malt. It kinda tastes like the malt in malted milk balls candy. They give the beer different tastes.

[moultriegadog]

But do it get you throwed?

[mieses2pieces]

What do you mean?

[moultriegadog]

Can you get drunk off this?

[mieses2pieces]

Very!!

[dvdfrnzwbr]

I have brewed other kits that tasted fine and didn't have off flavors. I think that Munton's kits are just above mouth wash for the cheapest buzz.

[mieses2pieces]

Have you tried Muntons? The way you talk about it I would guess the answer to my question is no.

[dvdfrnzwbr]

I have, and never will again. The way you talk I would guess that you haven't tried anything else.

[mieses2pieces]

Everybody has different tastes. I have tried several different kinds and I like Muntons the best. There may be better and I will try others but for now it's Muntons for me.

[mieses2pieces]

You must not know what you're doing.........

[dvdfrnzwbr]

I now brew from all grain, culture and propogate my own yeast, and have made many great tasting beers. My hops garden will be planted in the spring. The old fashioned way is better than your "Modern Way". But for those who only know how to open a can, there is home brewing for you also.

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks for that! 5 ***** for you!!

[mieses2pieces]

You're welcome.

[mieses2pieces]

No I don't. Sorry.

[dvdfrnzwbr]

Inspired by your instructional videos, I've made two brews from Muntons Extract. The American Light, which ended up light in color and tasting like white wine, and the Canadian Style which turned out dark amber and tasted like red wine. Do you get the wine/ cidery taste as well from Muntons Extract Kits?

[mieses2pieces]

Never. I don't know what you did wrong.

[jeepingnet]

The reason people often say not to use tap water is in some cities they have it highly chlorinated. It gives an off taste to your beer if the city uses a high volume.

Leaving the water out over a day or boiling it will remove most the gases. But bottled water is cheap in my area and only adds about $1.30 to a batch so I go that method.

[mieses2pieces]

I guess I'm lucky here because we have real good water and the beer is real good.

[mieses2pieces]

If you are going to talk shit back it up!! NAME THEM!!!

[mieses2pieces]

Ok smart guy, name them!!

[fawkoff2608]

Try using super yeast, and sugar... it kinda tastes bad but it works

[mieses2pieces]

No thanks. What I use comes with the kit and it works great.

[mdt550]

dude you are my hero, i just started home brewing today, and have been looking at videos all day and yours by far is the most entertaining and simple !!!!!

[mieses2pieces]

Thank you!! Good luck and have fun!!

[maaaaxxxx]

Great video man!

Love your t-shirt! =)

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks!

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks!

[yeahyeah1821]

Hey George would you mind making a video of you using honey or maple syrup? If anything please make a tasting video and let us know how it turns out!

[mieses2pieces]

I'll do it!!

[yeahyeah1821]

I wanna get together for some beer drinking fun man! Power hour and chug contests!

[mieses2pieces]

I have plenty home brew. But I think I'm getting too old to keep up. But there are times when I can! lol

[yeahyeah1821]

Where is it that you live? I'm in Dallas, TX. I think I saw somewhere that you live in Kansas?

[mieses2pieces]

Kansas

[canbboy]

mieses2pieces - great, informative, videos. And you never fail to show how much you love YOUR beer. That really is an encouragement for starting homebrewers like myself, so great job.

By the way, is that yeast sedimentation at the bottom of your bottle that we're seeing?

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks canbboy! I do love my beer!! Yes, it is yeast sedement. There isn't much and if you don't want to drink it just pour your beer into a glass until you get to the sedement. CHEERS!!

[moparx12]

this guy is awesome! tell it like it is buddy! tap water will suffice!

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks!

[mieses2pieces]

Cool! What ever works for you.

[Gilbs2211]

"No, i'm not going to slam it... I wana enjoy it!" I LOVE that part.

[mieses2pieces]

lol I have a habit of drinking my beer a little fast.

[jjwebb1999]

Or you can put one ounce of corn sugar per gallon dissolved (boiled)in one cup of water directly into the wort before bottling. Using Corona or clear bottles can sometimes affect final flavor if beer is exposed to UV rays. Also, maybe you could try real hops as well. I use pelletized hops and I like to dry hop alot. What can I say, I am a hop head. Thanks again for the videos.

