Brewing Our First Batch

Today we began the brewing process. We have the Mr. Beer Home Brewery kit. We used two cans of the Pale Ale mixture and added extra cascading hops for fuller flavor.

Duane pretending he knows how to read.

Everything must be sanitised according to the brewmaster by-laws. This process takes at least 20 minutes.
Sanitising the pot for the wort.
Soaking the Pale Ale mixture in hot water allows for an easier pour.
Dan sporting his free Mr. Beer hat, getting ready to pour the Pale Ale mixture.

Duane using a sanitised can opener to open the Pale Ale mixture.

Adding the Pale Ale mixture to the wort.

Pouring the wort into the Mr. Beer Keg.

Foamy goodness. This happened because we used the spray from the sink to bring the water level up to 8.5 quarts. Probably not the best way to do it. Lesson learned.

After adding the yeast and cascading hops, we are good to go.

Duane putting the baby to sleep. See you in a few weeks.

Mr Beer safe in his home for the next couple weeks.

In two to three weeks we will bring you the bottling process.