Firstly i suggest you visit these websites...

www.brew-it-yourself.co.uk

www.diybrewing.com

I personally have never tried brewing my own beer but i have a friend whos dad is really into it and have seen a bit on what he does. In Australia he just buys the beer power from the local supermarket he does Coopers.

Go to the supermarket and buy a home brew kit. In Australia, this is almost invariably a 1.7 litre can of hopped malt extract, this includes a sachet of dried yeast.

Take the lid off the concentrate. Read the instructions, but follow the ones below if they differ..

Boil about 200 ml of water and allow to cool. You'll need this for rehydrating the yeast when it's cold.

Heat about 5 to 10 litres of water to boiling point and add the contents of the can of wort concentrate and 1 kg sugar. Dissolve well and dilute to 20 to 25 litres with clean cold (preferably boiled) water. Cover and allow to cool to room temperature.

While the wort is cooling, and the 200 ml of water are cold, rehydrate the yeast: add it to the water and stir. Make very sure that the water is below 28° before you do this. The yeast should foam up a bit.

When the wort is at room temperature (25° or below), and not before, add the yeast and stir well. Cover well, making sure that no air can get in, but that gas (carbon dioxide) can get out. Keep at room temperature (17°—22°) for several days. Fermentation should start within 12 hours, and it should start to subside in 3 to 4 days.

Leave the beer in the fermenter for at least five days after the fermentation has subsided. Then fill into bottles, adding about 8 grams/litre of sugar.

The total time in the fermenter should be between 7 and 14 days. Leaving it in longer may increase the risk of infection.

You need to leave for 3 weeks to month and a half.

23 litres will give you about 5% alcohol, depending on the yeast.
Source(s):
www.brew-it-yourself.co.uk

www.diybrewing.com

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