Go to a local homebrew supply or shop online. Get this book - "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing". Read it and make some recipes in the book and then improvise. In no time tou can make the best beer you've ever tasted. You can make whatever you want.
2006-09-03 06:53:36
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answered by Obsean 5
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If you actually want to make a beer from scratch, that's extremely hard. Let's first look at what beer is. Beer is a fermented beverage made from malted barley, hops and water, and is carbonated in almost all cases. Here's a list of basic ingredients:
-water (beer is mostly water)
-starch source (usually malted cereal, so beer is easier to digest)
-hops (adds bitterness, aroma, and also has an antibiotic effect to ward off harmful microorganisms during fermentation)
-yeast (brewer's yeast, a microorganism that is responsible for fermentation, ale yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae and lager yeast is Saccharomyces uvarum)
As you can see, it is pretty hard to obtain the last ingredient. If you get past THIS, there is the actual process of MAKING the beer.
-MASHING: The first phase of brewing, in which the malted grains are crushed and soaked in warm water in order to create a malt extract. The mash is held at constant temperature long enough for enzymes to convert starches into fermentable sugars.
-SPARGING: Water is filtered through the mash to dissolve the sugars. The darker, sugar-heavy liquid is called the wort.
BOILING: The wort is boiled along with any remaining ingredients (excluding yeast), to remove excess water and kill any microorganisms. The hops (whole, pelleted, or extract) are added at some stage during the boil.
-FERMENTATION: The yeast is added (or "pitched") and the beer is left to ferment. After primary fermentation, the beer may be allowed a second fermentation, which allows further settling of yeast and other particulate matter ("trub") which may have been introduced earlier in the process. Some brewers may skip the secondary fermentation and simply filter off the yeast.
-PACKAGING: At this point, the beer contains alcohol, but not much carbon dioxide. The brewer has a few options to increase carbon dioxide levels. The most common approach by large-scale brewers is force carbonation, via the direct addition of CO2 gas to the keg or bottle. Smaller-scale or more classically-minded brewers will add extra ("priming") sugar or a small amount of newly fermenting wort ("kräusen") to the final vessel, resulting in a short refermentation known as "cask-" or "bottle conditioning".
2006-09-03 13:57:07
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answered by demon_card99 4
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All I know is if you want to make good beer you need quality ingredients. Quality hops, malt (usually barley), yeast (very important.. different strains give different character, top fermenting verses bottom fermenting) and water (different sources different flavor also).
A second key is sterile materials. Make sure you have a very, very clean working environment.
Now it's basically down to: malting,mashing,brewing,fermenting and packaging.
Do some research on-line, find a book or talk to a home brew supply shop in your area.
Happy Brewing
2006-09-03 15:08:26
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answered by gold.panner 2
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First, you need a car, and money. Then you take the car, to the grocery store and buy some beer. Vuala! youve "made" beer!
2006-09-03 13:54:33
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answered by Leon K. 3
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Go to Germany
2006-09-03 13:50:39
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answered by Anonymous
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hops, barley, yeast. Buy a kit online. It's not too difficult.
2006-09-03 13:50:29
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answered by troyboy 4
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its easier just to pop a top on an already made one! lol!
2006-09-03 13:49:38
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answered by cee 4
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Become Canadian.
2006-09-03 13:49:06
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answered by Anonymous
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piss in it.
2006-09-03 13:50:49
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answered by sgrjackson1 5
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