How To Build A Home Brewery

For beer connoisseurs, the decision to learn how to build a home brewery is an easy one, guaranteeing that they will always have a readily available supply of their favorite brew and one which they know exactly what went into it. The steps to build a home brewery are simple, and the same concepts apply regardless of the size brewery wanted, although the materials will, of course, vary.

Supplies

• Stove
• Running Water
• Brew pot, 2 gallons or larger
• plastic bucket and lid, 5-10 gallon size
• Plastic hose, 5/16 vinyl tubing can be used
• Cooking spoon, plastic or wood
• Strainer
• Sanitizing agent
• Beer starter
• Brewer's Yeast
• 2 Pound Malt Extract
• 1 ounce hops pellets

 Instructions

1. Clean all equipment using warm soapy water, then rinse all equipment thoroughly to remove any soap
   
2. Bring 1 gallon of water to boil in pot.
3. Turn off burner, then add the starter and malt extract, stirring until all has completely dissolved. 
4. Turn burner back on and bring to a boil, being careful not to allow contents to boil over. Boil for 30 minutes.
5. When mixture has been boiling for 25 minutes, add hops.
6. Put three gallons of water into plastic bucket with lid.
7. At the end of 30 minutes of boiling, turn off the burner and remove pot from it.
8. Using strainer, carefully strain liquid into bucket. Add cold water to bring to 5 gallon mark.
9. Allow liquid to cool.
10. Sprinkle yeast on top of liquid. Do not stir.
11. Snap the lid into place and attach fermentation lock.
12. Add a slight amount of water to fermentation lock to form water seal.
13. Store fermentation bucket in location where temperature stays as close to 65 degrees as possible.
14. Bottle as desired.
15. Sugar is added when bottled