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Beer Making Done 3 Ways – How To Make Beer

14 Feb 2015, Posted by Dr. Homebrew in Articles
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Beer making is not much more complicated than making a pot of tea. Can you heat water and steep a tea bag in it? Can you then remove that tea bag and drink the tea once it’s cool enough? Beer making isn’t a whole lot more complicated than that! The only difference between making a pot of tea and brewing a six-pack of beer is that you won’t be steeping tea leaves in the beer-making process, but instead, an ingredient called “malted barley.” The steeping process will turn the otherwise unfermentable starches in the barley into simpler fermentable sugars. You’ll then bring that sugar water, now called “wort,” to a boil and make your hop additions. Instead of letting the…

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Home Brewing Beer – What Is Homebrewing?

11 Aug 2013, Posted by Dr. Homebrew in Articles
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HOME BREWING BEER – Learn how to make beer at home with Dr. Homebrew’s How-To Beer Book. (Available now in both paperback and hardback copies – MAKES A GREAT GIFT!) The seemingly magical process known as “fermentation” has been around well beyond recorded history, is steeped in endless tradition, and has been an integral part of our human culture the world over. What is considered by some as common practice in everyday life is revered by others as a glorious opportunity for self-expression. That opportunity, my friend, is “Home-brewing.” DEFINITION: Home brew (noun): an alcoholic beverage (as beer) made at home. As its name suggests, homebrewing is the process of making beer at home. As foreign a concept as that…

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