Review on 🍺 Craft A Brew American Pale Ale Kit: Create Your Own Beer with this Reusable Starter Set – 1 Gallon by Jamie Brown

This basic set has pretty much everything you need to brew beer. Below are some tips for better results. 1. You need a place to store your beer after it's done. You can reuse beer bottles with lids. The easiest way to remove old labels is to soak the bottles in baking soda. You can buy Grolsch style bottles online that already come with a refillable cap system. If you reuse your beer bottles, you need to buy a capper and some bottle caps.2. To boil the wort, you need a large saucepan. It will need one big enough for at least a gallon. You'll want a little more as it helps with the simmer. Don't listen to instructions. Start with just over a gallon of water. Some of the wort will evaporate and eventually you won't have enough beer to ferment. You can add water, but it's best not to add anything that might contaminate the beer. Recommended Equipment.1. There is something to emphasize. You should use a fine strainer that can be placed in a funnel, or purchase a funnel with a built in strainer to remove the larger solids left over from the brewing process. If you want to know how much alcohol is in your beer, buy a hydrometer. You need to measure the original gravity when the beer has cooled and you are ready to bottle it. You must measure the final density again when the beer is ready. Make sure you correct the temperature.2. The autosiphon is extremely handy when pouring and removing fermented beer for mixing with sugar for serving. It can also be used to take beer samples later when checking gravity readings. Useful but not necessary.1. Dryer for beer bottles after their disinfection. I prefer racks that don't touch the inside of the bottles.2. The bottle rack is also useful when you want to dry your bottle/jar upside down.3. The bottle/jug will be dirty when you're done. Buy a brush that fits the neck of the bottle and is long enough to reach it when you want to start brewing again. beer preparation. Add at least 1.25 gallons to the pot. Bring the beer to the right temperature to soak the beans in the bag. Keep the temperature constant as temperature is important at this stage. After the grains are soaked, remove the bag. Don't push it. Hold it over the pan to drain. Bring the wort to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in dry malt extract. Bring to full boil. Add some hops. Boiling it to full rids the beer of everything you don't need. Do not boil the wort in a closed pot. Before the end of cooking, add the remaining hops. Turn off the heat and cover the pot with a lid. Chill the wort with a wort cooler/plate or place the pot in an ice bath in the sink. Make sure the temperature is below 75 degrees. Pour the beer into the bottle through the strainer using a funnel. Put yeast in the bottle. Place a clean hand on the end and shake for a minute. Make sure there is no dirt in the hole and insert the plug with the tube inserted. Put the bottle in a dark place with a constant temperature of about 70 degrees. Hold the other end of the tube in a glass of water. Make sure the hose is secure and will not fall out of the water bowl. Allow the beer to ferment for 2 weeks or until the final density changes on consecutive readings. Use an autosiphon or rack to mix the beer with the base sugar. Use the same equipment to fill beer bottles. Allow the beer to sit/stand in a dark place for 3 weeks to allow the flavors to soften/mix/come out. The beer is naturally carbonated by the addition of sugar in less than a week.