Home brew

Home brew

Category: The drinks

Ingredients
beer wort concentrate	1 can (1.7kg)
sugar	1 kg
water	25L
Brewer's yeast	7g

Cooking method

• Brewing beer from malt and hops using an infused malt mash is a tedious task. This is now done by breweries, which then sell the extract (concentrate) of beer specifically for home brewing. The concentrate is a thickened beer wort made from blended varieties of malt and hops. At home, beer is brewed on the basis of only four components: beer concentrate, dry yeast, sugar and water. We start by sterilizing all containers and accessories (this is the only time-consuming process). In a separate sterile container, we dilute brewer's yeast in 100 ml of 30 * C water, close with a sterile lid and leave for 30-40 minutes. Next, in a saucepan with a capacity of 5 liters or more, cook sugar syrup from 2 liters of water and 1 kg of sugar. Add the wort concentrate there, mix it, pour it into a fermentation container (I have it - a 30L plastic canister, into the lid of which a water seal is screwed). We add water there to a total volume of 25 liters. Mix well and if T wort is 18-24 * C, then pour in the loose yeast. Close with a lid with a water seal and leave to ferment for 5-8 days at T = 18-24 * C. When no more gas is released through the water seal, the "young" beer is ready. For additional fermentation, place the container with fermented beer at a certain height and through a siphon tube (so as not to overflow the sediment), pour it into sterile bottles, into which sugar syrup has been poured in advance. We prepare the syrup at the rate of 9 g of sugar per 1 liter of beer. Since we get 23 liters from 25 liters without sediment, the syrup must be cooked from 228 g of sugar and 228 ml of water. It is convenient to add syrup with a 20 ml syringe, 20 ml for each liter. You can pour bottles with screw caps in 0.5 liters (48 pcs are needed), but they are difficult and time-consuming to wash. So I bottle it in 1 liter plastic bottles. I do not advise more than 1 liter of volume, because it then foams badly. Do not add 5 cm to the fermentation neck. Close the bottles tightly and leave them at room T for 5 days, then transfer them to a cool place for 1-2 weeks to ripen. Then you can drink it. It is "alive", unfiltered and without preservatives. While it ripens, I put a new portion to ferment.

The dish is designed for

23L

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, straight to the topic !!! I invite you to lightly salted fish !!!

Where did you buy the malt?

Thank you, Marina! There are many offers for the sale of malt, it is possible directly at the factories, or from companies. I take from the dlyapivovara firm.

What a clever girl, Linochka!

Thank you, Lyudmila! You also have excellent malt concentrates sold by Cooper Brewery, Australia. So what can be done. The taste is really different and is fun and hassle-free. If the measure is observed

[dry yeast]

Thank you, Marina! There are many offers for the sale of malt, it is possible directly at the factories, or from companies. I take from the dlyapivovara firm.

I was waiting for this recipe, but there are questions.
Is malt a concentrate of beer wort or what? There is no malt in the ingredients. And what is beer shiver or is it ordinary ("beer is brewed on the basis of only four components: beer concentrate, dry yeast, sugar and water ") and where do you buy them?
I looked at the link about beer wort and immediately another question arose, which wort to buy?

Beer wort concentrate is already prepared malt with hops by the infusion method of mashing the malt, followed by evaporation to a concentrate state. Blending (mixing different types of malt) immediately at the plant. Different blends correspond to different types of beer.The description for each concentrate contains an indication of the type of malt and the final taste of the beer. I don't really like Eli - they taste bitter, I like sweeter and lighter varieties (like Draft). When choosing the type of wort, read the description of the final taste. Each can of concentrate is accompanied by the type of yeast necessary for this particular type of beer.