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks for the advice. I may try hops sometime. But I'm lazy and like to make it this way for now.

[choptop]

Dude, that's awesome that you moved up to dry extract! I'm glad it worked out so well.

If you want even better beer, do this: Ask the guy at your brew shop for a half pound of pale malt and a small grain bag. Have him crush the grains for you. Do everything like normal, but while the water is heating, add the grain to the grain bag and steep it in the brewpot, like tea, until the it's about 145 degrees then remove the bag. Then, just do what you normally do. It'll cost just a few dollars more.

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks Adam, I may give it a try this winter. I made so much last winter that I have plenty to get me through the summer.

[Piantini]

Choptop, you need to mash pale malt, steeping will not release the sugars. But it will give more body if that is what you are refering to. I tried mieses2pieces recipe (i was suprise with the simplicity), and i got to tell you, one of my best light brews, and beats any brew when it comes to saving time. 5 starts for you mieses2pieces.

[mieses2pieces]

Thank you Johnnatan! I'm glad it worked out for you.

[choptop]

Extract+grains is more about getting freshness out of steeping fresh cracked grains rather than converting starch to sugar. Steeping any malted grain in an extract batch will give the finished beer more body and a fresher flavour.

Besides, steeping ANY grain for 30 minutes or so will give some contribution to the gravity. I've done all grain batches with a 30 minute mash and I was able to convert just as much starch to sugar as if I were doing a 60 minute mash.

Extract+grain= kick ass beer.

[mieses2pieces]

It's cool how you try different ways to brew beer. I'm sure it's great beer. I'm going to make my next batch, still from the kit, with honey instead of dry malt extract. I'm hoping it will turn out great. Then I'm thinking about making it with maple syrup. I'm not sure how that will turn out but I want to try something different. I will still make it with the dry malt extract. So far it's my favorite kind.

[choptop]

A lot of people use honey to bump up their gravity, but I would use it sparingly because it is very fermentable and expensive. About one pound per 5 gal batch will be enough to raise your alcohol in the beer, and since it's almost 100% fermentable, you'll have a drier beer than you're used to, and little honey flavor.

Not to say that you shouldn't use it, it's alway good to experiment. Maple syrup would be interesting, but I'd leave that for a porter or stout, not so much for a lager kit.

[mieses2pieces]

Do they use only one pound of honey alone or with the dry malt extract? I can get 3lbs of honey for $6.50. I want to try using honey but don't know how much to use or if I should use it with dme too. What do you think? One pound of honey wouldn't give you much alcohol would it?

I'm not too sure about the maple syrup too. I'm just thinking about it.

[choptop]

The honey should be used with the DME otherwise you'd be making something along the lines of a mead rather than beer.

I'd say add 1 pound of honey in addition to your normal ingredients, then follow your normal procedure. It will add about 1% to your ABV.

The maple syrup could make an interesting beer, but I've never tried using it.

Experimenting is the fun of brewing. I spoke with a brewer who runs a local brewery and he used cake mix in a recent batch and it turned out surprisingly good.

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks, I'll try making it with the DME!

Maybe use the maple syrup as with the honey? I may have to try it!!

Cake mix....interesting!!

[bwn1976]

hi there. i really enjoy your clips, im also a newy to home brewin, just wondering what the name of the beer bottle is your drinking from in this clip?

[mieses2pieces]

Hi bwn1976! I glad you enjoyed my vid. I hope it helps you with your homebrewing. The beer bottle is a Corona bottle. Corona is a beer from Mexico.

[OPE08]

Corona is the "Budweiser of Mexico", its really popular around here with the ATV and watersports crowds.

Its one of the few Mexican beers that doesn't trace back to Europe.

"Pacifico" is owned by Corona, but it is a better beer by far. Mexico has little beer tradition, so their beers get beat up a little bit by beer lovers.

I laughed last week when I was in a Mexican Restaurant and they served me San Miguel which is a remnant of the Spanish era of the Phillipeans, not from Mexico at all!!

