Take the mash (all the ingredients above in a pot) and bring it up to 150 degrees F, keeping it at that exact temperature for 1 hour. Our grains include 5 pounds Belgian pilsner malt, 4.5 pounds of German wheat malt, 1.0 pound of flaked oats, and 0.5 pounds of caramel pils malt. Ingredients: 11 pounds of grain, 11 quarts of water. It’s called “Wit Ginger, Not Mary Ann,” and was published by the esteemed beer-brewing magazine, Zymurgy. The recipe we're following is for a beer in the Belgian white or “wit” style.
But for this recipe, we're going all out, with an all-grain beer-we extract the sugars from the grain ourselves.
Making a mash is not always necessary-you can brew a perfectly good lager or ale with prepackaged malt extract.
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To help you get started, we’ve created this guide for how to make beer. In hotter climates, you can buy special yeast that works at up to 90 degrees, or, put your fermenter in the fridge or a cooler filled with ice. Although there’s no ideal time of year for brewing, most beers do well between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Then I graduated to the bottom of a utility shelf, then my closet,” says Douglas Amport, the other cofounder of Bitter & Esters. “I used to brew five gallons of cider in my kitchen cupboard. You don’t need a brewery, a science lab, or even a garage. A five-gallon setup from Bitter & Esters costs $150 and includes a recipe, ingredients, and all the gear except the kettle and the bottles. Now, if you want to keep things simple you can buy a starter kit. First, find a home-brewing-supply shop near you at Home Brewer’s Association. “Most people spend around $200 on equipment and ingredients,” LaPolla says. You don’t need fancy gadgets, says John LaPolla, cofounder of Bitter & Esters, a home-brew shop in Brooklyn, who’s been brewing since 1991 and still uses buckets. You’re likely familiar with the distinct flavor profiles that separate porters, stouts, IPAs, pilsners, ales, lagers, and witbiers, but have you tried to make your own beer? The best beer you’ll ever have might just be the one you make yourself!
If you’re a beer aficionado, chances are you’ve tried a huge variety of brews to find the one that makes your taste buds sing.
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