Thanks for the answer. And how much a ready-made beer can stand, 25 liters is a lot: drinks_milk: if, let's say, you need to drink in 3 weeks

The output is 23 liters (since we drain the sludge). True, I use it for cosmetic purposes and feed my chickens with vitamins of group B. These 23 liters in a cool place will stand quietly for 6 months, the taste will only improve. But I have never had such endurance

I use for cosmetic purposes

More details from this place, please ...

the sludge contains a huge amount of brewer's yeast, which contains essential amino acids, all the B vitamins (choline, thiamine, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid and folic acid), essential fatty acids, a large amount of minerals: calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron, phosphorus, selenium and others. It is due to this that they increase immunity and performance, improve the absorption of food. This is if they are inside (we get them with beer, and I add to the feed for chickens). In some European countries, doctors write prescriptions for such "Live beer", it is sold in pharmacies and is most often prescribed for children and the elderly. Outwardly, it is a wonderful elixir for skin and hair: the skin is smoothed, inflammation is reduced, hair begins to grow faster and strengthens. I do masks, and sometimes I also add cottage cheese serum and my eggs there. The salons are resting.

And here we buy extracts for beer
And a canister with a water seal was also bought there.
Homemade beer is delicious!

Friend, this is cool and healthy!
And I made the canister myself in 10 minutes - I drilled the lid and squeezed in the water seal. No problem at all! What bottles do you use?

Is it possible, for example, to make beer from half of this wort, and after a while from the other half? Or is the wort not stored in an open container?

Can. You need to pour the second part of the wort into a sterilized jar and then close it hermetically. Keep refrigerated. It can also be poured into a bag, hermetically sealed and into the freezer.

Forgot to ask. And you can do it in a glass twenty-liter bottle. Earlier, a long time ago, they made homemade wine in it, and there is a water seal for it.

[sterile bottles]

Peace be with you bakers!

Linadoc-

pour into sterile bottlesin which sugar syrup is poured in advance. Can be bottled in 0.5L bottles with screw caps I fill in 1L plastic bottles.

the question is, how can you make plastic bottles sterile?

Thank you very much for the recipe!

What bottles do you use?

We used to buy bottles, now we only buy them. Because we use it repeatedly. Let's drink and pour again
I use the wort all at once, so I don't know how to store it open

I was interested in this topic, but there is nowhere to take beer wort concentrate

[Albina]

Albina, I already wrote the link where I buy concentrates and stuff for beer.
This company sends to the regions 🔗

Although it seems to me that many are engaged in beer, maybe you also have suppliers in the region

Forgot to ask. And you can do it in a glass twenty-liter bottle. Earlier, a long time ago, they made homemade wine in it, and there is a water seal for it.

You can, if you make 10-15 liters. And if more - it can break.

the question is how can you make plastic bottles sterile?

special chlorine-containing concentrate for processing equipment is being sold. It processes all equipment and containers.

irysikf, Albina, Thank you!

[Albina]

Albina, I already wrote the link where I buy concentrates and stuff for beer.
This company sends to the regions 🔗

Although it seems to me that many are engaged in beer, maybe you also have suppliers in the region

Yes, I also heard what they send. But it is often easier to find out at local breweries, they often sell ready-made extracts. In the end, you can make yourself out of malt, I can throw off the technology in a personal. Although it is quite tedious, it doesn't take much longer than concentrate.

[Linadoc]

Thank you, Linadoc, most likely I will not be engaged in brewing beer. We don't drink it very much.

[Albina]

Albina, I will make a family recipe (tested by 5 generations) for a liqueur. Suitable for any of its berries and fruits. Thing! All my friends and neighbors do this now - delicious and simple!

[Linadoc]

wow - wow! I love unfiltered beer. It's a pity that there are no conditions for manufacturing.
We are waiting for a liqueur.
Linadoc, and where do you keep chickens in Moscow?

And here we buy extracts for beer

and we are there! But we "played enough" with him ... We haven't done something for a long time ....

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, and where do you keep chickens in Moscow?

Near Moscow, I have them trained - they themselves live, walk, sleep, eat, they regularly put eggs in a basket.

And now we are waiting for the liqueur! Summer is coming, berries, ...

And I will definitely start brewing beer.

[Antonchik]

Antonchik, I, too, somehow already got involved in this business. That I put yogurt (fermented baked milk, sour cream ...) every other day for 16 years, that bread every 2 days for 13 years, that beer every 10 days for the third year - has become a habit. But at the end of summer I make a liqueur at once for the whole year.

