Making Beer with Common Household Items?

If you are planning on using corn, potatoes, or rice you will need to mash them first in order to get the starches converted into sugars. Otherwise, there wo not be any sugars for the yeast to ferment. For this you will need some enzymes and the correct temperature and pH. Search for: all-grain brewing. In common brewing practice, the enzymes are already present in the malted barley. If you are planning on not using any malt, then the process may prove difficult. And remember, while brewing beer and making wine at home is legal. No form of distillation of alcohol at home is legal by federal law.

1. Making beer bread with Winter Lager, what spices to add?

Some allspice along with the ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest are all classic flavors of fall. For a bit of a twist, you might consider adding a little chipolte chili puree or powder for a little bit of heat.

2. Have u heard of anyone making beer frm sorghum molasses,hops,beer yeast,hops, and some cane sugar,how was it?

sorghum is a popular ingredient in African beers. I have never had it myself but I hear it is tasty. As long as you balance the sugars with the hops you should have a nice brew.

3. can i use an enamel coated pot for the cooking process of making beer?

It's used for cooking so as long as no blemishes will be fine

4. making beer bread from a box...help!?

I called my sister, who is a Tastefully Simple rep - she said you really need a carbonated beverage - that is what reacts with the yeast to make the bread rise. She said you could give it a try, but your best bet would be to make a quick dash to the store (even seltzer water works)

5. Some help on making beer ? ? ?

Get a book from the book store or library on home brewing. You can also search for books on brewing on the web. Or just get information on brewing from on line. Find a supplier in your area and if you can not find one then order from on line. Start small with a recommended kit and if you like what your doing expand your hobby set-up. Do not expect to make your beer taste like the stuff you get at the store because home brewed beer is unique. It can be good and sometimes very good but still unique.

6. Will Guinness quit making beer in the year 10579?

Hopefully it will stop being made LONG before that, preferably soon

7. Why do Americans suck at making beer?

Prohibition in the 1920's killed the beer making industry in America

8. Some help on making beer ? ? ?

get a kit if not, get a fermentor & airlock get some malt/malt extract, hops, good water and yeast mix together and put in the fermentor wait a few weeks add priming sugar to some bottles and bottle the beer. if you want to know more details, look it up n the hundreds of brewing websites, or get a book.

9. which would be more worth my time--making wine from grape juice or making beer from hopped malt extract?

They both require about the same amount of work, but I would use the proper yeast that is available for brewing wine or beer. Beer will always cost less to make. But if you get the wine or beer kits that are available they usually just need water and yeast added to them. They come with the right S. G. when made up. No sugar required

10. What equipment do I need to buy to start making beer?

Assuming you are beginning from concentrated malt or a kit, and can figure out how to boil water on your own,The bare minimum:Recommended:Optional:You can make a decent beer with just the minimum. Add the rest as time and budget allow. Each time you go to the supplier, buy one more thing to make the job easier.

11. what is the simplest recipe for making beer?

Using kits. You mix the bag of malt syrup with water and add yeast and hops

12. What is the best book to learn about making beer?

"The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing" , by Charlie Papazian is the bible that almost every homebrewer begins with. An early chapter gives directions to make your first homebrew", and if you follow it carefully, you will be surprised how good your first effort turns out. I know I was