How To Brew Your First Homemade Beer

[Music] look I'm gonna be honest I don't really like beer that much yeah probably not the best way to start this one out but that's the exact reason why you should start brewing your own beer I'll explain [Music] it is a saison aka a French farmhouse ale it sounds super fancy but in my opinion is the most perfect beginner beer to make period it's because the yeast that is used to miss it you can do it in your own house at room temperature this beer is gosh darn delicious now remember you gotta be 21 years or older to be drinking so if you're watching this video and you're younger hey thank you don't forget to hit that like button but do not drink any alcohol now with that let's go ahead and make this shall we now before we get started we're gonna need to talk about equipment not something I usually like to discuss but it's important for this now for the record I will have a detailed document that has all this listed in the description so let's just talk about the bare essentials the main thing that you need is a fermenter which will be a six point five gallon carboy plus an airlock and a stopper and then a large enough Papa can easily hold five gallons a muslin grain sack to steep your grains yes sack is funny and a racking cane that's it that's all you're gonna need beer brewers if you're watching we're gonna talk about hydrometers let's just wait for that alright so as a part of the recipe I'm actually getting some sanitizer liquid prepare because the most important part to brewing is sanitizing every single Brewer will tell you this you must sanitize everything that the finished wort is going to touch otherwise you risk some major health hazards which by the way I'll explain what that is in just a moment that same document in the description will also have a list of stuff that you need to sanitize just to help you out now for the ingredients you're gonna need a couple different grains that are just sort of cracked and a lot of local homebrew shops will do this for you actually went to a local homebrew shop called SoCo homebrew and they had all the grains that I needed and they cracked them for me and I literally just walked over the sack grains and did it so I would really recommend looking for some local homebrew shops cuz it'll make your life a lot easier but of course you can also get it all online last the yeast we're gonna use is gonna be W yeast 3 711 French saison yeast yeah a lot of words don't try and use your shower door starter and don't use bread yeast for this you need to use this specific yeast the cool thing that about this pack is it just makes it so easy to just give it a little slap and then just let it sit out at room temperature for a few hours until it starts to puff up and then you can use it now we're ready to actually make the beer so so you're gonna fill the grain sack with all these different craft grains 1.5 pounds of Belgian Pilsen 12 ounces of German wheat 12 ounces of aromatic we 8 ounces of special roast and 4 ounces of kara munich malt now I know these are a lot of fancy terminologies like there are literally just different types of grain that's it now tie off your sack then drop your sack into three gallons of water that's been heated to 160 degrees Fahrenheit make sure to dunk it in and out to make sure that it's hydrated and let it steep for one hour maintaining that temperature make sure to check the temperature every 10 minutes or so now while that's going I'm gonna sanitize my carboy do not forget to sanitize this and also the airlocks now once that's steep lift your sock out of the water and do not squeeze it instead you're gonna take four cups of hot water and you're gonna strain that through the bag and let it drain until it stops dripping then discard the grains and bring this liquid to a boil oh and to that you're also gonna want to add five pounds of Pilsen light liquid malt extract this sugary liquid is now known as the wort now as soon as that comes to a boil set your timer for 1 hour and toss in 1/2 of an ounce of Sorachi hops and then you're just gonna let that bad-boy continuously boil for that hour now when 20 minutes remaining out of that hour we're gonna add a couple different spices which will be 3 grams of grains of paradise 10 grams of coriander and 65 grams of peeled sliced fresh galangal which is basically like ginger you can also use ginger if you don't have galangal wrap those in cheesecloth and tie it off with kitchen twine to make a bag and then toss it in your boiling wort at the 20 minute mark then at the 10 minute mark you're gonna add one ounce of Styrian Goulding's hops and then just finish out the boil with that ten minutes remaining now once that 10 minutes is up you need to let the wort cool down to 80 degrees Fahrenheit before you add the yeast I usually like to do this by setting a little ice bath in my kitchen sink and plugging up my sink please be aware that at this point the wort is in its most fragile state you cannot let anything touch this that has not been totally sanitized once the war reaches 80 degrees Fahrenheit you can funnel into your sanitized carboy using your sanitized funnel then top it off with enough filtered water to reach the 5 gallon mark now at this point a lot of Brewers will check the specific gravity with a hydrometer so they can determine its alcohol content at the end now it's recommended but not a require manual just follow the instructions to take the reading which if you do this specific gravity should be around one point zero five zero now my liquid yeast is ready because it's been sitting out already gave it a good pop on the bottom so make sure you sanitize the bag to sanitize a pair of scissors and then cut open a little end of it and then pitch it directly into your beer then add your prepared airlock and its stopper make sure that it's fully locked down on your carboy then let it ferment at room temperature in a dark area with no sunlight for 14 days make sure that there's no sunlight at all oh hey so you might be wondering why you're in my