Homebrewing for Beginners: How to Make Beer at Home
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2015
- Welcome to home brewing: hobby, obsession, way of life! Brewing beer is fun and easy, and there's nothing more fun than sharing a beer that you made with family and friends. In this video we show you how to make beer at home, including a look at the essential equipment and ingredients to get started. #homebrew #homebrewing #howto
See blog article on getting started in homebrewing: bit.ly/3DbOETe
Also, see Northern Brewer University online video courses covering everything from beginning brewing to advance topics and techniques. bit.ly/3TgwJ3p
'The valve will open and the beer will flow'... I almost cried.
ALMOST?!
I did cry 🤣
Lol!... Yeah ant that the truth!....😂
😂
seems like a lot of work but once you have made a few batches it will become easy and you will not only save but possibly make money and have a good hobby.
Sounds good 😁
I'm going to sell mine door-to-door
@Divinital I went and got a corny keg this past weekend. That was forty bucks. And I just went and got a small freezer for $40 off of Craigslist. There's enough room in there for two kegs. I think I'm going to have a summer that I don't remember.
@De Niro He doesnt remember
It is nice to see someone show people how to brew correctly.
By far the clearest, best explained brewing video i have viewed. Thank YOU NorthernBrewer.
One of the best videos for beginners that I have seen.. Today I brew my first batch.
How did it go!!??
4:44 put the CLOSED jug of syrup
and get some olive oil on those wood counter tops. Uhg. Stains everywhere.
Brilliant. I would love this setup in Australia.
Love it ! Clear and to the point.
Lol, I must have watched this video 12 times back when I was first learning to brew! Still just as awesome!
thanks for this. Just bought a still and considered making a batch of beer from time to time. This video made the process very clear
Glad it helped!
You should have shown how to check the specific gravity before and after fermentation and showed how you calculate the alcohol content......
Shoulda couldn't
Beautifully and simply explained
Great video!
Great 101 video for Extract kits!
Awesome video guys! Thank you
Appreciate it!
Beautifully well done.
Crafted our first batch of beer 6 weeks ago and it was delicious! This is a great kit if you're trying to craft your first batch of beer!
+Daniel Mabe how long from start to finish ??
+louisvillian502 About 4 hours of physical work and 4-6 weeks of waiting
Fantastic video!
"If you can make mac and cheese from a box..."
Me: Alright!
"Without help..."
Me: AAUGH!
Best. Comment. Ever.
This video is so helpful. Many thanks! I'll be sure to purchase your products so that I can, at lease, give back something to you guys.
Awesome! Thanks
I'm late to this game, but very very interested and excited to get my first kit. I went through all the recipes and Caribou Slobber sounded great. Look what y'all are brewing in this video!
Love the posters in the background. Surly Darkness, one of my favorites (not as good as barrel aged 10, but damn good)!
Excellent tutorial
thank you for your introducing ! .
So, i will do home brewing when i'm home .. because ~~~~```
This was strangely satisfying to watch
You're a creative force.
Amazing !!!
I have recently started brewing at home so this instruction video is really useful to understand all the way.
Brewing was always my dream 😊
The most informative video I’ve seen out of maybe 25 !!!! Good job and thanx for the schooling !
Thanks for the explanation. Very informative! I just bought a starter kit from your company. Will be buying everything in the future on your site. Been interested in home brewing for a long time. I will come back to my comment here when everything is complete and after I have had the first beer. Thanks!
Hey man, lmk if this process is cheaper than buying beer instead.
@@gilbertbaez9474 My startup cost was around 330 dollars for everything I need plus having two batches going at the same time. Each batch will yield 48 bottles of beer. (4) 24 packs of beer. This price can be as low as $25 for 48 bottles of beer or could be much higher depending on what kind of beer you wish to brew. Of course, I'm buying kits at the moment. A little over 50 cents per beer. Costs could be cut further if you move to all grain and doing the malting process yourself. Though this upgrade is a substantial investment. Must also look at what type of beer you produce. I'm making craft Ales. A lot more that 50 cents a beer if you can find it at a store or a craft brewery that has a bar. Currently the cheapest crap I can think of (Busch Light) is 75 cents a can. Though comparing the watered-down bland beers many Americans drink with a good craft brew could be considered a sin...it is noteworthy. If you like and don't mind cheap beer, then you could probably just continue to buy it and it wouldn't be much different in cost. If you like good craft beer, interested in learning and drinking your own beer for a substantial discount, then it's totally worth it.
