Methods Of Microbrewing

The first thing you'll need to do when brewing is to sanitize everything that will come in contactwith your unfermented beer. It will take time
for the sanitizer to do its job, so don't rushthings.

Next, you'll need to rinse everything to removeany remaining sanitizer. Any remaining sanitizercan kill of your yeast if you don't rinse things
well. Add 3 1/2 gallons of water to yourfermenter then seal it with the fermenter's lidor a rubber stopper. This should be done assoon as you can before you begin to cook thewort.

Cooking

Add 2 gallons of cold water to the pot and bringit to a boil. Once the water has started to boil,add your malt syrup or extract kit. Always watchyour pot boil and never leave it. Stir it well,until the extract has dissolved.

Boiling over can create a mess and cause you toloose precious ingredients. Malt doesn't boillike water, as it comes to a boil the liquid willexpand and foam over the top. Stir constantlyand keep a close watch to avoid boiling over.

Add a few tablespoons of your boiling wort to1 cup of cool water in a santized container,making sure the temperature isn't too high.Next, add your yeast packet and cover thecontainer with a saucer or lid.

Pitching yeast

After the wort has finished boiling, allow themixture time to cool to 70 - 80 degrees thenpitch the yeast into your fermenter, which you already have filled to 2/3 of the desiredfinal level with cold water.

These are the basic steps for brewing yourown microbrews. You'll also have to siphon,bottle, then pour your brew. The final stepsaren't that difficult, although they dorequire a certain level of precision. Ifthis is your first time brewing, you shouldwatch someone experienced first.

With microbrewing, there are many differentmethods, including fruit. Fruit is unlikeother types of microbrews, as the methodintroduces fruit into the equation and makesfor a very unique - yet interesting taste.

When brewing your own beers, you can useany method you prefer. Some are harder thanothers, although a little bit of time is allyou need to become a pro. Once you have beenbrewing for a while, you'll be able tobrew even the most exotic of microbrews - allit takes is time and dedication.