2 - BREWING

Step 1
Fill the pot 2/3 full of water and bring to a boil. When the water starts to get hot, add the malt extract syrup. Be sure to stir constantly until the syrup is completely dissolved. After the mixture, known as wort, begins to boil you won't need to stir any longer because the natural agitation of the bubbles will keep things moving.

Step 2
Boil the wort for at least an hour. This process kills any living organisms that may be in the wort, which will spoil the beer.

Step 3
Add about an ounce of hops, or more depending on your taste. More hops creates a more bitter beer. For a milder beer, add less than an ounce.

Step 4
Add the "finishing hops" to the pot right before you turn off the heat. You can add a quarter or so of an ounce. The addition of these hops are not going to add much bitterness because they are added late in the boiling cycle.

Step 5
Remove the wort from the heat and cover with a tight lid immediately. Put the pot into an ice bath. Add ice to the bath as necessary to cool the mixture as quickly as possible. Make sure that the lid stays on the wort to ensure it stays bacteria-free.

Step 6
Transfer the cooled wort to your fermenter and top off with cold tap water. You can use chilled, pre-boiled water if you are concerned about contamination. Shake or stir the liquid every so often to add air to the mixture.
Step 77
Add the yeast to the wort. You can either add the yeast straight from the envelope or rehydrate it in boiled, cooled water and then add it. Once you've added the yeast, apply the lid and airlock. It will be at least a week before you will bottle the brew.

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