[utengineer04]

Hello, I think the videos are great. I am going to start making my own for now on thaks to you and others on here showing noobs like me how easy it is. One thing I don't understand, do you put hops in yours, or are hops only for achieving a certain flavor?

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks! I hope you enjoy making it as much as you will drinking it.

The hops are already in the "can" kit.

[fehquig]

Does that ever bring back some memories!

[mieses2pieces]

Did you make homebrew or just drink it? lol

[fehquig]

Both! I also used powdered malt instead of sugar in my Honey Lager. Too bad I don't have time to brew these days, especially with this all-consuming YouTube hobby going on...

[Videogastia]

Hey, nice video. I've been brewing myself for over a year now. One thing I do differently is I don't bother to put the bottles in the dishwasher before sanitizing. I just rinse them out about 3 times with hot water as soon as I finish pouring and then sanitize at bottling time. I've never had any problems with my beer using this method, so this might save you a step.

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks! Sounds good. Thanks!

[sbbinahee]

Me too. I dont use detergents at all. Just rinse well immediatley after pouring and drain. Sterilize and rinse before next use and you're done!

[OPE08]

You don't have to use detergents in your dishwasher, of course there will probably be some left over from the previous wash.

I add my bottles to the dishwasher before sanitising just to let that hotter-than-hell water scour them out "just in case". Its also a GREAT way to get rid of labels and adhesive residue from the outside of the bottle. I usually put a teaspoon of Iodophor into the final rinse cycle as well.

Its not much extra work, its worth it to me in any case...

[mieses2pieces]

I don't use any detergent in the dishwasher, just hot water. Then I sanatize them before bottling.

[thedrnailsguy]

Ok, well I tried this method and I have to say it didn't turn out as good as my others. It was ok, but not as smooth as usuall. It may be because I make a darker beer. I've been wanting to make a lighter beer so I think I'm gonna use the same ingredients you do....I have to say, it was a "lot easier" to make though!

[mieses2pieces]

I wouldn't cook the dry malt extract on the stove. This batch didn't turn out very good. I over cooked it. Check out my video "how I make homebrew now." That batch turned out great. I really should take this video down. I will link that video to this one.

[mieses2pieces]

Sounds like you have a better place to buy your supplies. The place I buy mine the price goes up almost every time I go there!

[CraigTube]

I laughed out loud at the 3:00 mark. I know exactly what you mean. Couple things... Using dry malt, what is your alcohol content compared with sugar? I noticed that you don't pour your beer to avoid the sediment. I start my batches at no more than 80 degrees. Is there a reason that you do yours so high in temp. Hey I WANT THAT SHIRT! Thanks. Love your vids.

[mieses2pieces]

The alcohol is about the same. Depends on how much you use. There isn't very much sedement. It's mainly yeast. It's good for you. I usually don't drink it to the last drop, but when I do, you can't even tell there is sedement there. I was told that as long as the wart is under 105 the heat won't kill the yeast. When I was making it at 90 my beer turned out great. Check out my video "how I make homebrew now" I've changed the way I make it. YOU CAN'T HAVE MY SHIRT!! lol THANKS

[gatsbyexpress]

hahaha the best part is just watching you drink it

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks! It sure was good!!

[thedrnailsguy]

lol, I thought that was the best part also! Actually, I've made a batch in the same way you did, just drop in the ingrediants and let'er roll. No double stage fermination or anything! Tap water...the whole bit. It's a little differnt from my normal way of doing things. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[mieses2pieces]

Cool!

[thedrnailsguy]

lol, I thought that was the best part also! Actually, I've made a batch in the same way you did, just drop in the ingrediants and let'er roll. No double stage fermination or anything! Tap water...the whole bit. It's a little differnt from my normal way of doing things. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[trk1050]

whats all that shit in the bottom of the bottle?

[mieses2pieces]

Sedement, mainly yeast. The beer isn't filtered.

[thedrnailsguy]

"Normally" a homebrewer would poor the beer into a glass taking care to not poor the yeast. The yeast adds a flavor they "may or may not" be desirable in the beer you are drinking. That being said, the yeast is good for you and in some beers the "yeasty" flavor is actually perferred. If you don't mind the added flavor, or preffer it, feel free to drink it up! It's an excellant source of Vitamen B. Hell, just looking at his reaction to drinking one makes me want to try his method! Much simpler!!!