room right now next to my bed in a beer video we're yeah it's weird we're in my room because of this well not this but what it's hiding what I'm doing here is I'm blocking the light so that this stays in the darkness so this whole weird bit was basically just to make a point about that so yeah keep your beer out of the light thank you thank you very much after the first few days you should notice a couple of things a your airlock is bubbling you've got a foamy head on top which is called Crowson and at the bottom you'll notice the yeast cake and and some other gases developing and lots of bubbles happening these are all good signs and just let it go for this 14 days as described and once you've hit that 14 day mark it's time to bottle make sure that you're sanitizing your bottles and your bottle caps and your bottle cap or yes error thing after that make sure to prime all your bottles with priming sugar I personally like to use conditioning tablets because they're just easy these are just pure corn sugar I'll do about four to five tabs per bottle now this is where you're gonna need an auto siphon and a bottle filler both of which are guess what sanitized surprised by that probably not now to fill up my bottles I attach my racking cane to a siphon and then the other end to a bottle filler you want to carefully place your siphon in your beer but whatever you do do not touch the bottom or siphon any of that yeast cake at the bottom that's the trouble get it carefully pump your beer through the siphon and press down on the bottom of a beer bottle to get it to start filling gravity should sort of do the rest for you then fill your bottle all the way up to the top and pull your siphon out you should notice the liquid drop to a good spot some of these bottles of mine were actually under filled so yeah don't do that repeat with all your bottles then using a bottle capper um cap your bottles you know it's fun even better if you have a buddy helping you like my boy Chris from the restaurant I used to work at once you're done place these bottles back in that dark place put them in some sort of a box in case one explodes and let them bottle conditioned at room temperature for three weeks make sure that they're all capped by the way if I didn't clarify that enough after those three weeks are up make some room in your fridge because these boys are gonna wreak havoc on the space in there it's doctor chilly boy with beers and let them get nice and cold for at least 24 hours okay I know the fridge is opened there after that I would recommend using a bottle opener to pour and then drink the beer that you made enjoy it and don't forget to flex on your friends because you made this and you should be proud but you know what makes me proud be rule [Music] so I'm editing the video right now and it has occurred to me that I never actually explained why I got into brewing beer when I don't want even like it there really is such a thing as a beer out there that is for you and the problem as Brewers aren't making beer for you they're making it for them for what they like for what they think other people will like but doesn't mean that you're gonna like it so the beauty of brewing your own beer is well that you get to make it however you flippin want dude alright guys and that is it so let's let's make this one quick because I had to drink a lot of beer to film this and I'm really feeling it right now okay I still have more to film before you get drunk if you're a beer lover then that's a no-brainer but if you don't like beer but you like a fun kitchen project beer brewing is a perfect candidate once you have that level of control and you guys know how I feel about having the control over everything in food and it's so fun now around the time that you might be watching this I'm probably getting all prepared to go to San Francisco to film a very special group of people for a very special movie and don't forget to follow me on Instagram and Twitter that's all in the links in the description please it's much appreciated don't forget to DM me all the stuff that you're making and with all that said if you enjoyed this video or you learn something leave a like subscribe and I will see you next time what kind of trying to learn how to close this without hitting [Music] wait one more thing that I forgot to say struggling with this edit I'm sorry but just just want to say a massive thank you to Fabrizio on Instagram has a beer brewer that's based in Europe and he has been giving me a [ __ ] ton of tips and tricks and has been sort of guiding me as I've done this and he just gave me some killer tips that made making this guide so much more valuable we thank him for bricio we love you thank

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Id: AVV3UJCFnA4

Length: 9min 35sec (575 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 13 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/turkeychicken]

I agree that a saison is a great beer to start with. The yeast he used in that video, Wyeast 3711, is an extremely versatile yeast and will ferment at a wide range of temperatures.

If you've been thinking about brewing but have a ton of questions, check out /r/homebrewing or http://www.homebrewtalk.com. Both of those are very active homebrewing communities.

I've been brewing for about 4 years and started off extremely intimidated by the process but after a batch or two under my belt I felt very confident.

[u/ShartEnthusiast]

He is so right about sanitization on being the most important thing!

[u/Frefallfrom10k]

/r/Homebrewing

[u/[deleted]]

Do it. You will not regret it.

[u/aksoileau]

I've been a huge fan of making small 1 gallon batches that'll give me 9-10 beers at a time. Its small enough to keep things practical, clean up is easy, and its more forgiving on your time.

[u/Romarion]

As long as you remember sterile means sterile (not just "sorta clean") you'll be fine. It's a great way to get excellent beer for low prices :)

[u/Ma_tee_as]

Is it common to add sugar into the bottle? This doesn't sound right...