3 lbs of dried malt extract
a package of corn sugar(about the same size
2 ounces of cascade hops(1 boil for 30 minutes) (1 boil for 12 minutes)
1 brew pot, 1 hydrometer, 1 bottle capper, 1 big brewing pail, 1 gas trap,
3 cases of old beer bottles(with lip not screwtop), 1 bottle of bleach, 1
package of caps, 1 bottle scrubber
1 very big sink
lot's of warm water
4 feet of vinyl tubing and a clamp for it
(it actually adds up to cheaper after four brews)
1 compendium of charlie papzani's "the new complete guide to the joy of
homebrewing" for when your waiting for it to pay off
3 sanitary skill point
1 speechcraft skill point
1 patience skill point
1 reading skill point
1 graphics art skill point

soak beer bottles in a tub of lukewarm water with half a liter of bleach for
1 hour
fill 2.5 gallons of tap water in brewpot
heat, wait till boil, add 3lbs of light dry(unhopped) malt extract
add cornsugar, add 1 ounce hops
boil 20 minutes
add 1 ounce of hops
boil 10 minutes
remove from heat
quench with well aerated Cold water
pour in bucket
top off bucket short one gallon from top( how your supposed to know is about
two inches)
put lid on, put cork in, run blow-off tube through cork
put down bowl of water for blow-off tube to bubble through
wait one week
remove blow-off tube, put airlock into cork
wait two weeks, check with clean hydrometer
wait one day, check with clean hydrometer
wait one day, check with clean hydrometer
when it stops changing specific density
1. scrub labels off bottles(easier the 2nd, third, fourth)
2. bottle scrub it inside half-full of basin water a bit
3. empty bottle, fill with clean water, shake violently, drain
4. keep your bottles unexposed
5. place bucket on top of case of beer
6. get racking cane or whatever, but try not to suck up too much
sediment
however with four feet of vinyl hose trimmed to taste
7.fill bottles up nearly full
8.cap as many as possible
9.wait 10 days
10.drink
-yours truly from mazitlan dreams, G_cowboy_is_that_a_gnu_hurd?





"Lactose" <LactoseTI@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all, I had a few questions about my upcoming first attempt at home
> brewing. I've read a bit on this list; everyone seems to have so much
> knowledge.
>
> A bit of background--although I've never had the chance to try this
> yet, my wife did try it once about a decade ago. Unfortunately, her
> attempt ended badly (I haven't got much more information than it was
> "really, really bad"). This has soured her on the entire idea of
> homebrewing. I would still like to give it a try (it sounds both fun
> and rewarding), but would like to have a nice easy-to-make batch or
> two at minimal cost to convince her that it a) is possible/can produce
> something that tastes reasonable, b) is not "too" expensive, and c)
> won't drop a huge amount of cleanup work in her lap.
>
> We get relatively cheap beer that works out to about $5.50/gallon.
> It's not the best in the world, but it's drinkable. I'd like to try
> to aim for this or ideally cheaper, especially for the first couple of
> forays into it. If it tastes good (hopefully better than what we
> buy), it's easier to justify spending more.
>
> As for flavor, we'd like just about anything (light, dark, etc.).
> Where we grew up, the beer we liked had around 6.50-7% alcohol in it,
> so I'd rather avoid the recipes that come out with amounts in the 3ish
> range.
>
> As for local homebrewing options--we are now living in Western New
> York, perhaps someone knows some good ones. If not, maybe someon has
> some online suggestions.
>
> I think I have most of the most basic hardware necessary, I'm
> especially looking for recipe/supply suggestions with an eye on ease
> and price.
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