FoundersBeer asked:

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MERNA

Brad P Newman asked:


s quite so satisfying to the taste as one you\’ve brewed yourself. Brewing beer is also a fun hobby. What are you waiting for? Let\’s get started.

You\’re going to need some equipment. It\’s not hard to find, and shouldn\’t cost too much to pick up. You\’ll find everything you need at any local brewing store or online brewing site. Here\’s a list:

Small bowl

Bottle brush

Saucepan

Bottling bucket

Airlock and stopper

Spatula

Oven gloves

Wooden mixing spoons

Brewing Pot

Plastic hose

Fermenter

Bottle capper

Thermometer – the stick-on type is best

But – it\’s much easier, especially if you\’re new to this, to pick up a microbrew kit. It will include everything you need, all the brewing ingredients, including hopped malt concentrate and brewers yeast powder, and fermentables, which are what you need to produce your desired flavor of beer. It\’s possible to get everything separately, but a self-contained kit is much more convenient.

The equipment will need to be sanitized. In fact, this is one of the most important steps in producing a decent beer. Everything needs to be cleaned with hot, soapy water. Then the equipment should be sanitized using either the chlorine solution or iodine solution which came with the kit. Even better, and more environmentally friendly, is sanitizer which contains Sodium Percarbonate – as effective as chlorine but without leaving the problematic residue of bleach.

Once everything is sterilized, we are ready to begin. Two quarts of water go into the brew pot. Heat the water until it begins to steam – around 180F. Remove from heat. Add the beer kit and fermentables. Follow the instructions that came with the kit.

Stir the brew until everything is dissolved, then put the lid on and leave it to sit for ca twenty minutes on a low heat. Fill the fermenter with four gallons of water and add the mix, known as the wort. Stir this for four minutes to oxygenize the mixture. Once the wort is cool to the touch, the yeast can be added.

Now the wort needs to ferment. The fermentation process continues for five days. During fermentation it\’s important to keep the temperature constant, at around 65F, and the wort should also be kept in a dark place. During the fermentation process you will observe tiny air bubbles rising to the surface.

After five days you need to check the beer daily. The beer is ready to be bottled when no more air bubbles appear. It\’s very important to wait for fermentation to fully complete, so don\’t be impatient or you will ruin your beer.

Before bottling you need to prepare what is known as the primary solution. The primary solution is what carbonates the brew. Add two cups of water and three-quarters of a cup of dextrose to a saucepan and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Let it cool for thirty minutes then pour it into the bottling bucket.

Now for the bottling itself: put one end of your hose in the bottling bucket and attach the other end to the spigot on your fermenter. Open the spigot and transfer the beer to the bottling bucket. When finished, detach and clean the hose and throw away the fermenter. Each bottle should be filled leaving one inch of air at the top. Cap the bottles tightly making sure there are no leaks.

Almost there now, but it\’s still not quite ready for drinking. The bottled beer needs to be kept in a cool dark place for the second fermentation process. The fridge is too cold for this purpose. Basements are ideal, if you have one. The beer needs to sit for two more weeks before being ready to enjoy.

Well, that\’s the traditional way to do it. But it\’s really much easier to purchase a microbrewery kit which includes an all-in-one single step fermenter, conditioning vessel, and dispenser apparatus. No need for bottling – the beer can be tapped directly from the dispenser. And the assembled kit sits in your fridge taking up no more room than a conventional six-pack.

Cheers!

