Back so soon?

Surprised I'm sure.  Just couldn't keep you waiting on that beer making process. :-)

So D took over the kitchen ( I wasn't home thank goodness ) to make his beer.  
He started with steeping the grains, mostly roasted barley, at 155 degrees, for 30 minutes.

 Can see my herb in the window?


Next step-Boiling the wort, thats what it's called at this point, having added malt extract, gypsum, and bitter hops.

Doesn't look appealing to me!

       Chilling the wort in ice bath;  you have to chill fast to avoid contamination and get  
                                             temperature down below 80 degrees 

                             Wort topped off to 5 gallons, aerated, and yeast added.

I bet it makes a good floor cleaner.

            Airtight lid and airlock system.  Wort has to ferment for 2 weeks to make beer.

And here we are with this bucket of beer (will be) in my kitchen.  2 weeks in here then it's ready to be bottled and carbonate for another 4 weeks.   Yes. the bottles came with the kit.  When all is said and done he'll have 5 gallons of stout.  And no I won't be helping him drink it.  I've never acquired a taste for the stuff. 

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