I Have Discovered the Secret To Making the Best Home Brew
By Don Cronk

Making your own homemade beer can be fun, and it’s not hard at all. The basic recipe for beer is very simple and requires very little investment. You can start with the basic beer recipe and add to it to finally find out which beer is your best home brew. Add your own flavourings and try different grains for texture. The main thing you are looking for is the smell. It has a strong odour when fermenting. This odour is good. A sour smell indicates that you’ve let too much air into the beer or your temperature was not kept constant at the recommended advise of the manufacturer.

For the best homemade beer you must pay attention during the fermentation process. Your 25 litre barrel must be cleaned with bleach and a soft scrubbing brush. Being careful not to scratch the inside of the barrel. Scratches are a great place for bacteria to multiply.

Using a clean 10-15 litre stainless steel pan pour in 500-750 grams (this makes 5.0 percent alcohol) of pure white sugar. Boil the kettle and when it is ready pour it over the sugar and stir with a clean plastic spoon until all the sugar has dissolved and there is no more gritty feeling when stirring. Next add the malt from the can to the sugared water. When you have nearly emptied the can pour boiling water from the kettle into it and stir until the remaining malt has dissolved. Pour this into the sugared water and stir until all the malt has dissolved in the water.

Making homemade beer requires cleanliness and speed. The longer you leave your beer in the barrel exposed to the air the more time spore forming organisms have to settle on your (Wort). Yes, your best home brew is now defined as your Wort. Fill your barrel with enough water to make 23 litres. Do not add more than that amount as your homemade beer will taste like homemade dishwater. Take the temperature of the beer and when it has reached between 22-28 degrees add the yeast. Do not stir the yeast. Just drop it into the liquid. Place plastic wrap over the barrel and place a clean cloth over the plastic. Keep watch for 7 days to insure that the temperature stays constant. Twenty-four degrees makes the best home brew.

Using your hydrometer test the beer after 7 days and if the reading is in the green zone (usually 1000) then your Wort is now ready for bottling. Once your beer is ready for bottling and your bottles are clean. Put the barrel of beer on a table above the bottles. Fill each bottle with a sugar solution that you make by measuring out 200grams of white sugar and pouring boiling water over the sugar. Stir until all the granules have dissolved and the mixture is clear. Place ten miles of the sugar water into each bottle then siphon the beer, without splashing it, into the bottles. Cap each bottle and after ten days it is quiet drinkable. However, homemade beer will be your best home brew after three months of storage.

Now armed with this knowledge you can go off and make your very own homemade beer.

My name is Don Cronk and for over thirty years I’ve been brewing home brew. Over those thirty years; blood, sweat and tears has gone into every single batch of home brew (I don’t mean literally:-) I am now happy to say I have discovered the perfect and only way to brew home brew. For help, tips and advice on [http://www.awesomehomebrew.com/Homemade_Beer_And_The_Best_Homebrew.html]Homemade Beer And The Best Homebrew please visit [http://www.awesomehomebrew.com/index.html]www.awesomehomebrew.com

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