[mieses2pieces]

I try not to get to the very bottom of the bottle. There are times I do and it's no big deal. Atleast I don't have sedement particals floating in my beer.

[saricidalhate]

hi thanx for posting your videos, you've convinced my boyfriend to get into brewing his beer. Good luck and keep brewing!!!

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks! I'm glad I could help.

[thedrnailsguy]

If someone is giving you advice you should take it. On the otherhand, if they are telling you that your're doing it "wrong" tell them to go screw themselves! If everyone followed the "beer rules" we wouldn't have all the great styles of beer we do today. I take WAY more precation making my beer, but who the hell am I? Try new things but make the beer you like and don't take no shit from noone. Cheers!

[xcrusader12]

hey, I am getting into brewing but i only have 2 4 gallon brewing buckets.... is there any way i could just add a couple more DME to the batch to make it taste good at 8 gallons of beer?

[mieses2pieces]

The kit I use is for a 6 gallon batch. If you try to make it into a 8 gallon batch it will be way too deluted. I suggest you buy a 7 gallon bucket. That's what I use.

[datasouth]

You go man! Thanks for the video. Some people are just anal. I love your work! It is not complicated. Nobody's trying to make award winning chocolate stout or fancy red beer, Just want to have a bunch of good tasting cold beer thats easy to make.

Keep on Keepin on

[mieses2pieces]

Thank you!!!

[aboynoir1]

one more thing. do not put a sealed metal can over an open flame like that. if the contents get hot enough, the will expand. when this happens... it will explode and it could prove to be deadly

[mieses2pieces]

It's only in the water for five minutes...won't happen. I've done it MANY times.

[aboynoir1]

A few tips. Add your liquid malt extract to the boil at flameout. Cool to about 65 before pitching your yeast. Pitching at such a high temperature will cause the yeast to ferment too quickly and this will create undesirable flavors in your beer. Do not bottle in clear bottles. Light makes beer go skunky. brown bottles are better. Pour your beer into a glass and be careful not to disturb the yeast layer on the bottom. When drinking from the bottle like that, you drink the yeast. Sanitize better!

[mieses2pieces]

Show me!!

[aboynoir1]

I would first like to let you know that I am not criticizing you. I am just trying to show you a few ways you can improve your brewing methodology and the taste of your beer. As of right now I only have photo-journals of my brew days. However, I am planning on making a video of my next brew day. Do you want to see my photo journal, or wait a few days for my video?

[mieses2pieces]

The reason my bottles were gushing when I opened them was because I used 1 r-spoon of cane sugar in the bottle before I bottled it. I found out you should use 1/2 t-spoon of cane sugar. Normally I used corn sugar which you use 1 t-spoon. That's all that was wrong. I've never made a bad batch yet!!! Plus it's great out of the bottle. You don't know what you are talking about!!!

[dljones33]

"Tough shit, that's the way I like it!" WTG!

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks

[MattUtd]

mieses2pieces Iam currently brewing some beer (lager) for the first time. I will not be storing in bottles, Iam going to put into a barrel after fermenting

Iam just wondering at which stage does the beer go fizzy ?

If it goes fizzy that is!

Cheers

[mieses2pieces]

You will have to put sugar in it to reactivate the yeast. That's how it gets carbonated. Watch my video "home brew getting ready for bottling part 2 of 3." It should help. Also read some of the comments. Somewhere there is one about how much sugar you would use in a six gallon batch instead of using one t-spoon of sugar per bottle. Good luck!!

[mieses2pieces]

Use dextrose, which is corn sugar.

[perspex2000]

You can force carbonate, too. Basically turning the pressure up on the CO2 and getting the beer really cold so it absorbs more CO2. Check that out on Google, it's not complicated but you do need to figure out temps and pressures. You don't need to use priming sugar this way.

