Brew beer at home
A glass jug, an airlock and a packet of yeast: in a couple of weeks you'll have your first homemade brew. For adults 21 and over. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first gallon.
Space neededA kitchen and a closet shelf
First projectA gallon of hard cider
Skill levelBeginner-friendly, 21+
Good forCooks, tinkerers, friends
The video that hooks everyone
Brewing your first homemade beer
Beer pours from a brown bottle into a glass with a thick, foamy head, and the video shows how to brew your first homemade beer. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. A one-gallon setup is cheap, small and easy to clean. Five-gallon buckets and kegs can wait until you've bottled a batch or two.
Starter kit
01One-gallon glass jug with a drilled stopperYour fermenter. Glass is easy to clean and see through.
02AirlockLets gas out and keeps air and bugs out.
03No-rinse sanitizerKills germs on everything that touches the brew.
04Hydrometer and test jarTells you when fermenting is really finished.
05Small auto-siphon and tubingMoves the brew off the sediment without splashing.
06FunnelFor filling the narrow jug neck.
07ThermometerYeast only works well in a certain range.
08Cider or ale yeastBrewer's yeast, not bread yeast.
09Swing-top bottlesThick bottles made to hold pressure.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Skipping the sanitizerAnything that touches the brew after the boil must be sanitized. Clean isn't enough: germs you can't see spoil a batch.
- 2Bottling too earlyBubbles slowing down doesn't mean it's done. If it's still fermenting, pressure builds in the bottles and they can burst. Check with a hydrometer first.
- 3Fermenting too warmWarm yeast works fast and makes harsh, off flavors. Keep it in a cool closet, around 60°F to 70°F.
