What Cheer?
I want to make a malted grain drink so that I can add to it (things like herbs etc). This is the story so far ...
Its a test so I am making just one litre.
I understand the basic ingredients for a layman are:
1 litre water
160g of malt (in this case I have Crystal EBC 150)
5g or less of general purpose wine yeast (unfortunately that is all I have for the moment)
No sugar (really?)
Boil water
Crush malt (I am using a french style meat tenderizer - its like an inverted mushroom only in wood!)
I have had no problem crushing the malt into fibrous husk and powder.
add malt to water - simmer 15 minutes stirring frequently
Add bittering agent (in this case bitter chicory leaves) 5 minutes before turning off heat.
Cool to room temperature
Strain then add yeast - vigorously stir it for a couple of minutes
At this point I took Hydro reading of OG 1.015. I expected it to be more like 1.035, so I decided to add 60g sugar which took it to 1.030.
Will this make a basic beer?
Can I make it work without sugar? I was told that I could. If the above is incorrect then what would I need to correct it - more malt? How much more?
And if this little experiment is bound not to work then can anyone give me a workable recipe that possibly doesnot contain sugar?
I want to make a malted grain drink so that I can add to it (things like herbs etc). This is the story so far ...
Its a test so I am making just one litre.
I understand the basic ingredients for a layman are:
1 litre water
160g of malt (in this case I have Crystal EBC 150)
5g or less of general purpose wine yeast (unfortunately that is all I have for the moment)
No sugar (really?)
Boil water
Crush malt (I am using a french style meat tenderizer - its like an inverted mushroom only in wood!)
I have had no problem crushing the malt into fibrous husk and powder.
add malt to water - simmer 15 minutes stirring frequently
Add bittering agent (in this case bitter chicory leaves) 5 minutes before turning off heat.
Cool to room temperature
Strain then add yeast - vigorously stir it for a couple of minutes
At this point I took Hydro reading of OG 1.015. I expected it to be more like 1.035, so I decided to add 60g sugar which took it to 1.030.
Will this make a basic beer?
Can I make it work without sugar? I was told that I could. If the above is incorrect then what would I need to correct it - more malt? How much more?
And if this little experiment is bound not to work then can anyone give me a workable recipe that possibly doesnot contain sugar?