Thanks for the recipe! I will do it. And when will you publish the liqueur? Are looking forward to!!!

And when will you publish the liqueur? Are looking forward to!!!

The difficulty is that it is conveyed in a "visual way". This must be converted into the metric system - how much to weigh in grams. That's when it goes, what to do, then I will measure and publish.

thanks in advance

Girls and boys! I made the recipe as promised homemade liqueur... She has already delivered hers - the first 6 liters: 3 liters of cherry and 3 liters of black currant. I'm waiting for the next berries.

In the end, you can make yourself out of malt, I can throw off the technology in a personal. Although it is quite tedious, it doesn't take much longer than concentrate.
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Hello Linados,
and share with me the recipe for beer from malt, very interesting, I would try to brew, and then I would report, just there is brewing malt lying idle. Thank you in advance!
Happy Victory Day!

Well, I should have looked here !!! I went to the open spaces of the tyrnet and ordered a beer extract. While I ordered one, let's see what happens. Well, Linochka .... Well, she encouraged me to feats!

[Linadoc]

how can you make plastic bottles sterile?

if there is an ultraviolet irradiator, then you can

for example or similar

Linadoc, Thanks for the recipe !!!

For several months now, my husband and I have been thinking whether to buy a set and start making beer ourselves or not to start this brewing business. We now have many departments for this business. The selection of extracts is large. But it's a pity that there is nowhere to try homemade beer in order to understand whether we like this beer or not.
Girls, is homemade beer tastier than draft beer?

and homemade beer tastes better than draft?

Ira, nothing at all! Its velvety, slightly sweet and sour, tender and fragrant.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Lina, thanks for the answer!!! So you need to buy a set, try yourself in a new business.
Lina, do you reuse bottles for bottling?

do you reuse bottled bottles?

But of course. Well I wash it, pour 15-20ml of special equipment (you can just vodka), shake it, leave it for 10-15 minutes, pour it out (pour the vodka into another bottle) and rinse it well (I don't rinse it after vodka).

rinse well

That is, it is necessary to treat with chlorine composition, and then rinse with plain water? But if you rinse with water from the tap, then there will be no sterile bottle? Is it better to handle vodka?
Ooo, how many questions are in my head while you make beer, and then how
Why did the question about reuse arise? A salesperson in the department told us that sometimes their beer began to turn sour, if the bottles are reused, even if they are well processed, so now they are only bottled in new bottles.They do it for themselves, we asked us to bring and sell beer for testing, but they refused, because they do not have the right to trade in beer in the department and are apparently afraid of a test purchase, who knows where we are from.

won't there be a sterile bottle? Is it better to handle vodka?

Rinse it, pour 50 grams of boiling water inside, shake it, pour it out, then pour the beer. But with vodka all this is easier.

[Lina]

Lina, thank you very much for clarifying, now I understand. And then I, tap water immediately came to mind.

Well, here I am ripe! Yesterday my husband and I set up the first batch to wander. Only we got it all wrong. Now I am worried if it will work out ... For a start, there was no disinfectant in the pharmacy, but I did not know about the fact that vodka can be disinfected, but I could not read it, the Internet died a little last night. Well, okay, we rinsed the tank thoroughly. Everything was done as per the recipe, but ... not enough water was added. Then we fought with the water seal, because it was homemade and did not want to work correctly. And only in the morning it turned out to be installed correctly. And fermentation was already in full swing. Now we have gone to work, and the cat stayed to watch for the bubbles .... as if he didn’t overdo it, otherwise he likes to help where they don’t ask. I hope that it will ferment and not sour.

[Victoria]

Victoria, I'll wait for the report!

Yesterday my husband and I set up the first batch to wander.

Victoria, did you succeed? We also decided to try

To begin with, there was no disinfectant

Like many brewers, I disinfect with potassium permanganate, but now you won't find it in all pharmacies. You can also disinfect perfectly with iodine. You do not need to rinse after iodine.

[zip1961]

zip1961, Sergei, tell us in more detail how to do it.
Sergei, You make beer wort on concentrate, where do you buy it from us?