My kit is out for delivery!!!!!!!!
How was the beer?
I`ve always rinsed the equipement and bottles to get rid of the foam. Never had a problem with it! But then again I`ve haven`t brewd for long!
Thank you for this video. Makes the brewing process clearer.
Thanks for the excellent 101! Started homebrewing a few months ago and my 3rd batch is brewing now. My 4th batch will be far better thanks to your 101. Thanks.
Really classy and concise presentation.
Thank you so very much. I learned so, so much watching this keen video.
I am a real Beer Lover-
60 ppl can't make mac and cheese
i disliked cuz this vid literally teaches you nothing beyond the instructions on the kit.
i don't want to get a kit. i want to make beer from scratch all by myself. i expected an instruction on how to make the malt extract and everything else.
this video is shit
@@KaelDenna Sorry you feel that way. You can replicate this process with all sorts of other supplies/ingredients sourced from other places. Are you looking for help making beer from extract syrup or from all grains? We likely can help point you to a proper video if we know more.
Finally a great diy beer brewing video. not so complicated. It seems to me not adding the yeast to the wart would make a non alcoholic beer yes or no? again. what a really good job! i watched to the end. and think I have got it.
Thank you so much I'm going to get started brewing my own beer ,I am going to call it Honey Badger 🍺
Now I'll have to get me a cold one after watchting this video and listen to my favorite bands Delta Parole and GNR.
i cant wait 2 weeks im thirsty NOW ! lol
Great video
The yeast at the bottom of the fermenter can be used to make bread with a very unique flavor.
lionharehart how?
So easy, a chemistry professor can do it!
I haven't made my own beer exclusively for the last 12 years and I like the very strong dark German type and after a make it I do refrigerate it for a week but before I drink it or like to let it sit out on the counter and warm up a bit because I like to drink it closer to room temperature about 72 degrees or a couple degrees colder I don't like it right out of the refrigerator and just seems to taste better when it starts to warm up a little bit I am very happy with the process and everything they say is spot-on the most important thing is to make sure everything is very sanitized because if you don't you'll get what's known as bitter beer and it will make you sick
Mike, if you like your beer at cellar temp, high 60’s to low 70’s, try less carbonation on your next batch. I lived in England for several years and loved the cellar temp ales. What I noticed is they also didn’t have as high a carbonation as American beers. When I brew an ale for cellar temp drinking I use less carbonation and prefer it.
BEER.....The breakfast of champions!
+ARCSTREAMS I kindly refer to beers as .... Cold Barley Soup (whether they contain barley or not :)
XLNT presentation.
Great video - really well thought out, cheers
Amazing!
Good video.
A friend sent me this video who is interested in starting to brew. I have to say, this is a pretty decent video for beginners!
Yeah I can’t wait that long.
Question: Is there any reason I cannot add a gallon of cold water to the pot (adding it to the wort) during the ice bath to help it cool faster? I'm going to add water anyway once I transfer it to the fermenter, so it seems like it wouldn't matter.....?
Can you please also make a vedio on carbonation, that's where the problem arise of TPO if not done effectively
No more Budweiser for me. Well for have not had beer for a while. Gonna get me some now!
This is the first video I seen where it's OK to use tap water.
My opinion, that's what makes your beer/whiskey unique.
Many people do all sorts of things to water, but in the end if it tastes good it should make good beer. Can you go bonkers with all sorts of water chemistry and additions, sure. Will it make better beer, probably? But personally I don't do anything to my water, except sometimes in the summer Saint Paul water can get a slight chlorine-y taste to it. I just collect my brew water a day early in a clean bucket and hit it a Campdem tablet to clean that up.
This made me appreciatte beer very much.I will definitely try to make my own beer at home.
"Croison is good." My #1 takeaway
That’s a hell of a home kitchen
Wish that was my home kitchen! That was in the teaching classroom brewery area of our former Minneapolis store. :)
@@NorthernBrewerTV oh I see. Lol. The title of the video tricked me!
durring the fermentation or bottle storage time you mentioned it being in a room temp of 68 degrees. Will there be a negative effect if it were stored at 76 degrees? I dont have the ability to store it at 68 degrees
Hello! Fantastic video. Which sanitizer product do you use?
