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Ingredients
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Brew Ingredients
Method
Brewing Instructions
- 1
Mashing
Begin by heating 3 gallons of water to 165°F (74°C) and adding the malted barley. Stir well and maintain the temperature between 150°F and 155°F (65°C - 68°C) for 60 minutes.
- 2
Sparging
After mashing, sparge the grains with an additional 3 gallons of water at 170°F (77°C) to extract the sugars.
- 3
Boiling
Bring the wort to a boil and add the hops. Boil for 60 minutes, adding additional hops as desired for bitterness.
- 4
Cooling
After boiling, cool the wort quickly to about 70°F (21°C) using a wort chiller.
- 5
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermentation vessel and add the yeast. Seal the vessel with an airlock and allow it to ferment at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
- 6
Bottling
Once fermentation is complete, siphon the beer into sanitized bottles, adding priming sugar for carbonation. Cap the bottles and store them for another 1-2 weeks.
- 7
Enjoy
Chill the bottles and enjoy your homemade Samuel Adams beer!