[Gumby1974]

All I can Say seriously! If anyone wants to brew beer, do yourself a favor and get the book "How To Brew" by John Palmer. You will save yourself alot of trouble, time and money by doing it "Right" the first time. Please Please Please!! if you dont want to buy the book there is a free online version, just do a search on google. On the tap water thing, sure you drink your tap water, but you dont normally let your tap water sit in a environment that is IDEAL for bacteria to grow.

[mieses2pieces]

I haven't had any trouble!!! I sanatize my equipment and don't have any trouble with bacteria. If you don't think I'm, doing it "right" then don't do it this way!!!!

[MadLuplin]

You are having problems with your beer. You said so in the video. You said that the bottles gush when you open them, because the beer is infected. Your process guarantees infected beer every time.

Were not trying to bust your balls we just want to help you brew great beer.

BTW if you want to enjoy your brew, you must pour it in a glass! Other wise you can't taste the beer!

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks for the advice, but it isn't bitter. It's real good beer. If I come across any hop tea-bags I'll give it a try.

[Piantini]

How about Hops? Did you used any? I didn't see you added in your vid.

Or was your liquid malt extract hopped already? Thanks in advance!

[mieses2pieces]

Yes, it's all in the can.

[MadLuplin]

I'm sorry man, but this should be labeled how not to brew beer. I don't want to discourage you , brewing is a great hobby. But you should pick up a copy of How to Brew by John Palmer. The 2nd edition is available free online.

[mieses2pieces]

How not to brew beer? This is how to do it with a kit. If you don't like it, so what???

[brewer007]

I have to agree, I've been brewing for 14 years and even when I first started I didn't cut as many corners as you do. You should learn to brew before you leach people to do it.

[mieses2pieces]

Talk your shit! But until you back up your shit with a video fuck off!!

[NBMonkey]

I agree, I've made probably close to 200 dozen with these kits over the years and aside from the 16 bottles I ruined with the blueberry extract... I drank every fucking one of them and they were all great!! *burp* scuse me.. :)

[mieses2pieces]

So far, I've only had one bad batch. I over cooked the dry malt extract. I don't cook it anymore. Other than that, EVERY batch has turned out pretty darn good.

My mother is spending the night tonight. I have plenty homebrew chilling. May be a drunk night tonight! lol

"BURP" back at ya!! lol

[NBMonkey]

well if your brewin tonight, might be a good time to check out the vid I just put up. Say hi to MOM!!!! :)

[mieses2pieces]

She just said "HI!"

[kalacaw]

Oh yeah, perfect tee shirt. Classic!

[mieses2pieces]

Thank you! I like it too!!

[kalacaw]

I was glad to see this, George, and I still want to do it. Now that I think about it though, I only have a wood stove for cooking, so I'd have to use that. I don't know how I would control the temperature.

[mieses2pieces]

Go for it!! You can make it on a wood stove. Just keep sturing it until it boils. Then take it off the stove and dump it into the bucket. If you need any help making it let me know and I will walk you through it.

[kalacaw]

Let me ask you this, George: What's the start-up cost? I mean ballpark, of course. I wouldn't mind being able to do this before the holidays.

[BattlefieldDoktor]

You're getting really strong arms when stirring the beer for 10-15 minutes to don't burn it ;o)

This makes me thirsty and I have no beer here ... dammit

[mieses2pieces]

LOL!!! I think it's time to go to the store and buy some. I'm down to two beers...dammit lol

[highheadjester]

cool tshirt! and its cool the faster you sped your vid up the slower your ceilin fan went LOL ... Hell yeah man that sounds pretty good!! love to watch the bubbles!! LOLOL ~HiGH HeaD JeSTeR~

[mieses2pieces]

Thanks! LOL Glad you like watching the bubbles. LOL

[mieses2pieces]

LOL Sounds good to me!!

[mbpearce76]

How long is it left to brew for in the bucket?

[mieses2pieces]

Just a few days. When there isn't any more bubbles coming out of the airlock.

[mbpearce76]

Thats much quicker than I thought it would be!

[mieses2pieces]

It depends alot on the temp. where you let it brew. The cooler it is, the longer it takes. I think I will have this batch bottled by this weekend. Then I'll wait about three weeks before I try any.