Homemade & Commercial

Wine, Beer, Spirits, Cider & Mead Guides

Alcoholic beverages; most commonly beer and wines made at home. Brews made from brewing kits purchased at shops specialized in spirits. The Beer Pirate features homebrew recipes, equipment requirements, and commercial productions information; and all the best practices needed to make that perfect batch!

Best made as draught beer and drunk by the half pint. Best kept for grumpy relatives to induce them to sleep soundly while the rest of the household enjoys itself.

• 3 lb. dark malt extract
• 2½ lb. demerara sugar
• 3 oz. hops
• small level teaspoonful salt
• ¼ oz. citric acid – yeast – nutrient

Boil hops and salt in a quart of water for fifteen minutes. Take out bag and squeeze when cool enough. Pour strained hop-water into fermentation vessel and add sugar, malt and citric acid. Then make up to two gallons with boiling water. Allow to cool to 65°-70°F. And add yeast and nutrient.

Cover as directed and leave to ferment in warm place until beer goes ‘flat’ and then bottle.