Thank you!
+Alex G I'm not sure, but I know restaurants have food safe concentrated sanitizers that they dilute with water and you don't rinse it off. Hopefully that helps you find an answer, even though it won't be the exact one he used.
www.morebeer.com/articles/sanitizingmethods
Hi
I have been brewing at home for almost 8 months.. fermentation would usually last 17 - 19 days.. remember in desert our summer is pretty harsh with temperature touching 50 degrees celsius... But today on December 14, it was 9 degrees c and 2 c was night temperature last night.. this morning although it's the tenth day and I noticed that fermentation is almost over...
Would this be due to colder temperature that fermentation has stopped quicker almost half time then summer?
Or, previously I always brewed 10 liters and added 10 grams of yeast sachet while this time it is 20 liters and still the same amount of yeast (10 g pack) would the more amount be the reason for fermentation to stop earlier?
This is literally the same script that Mike Dawson used like 3 years ago...right down to the mac and cheese bit.
SMH
Jamie Thacker If it's not broke...
who cares its a great video......
Paula Halbedl, I guess some people care because it's stole content and not credited to the person they stole it from? Would you care if someone stole and was selling something you were the original creator of?
If your Brew Kettle is just a stainless steel type pot can you just dump the Wort from the stainless steel into your fermenter or is it better to use an auto siphon from your from your stainless steel Brew Kettle to bring the beer into the fermenter
whats that intro song love it ha
What do you call a product to make the beer foam whiter?
I look this up because I really enjoy a good beer and would like to make it on my own but would really like to know if this is cheaper than buying your favorite market brand beers from shelf? Bud light!
Now, if you are putting it into a sanke keg instead of bottles, is the priming solution the same?
Is the sanitizing solution OK to mix with the beer? Seems a bit nasty to drink that.
I wanted to get this for my husband for Father’s Day, but if we’re being honest, I’d be the one doing all the work and idk that I want to take that on 🤪 I’m also trying to reduce my waste output (hence looking into home brewing versus buying and throwing out cans/bottles)... can you reuse the bottles and caps and other supplies??
im curious to know how much it cost him per bottle great video thanks
Hi, gr8 vid... thanks. How much dry yeast do I need to put n2 20 L (4.4g) ? I am looking for a 4-5% and I have put in malt and 2 and a half cups of sugar
One 11g packet of dry yeast should be sufficient to ferment that wort/sugar combo.
What is the solution for airlock stopper coming off the carboy when inserted to ferment?
Both carboy and airlock stopper have to be sanitized so obviously they are both wet. Do you dry them off and how? Or you use something else to hold the stopper down?
4:40 Whoa! Put the open jug of extract underwater? I think you meant closed jug, right?
I used the whole bag of sugar for bottling and mixed it but create too much carbonation. is there a calculator for how much to use depending on the beer type? i wish the recipe would tell you how much too use.
5:55 I remember as well how I was just sitting and just watching for 1 hour how my wort was boiling on my first beer hahaha
Homebrewing: The Hobby of Hurry Up and Wait! :)
I'm just glad to see these guys making videos again. Yeah, they may not be what they used to be, but keep it up and they'll get better.
@NorthernBrewerTV what is the final alcohol content of this brew?
i fell asleep like a baby right on 4 minute mark 😁
boil over at 7:33 was entirely too satisfying
When you were doing the sanitation in the fermenter you didn't rinse out the sanitatizer is this ok?
I just bought the deluxe Northern Brewer home brewing kit. I have been using a 1-gallon carboy so I'm excited to generate a larger yield! I just started a TH-cam channel as well to document my journey! Any feedback would be great.
Are there any techniques or tips for cooling the wert if you don't have that large of a sink like in the video?
+Amelia Bosley YES ITS CALLED IMMERSION CHILLING oops on the caps, Its basically 25 ft of copper tubing coiled up to fit into yur pot with a hose connection on the ends. Think they have them on Northern brews site, google it
My kit from you guys didn't come with the auto siphon. You say, this week or that week, how should we know when the beer is ready?