RAPHAEL

Zac B asked:


“At Last…A Simple, Proven Method for Brewing Your Own Great Tasting Beer.” “And it’s dead easy to learn. Read on to discover how the skills and methods used are astonishingly effective for brewing beer. You really can brew your own beer at home!” Fellow Beer Lover, So your mother-in-law bought you one of those “Home Brew Beer Kits” from the local department store for your birthday hey? ..And you followed the directions and brewed what you “thought” was going to be an OK beer, then you had a couple of buddies over for the game and had everyone try…but you weren’t really prepared for what happened next…

The look on their faces after they tried your “Home Brew” wasn’t just the look when you’ve had a skunky beer…it was actually “HORROR” *** IS THIS? They said as they spit it out… They laughed at you and your “beer” and everyone shortly goes back to their same old domestic or micro-brews at $7.99 a 6-pack…

That home brew beer kit that Mom bought you promised you home brew in a few days…Now it has you AND your friends scared off of home brew…maybe forever. It really sounded like a cool little hobby to have, making a couple cases of your own beer every month, but now you’re not so sure anymore…It must be harder than it looks right? After all… You Just Want To Make A Great Tasting Glass of Home Brew To Share With Friends & Family Here’s some good news.

If you’ve been thinking about brewing your own beer, I would LOVE to teach you. Now obviously I can’t just invite every guy or gal who wants to learn into my own kitchen…but I have done what I believe to be the next best thing… I have put my years of experience….intoEASY TO FOLLOW Video training on exactly how to brew, from boiling the water to adding grains, to fermentation, to bottling.

I have to warn you though…the Brew Master’s with the HUGE books on Home Brewing “might” get MAD at me though. You see, many people are VISUAL learners, meaning that they learn from seeing others do it. I might be putting a “dent” into their book sales…but I think that reading GIANT books is not the best way for people to learn…ESPECIALLY if you just want to brew a batch or two to figure out if this is something you will really enjoy…



EDWARDO

T. Payne asked:


London ON is situated in southwestern Ontario, approximately halfway between Toronto ON and Detroit MI.  It is the largest city in the southwestern Ontario, home to over 350 thousand people.  It is nicknamed The Forest City due to its abundance of green space.

London has long been a destination for college students due to it’s post secondary educational institutions and enjoyable night life.  It is also home to a number of great attractions.  Here are 3 reasons you need to visit London.

1. Covent Garden Market: London is surrounded by great farmland.  Take advantage of that by visiting the Covent Garden Market. Established in 1845, the market is still London’s best choice for ethnic and organic foods.  It also houses the best cheese selection in all of southwestern Ontario.  If you are looking for fresh food, check out the seasonal, twice weekly farmers market where you can purchase the freshest locally grown produce.

It isn’t just about the food though!  The Garden Market is also the cultural hub of London.  It is home to a number of cultural organizations and artists.  It even boasts an art  school and theatre.  In the winter it is home to the Rotary Rink – a beautiful outdoor skating rink.

2. Labatt Brewery Tour: Alright maybe Labatt can’t compete with Canada’s premiere and micro-brewed beers, but it is still a big part of Canadian history.  Come to London to learn about one of Canada’s oldest and most successful breweries.  Learn how they combine ancient techniques with cutting edge modern technology to create a huge volume of beer.??You can do more than see the brewing process.  The tour will fill your nose with the sweet aroma of brewing beer.  You can also touch the basic building blocks for beer – hops, malt and rice.  Best of all though, is tasting.  At the end of the tour you can sample some of Labatt’s brands and taste the subtle differences in each of them.  The tour is about 2 hours and only costs $10 – a great deal in the current economy.

3.  Afrofesta: A new attraction to London.  This event which is in its infancy stages, is a multi-cultural festival showcasing Afro-Caribbean culture. Its mere existence shows that London is becoming more and more multicultural.  London’s other cultural festivals (including Latin, India and Italian) have received great support and the organizers of Afrofesta expect the same. ??Afrofesta will be home to performances, foods and arts from the local Afro-Caribbean population.  This cultural event, combined with the other cultural events in London showcase the city’s balance and wide variety of entertainment.

These 3 attractions are merely a small percent of all the great things London has to offer.  It combines big city convenience and culture with the green space and friendly atmosphere of small town Ontario.  London definitely deserves to be on anyone’s short list of places to visit.  Visit soon.

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RONI

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DEVON