How to Home Brew a Batch of Beer Part 1

http://www.benshomebrew.com or http://www.homebrewjunkie.com
In this video series I walk you through how to brew a batch of extract beer with specialty malts. Points include:

Steeping Specialty Malt
Discussing Hot Break
Adding bittering and flavoring hops
Discussing bitterness
Discussing water
Adding Dried Malt Extract

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• brewing beer
• home brewing beer
• making beer
• how to home brew beer

[knightone57]

I am not sure what you put in when?Except for the dried malt.

[benshomebrew]

@knightone57

Add water, bring to 155 degrees, steep grains, discard, add more water, add dried malt, bring to boil, add 60 boiling hops, at 15 min left of boil add more hops and then chill and proceed to next video.

[benshomebrew]

@benshomebrew

Thanks Knight for the quality answer. I haven't been able to answer all the questions all the time, it's nice to see other brewers in the community helping out, too.

[C5Rigzz]

Ben, thanks so much for your great instruction.

I have a question - we have a pretty average electric, glass cooktop stove from Maytag. The burner circles are just part of the glass. With the times, temperatures, and volume of water you talk about do you think the average household stove like ours can handle the job? Or, is this a gas-only/heavy-duty hobby?

[benshomebrew]

@C5Rigzz

No, you can use electric ranges as well. Sometimes it may take a little longer to get the boil going, but they will work just fine.

[lickmyshitbitchass]

Don you think i could do this in an apartment or will it make the whole building smell? personally i love the smell

[benshomebrew]

@lickmyshitbitchass

Do it! It's your apartment. Have fun with it and enjoy.

[tricod22]

great video!!! Thanks Bro!  I love it when your son starts talking in the background :) got a young little home brewer on your hands.

[boogie1904]

you know that adding the DME to hot water is WAY easier to mix in and is actually the way it should be done right? steep grains, bring to boil, cut heat and add DME/LME, bring to boil and add the rest at the time right times.

[5tonyvvvv]

@benshomebrew Have you tried any gluten free beer brewing?. I made banana honey millet beer, it tastes great, and has the same alcohol content if not more! ,and its way easier to digest .

[BeTheGr8]

Very nice vid!

I'm gonna try my first batch soon, but i'm stuck with one thing. What is a good amount of ingrediënts? Howmuch water, malt (selfmade, not extract powder you use), sugar and hops do i need? Just the basics so i can start from there to develop my own taste.. I am REALLY looking forward to it, but must wait till summer for the hops to grow. Hope you get me started! Greeting from Belgium (THE beercountry ;-) )!

[chowner]

SPAM

[C5Rigzz]

@benshomebrew

Thanks Ben!