The beer is done fermenting when a gravity reading taken a few days apart gives the same measurement. This means the yeast is done fermenting what sugars it will ferment. As for the auto-siphon, please hit up our Customer Service folks at so they can set you up!
Would recycling bottles with proper sanitizing be effective or is it best to buy new ones?
You can totally used bottles from breweries and other sources. Be sure to give them a good soak in PBW (which will clean and also help remove labels in most cases), rinse and then sanitize them with StarSan before use. Also, use pry-off style bottles, not twist caps. Capping on top of a twist-off bottle is not recommended as it might not hold carbonation.
please what type of sanitizer used?
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Hi ....we don't get STAR SAN here in India. I was recommended Iodine solution 1 Tea Spoon in 1 Litre of water. Any clue if that works? What other generic sanitiser can one use? I've seen some videos using VODKA also!!
What is that type of hose you are using to transfer into bottles and such?
Most people use (and we sell) food-grade vinyl tubing or even silicone tubing. See this link for different options based on diameter of auto-siphon, bottling wand, etc.
www.northernbrewer.com/collections/tubing
in terms of cost of ingredients, how much is the cost per bottle of beer? thanks
About 50p or 30 cents
Cheaper
I have a 1 gallon keg, can I make a 5 gallon beer recipe and let fermented beer sit until ready to force carb individual gallons
That's a tough and complicated question because you really don't want the finshed beer sitting for too long before transferring to the keg. The last segment could really be at risk of off-flavors if it sits on the yeast for, let's say, weeks before going into the keg. Without knowing your exact setup, space allotment, etc... just seems like more work to do this and to maintain freshness as you work through five different rounds from the same batch than just buying a bigger keg.
@@NorthernBrewerTV thanks for your input. I will stick to small batches until I can upgrade equipment
I have a stupid question. after cooling the wort, you go to all of that trouble to maintain sanitary conditions, but then you top off your fermenter with tap water? isn't that a potential source of pathogens? or is it sanitary enough that it can be assumed to be safe to add right in? I have been doing full volume boils, but if I get a bigger fermenter I would like to do reduced volume boils with top offs. I just don't want to risk a batch using filtered tap water if it isn't really sanitary. Thanks in advance.
+Christopher Haist Don't use tap water. I use bottled water only. Most tap water is too chlorinated.
unless your in flint Michigan
Brumfield
@ Bacon&Eggies
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What about PH, alkalinity, wild yeast and bacterial growth in pipes and storage facilities, none of which have a taste?
@@barrybrum If your water is safe enough to drink it's safe enough to top off with out of the tap. Been doing it for years with no ill effects. As for pH, alkalinity, etc. you can have your water tested for it's exact chemical makeup. Then there's apps and websites you can put the results into that'll give you the exact amount of chemicals to add to reach the profile you want.
Would you just used bottled or distilled water to top off your batch if your tap water is bad?
Great video...thanks! I have to ask though - what kind of freaking box mac and cheese do you buy!? Ha ha
hi, I need an answer. I guess your fermantation process was finished at your first 5 gallon bucket (your FG: 1010) . but you take your beer to secondary bottle. why did you do that? if your fermantation process is finished (if your fg is 1010) why do you take all beer to any other bottle and wait more time...? thanks.
Jus got my first starter pack, exited to botch a batch or two. It’s a hobby I’ll probably never look back from so I’m trying to learn all I can before I start so I can avoid as many expensive mistakes as possible
Get the bigger, black bottle filler. Just bottled yesterday with red one, took 1 1/2 hours to fill 24 bottles..
I am watching you in 2022 from Southeast Asia and wonder if you're to be available in any store in Thailand or Vietnam.
Sorry, at the moment we aren't available in any retail outside of our own stores in the U.S.
"Don't squeeze the bag".
There are people squeezing the bag, and people lying :D
12:55 which is it? One or two weeks? That is kindof a big spread!!
The best thing to do is just wait two weeks. After one week there still could be some slight fermentation going on. After two you'll be fine.
"Don't fear the foam!"
Never done beer, but i'm studying with this videos. Question, isn't it a problem to add 2 gallons of cold water to fermenter, since it hasn't been boiled or sanitized?
That shouldn't be a problem as long as your water is good and the fermenter has been santized first.