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Classical brewing technology is quite complicated, it requires special equipment and strict observance of the brewing temperature. But having hops and malt (preferably), you can prepare a drink according to a simplified scheme, which will resemble the original in taste and color. We will look at the simplest recipes for homemade beer.
Hops and malt are easiest to buy online. Ideally, it is good to have a mini brewery, but due to the high cost, not everyone can afford this device. The proposed recipes do not require additional devices, a saucepan and a fermentation tank are enough.
Attention! Next, we will prepare drinks that only resemble beer in taste, this is an imitation that has nothing to do with classic brewing.
Beer made from hops and malt
Ingredients:
- barley malt – 5 kg;
- water – 20 liters;
- fresh hop cones – 5 cups;
- brewer’s yeast – 50 grams;
- sugar – 150 gram;
- salt – 1 tablespoon.
Recipe
1. Dissolve barley malt in water and leave for a day.
2. The next morning, pour the mixture into a cooking pot and add salt.
3. Boil the dissolved malt for 2 hours.
4. Add hops and boil for another 20 minutes.
5. Strain through a sieve, then cool the wort to room temperature (necessarily below 30 degrees).
6. Add brewer’s yeast with sugar, stir and leave to ferment for 12-18 hours in a dark, warm place.
7. Pour the drink into bottles. After 12-14 hours, the beer will be ready.
The result is a natural home-made product that is close to traditional technology. If 20 liters of beer are not immediately needed, the proportions can be reduced several times. Some homebrewers do not even use special containers, making do with a regular bucket.
Recipe for beer without yeast (honey or fruit)
Ingredients:
- overripe strawberries or strawberries – 2 kg;
- honey or candied jam – 4-5 kg;
- hops – 25 grams;
- water – 25 liters.
Recipe
1. Pour 25 liters of warm water into a container, add honey (jam), stir until honey dissolves in water.
2. Add pre-cooked strawberries (berries must not be washed to leave wild yeast on the surface), which is used as a starter, replacing brewer’s yeast. Add hops and mix again.
3. Leave in a warm place for 5-7 days for fermentation, tying the neck with gauze.
4. Close the container with a lid and leave to ferment for 30-40 days. Fermentation will end when the berries sink to the bottom of the container. At this stage, the wort needs to be stirred every day.
After 14 days, try the taste, if the drink is not sweet enough, add another 1 kg of honey to resume fermentation.
5. 5-7 days after the end of fermentation, filter the wort through gauze and pour into three-liter jars.
6. Put the jars in a cold place for 1-1,5 months. During this time, sediment forms at the bottom.
7. Pour beer into bottles for storage. It is very important that the sediment does not get into the bottles, so the container must not be shaken before pouring.
Store corked bottles of honey beer in the cellar.
The classic technology for making honey beer is shown in the video.
Easiest homemade beer recipe
If you need to quickly brew beer, I advise you to familiarize yourself with the following method:
1. Boil for 90 minutes in 5 liters of water 15 grams of hop cones.
2. Dissolve 250 grams of sugar in a glass of water.
3. Add sugar syrup to the hops decoction and cook for another 20 minutes.
4. Strain the liquid, cool to room temperature, add dry yeast (10 grams).
5. After the end of fermentation, bottle the beer, cork and hold for three days. After that, the drink is ready to drink.
