First we assembled the spigot. Next, we sanitized it, along with the spoon, can opener and measuring to kill all the gross bacteria and wild yeasts that could potentially produce that funky beer taste that we don’t want. Back to Beer Making 101. In case you didn’t know how beer is produced, it’s a process, called fermentation, of combining a starch source with yeast. Then the yeast devours the sugars in the starch, which produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. So basically we carefully followed all the steps in the directions and then we let the mixture sit. Then we waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, around two weeks later our homebrew was ready to be bottled! We sanitized the bottles and put a little sugar in each, along with the mixture. Then we waited again — this time around two-and-a-half weeks for the secondary brewing to take place.
We let the beer sit for two more days, and invited some folks over to watch football, have some snacks and enjoy our homebrew. How awesome is that? We think we’re going to whip up a spicy batch for the holidays. Oh, and speaking of holidays, wouldn’t this make the perfect gift?
The Brewmaster Select Kit, $99.95 at mrbeer.com.
Editors' Recommendations
- The Lazy Man’s Guide on How to Make Hard Apple Cider
- 25 Essential Kitchen Tools and Appliances to Stock Your New Place
- Dogfish Head Remains the Sultan of Sours With New Program of Small-Batch Wild Ales
- A Brief History of Oktoberfest and Why You Should Celebrate in 2018
- How to Grill the Perfect Steak Every Time
