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The fermenting bucket is sealed with its airtight lid, and an airlock is added to allow the CO2 gas the...

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The entire flask of yeast slurry goes into the wort. I made sure to give it a good shake in order to get every little bit of yeast into my fermenter.

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Remember that yeast starter? Well, here it is a day and a half later. Notice how the yeast has sank to the...

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After my wort has chilled to less than 30C, I fill my brewing pail with about 8L of cold tap water and add...

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After straining out all the hops, the brew pot and clipped thermometer go into the ice bath for a cool down. Target temperature is about 30C.

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In order minimize the amount of time my wort spends in the danger zone bacteria thrive in (anything less...

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Almost there. Time to add the aroma hops - about 30g of Cascade hops. These will be allowed to steep in...

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The wort along with the brewing hops are allowed to boil for an hour, stirring often.

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The hop bag goes into the pot. It'll act like a huge teabag, allowing the hops to contribute flavor to the...

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After adding my malt extract, I take my northern brewer hops - about 40g - and add them to my hop bag.

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As I bring the water up to a boil, I add my cans of malt extract to the brew pot.

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After the spent grains are removed, I'm left with a lovely base of liquor to add my malt extract to.

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After their half-hour steep, I remove the spent grains from the brew pot.

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I start by adding my crushed grains to the cold water - about 2/3 of a kilo of crystal malt and British...

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I start with about 6L of cold water in a pot. Notice the thermometer clipped to the side of the brew pot.

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I start by placing my cans of malt extract into a pot filled with a bit of water and a towel on the...

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After sanitation, all of the equipment is left to air-dry.

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After a half-hour to an hour soak, the brew pail full of sanitation solution is drained through it's handy spigot.

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