Brew Beer No Gear - How to brew beer with no brewing equipment 

Thanks for the kind words. I didn't start with bottles, but this was the level of simplicity that I taught myself to brew at (It's not as you point out "rocket science"). It was very no-frills, and taught me a massive amount along the way. Good to have you on board.🍺🍺

I've been brewing for a little while and I agree that brewing good tasting beer does not require fancy equipment.

I think we've all got a similar story like that from our early brewing days. Good to hear from you.

I used a stock pot, maybe 3 gallons on the stove, put a can of beer extract in it, some hops, poured strained into the carboy, cooled it with tap water up to 5 gallons, added the yeast and it worked out great. I used bleach water for sanitising because I am cheap as can be. Rinse well. A good fermentation in an anerobic environment will eliminate most bacteria, people obsess about contamination. Never even had 1 batch be off tasting, as long as the recipe was done correctly. Cheap hops, cheap can of beer mix, heck you can do it in food grade buckets, but I like glass carboys with a good bung and bubbler. Made plenty of country wines the same way. Use the correct brewers yeast or wine yeast but I have heard bread yeast will work in a pinch

That's very much the idea behind doing this video. I'm really glad you appreciated it. We can get very hung up on all the technical small details, but at the end of the day, it really isn't hard to get into this hobby.

Thanks for letting me know. Your successful brew has made my week. 🍺🍺👍

Lol, thanks for that. I also started my brewing with hedgerow wines and ginger beer (really need to make another one sometime) and it just grew from there. Admittedly I didn't start in a bottle, but it was almost as basic as that. Don't feel constrained by my recipe on this. It's very basic and fairly one dimensional, but it's a good place to start down the malt beer road. It's nice to hear from you, and I hope you enjoy the beer process.

Yeah I agree, I haven't used extract for many years, so this surprised me how good such a simple brew can actually be.

I really hope it goes well for you. Take your time, and most of all, have patience with the fermentation. Good luck, and let me know if it works out for you or not. 🍺🍺

It's nice to hear that some people appreciate this video, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

It's good to have you onboard. Cheers 🍺 Don't worry, if you get bitten by the hobby, you'll end up with fancy equipment eventually. It's definitely not required tho. 😁

Glad you enjoyed it!

That's great to hear. I hope it goes well for you, let me know the result. No matter what though, you'll learn loads I'm sure.

I have also written a web article about this brew. It's got more detail on some of the important points that I had to leave out on the video. It's worth a read if you're going to try this. brewandbuild.co.uk/homebrewing/homebrewing-recipes-and-ideas/how-to-make-beer-with-no-gear/

I think that's a fair point. Certainly if you were to be looking at using this method a number of times, I think you're exactly right. As a way to try brewing once or twice, I can't imagine it's too bad though.

Lol, you've got to love the power of suggestion huh? I've got a couple of other videos of that nature in the works at the moment. Good to have you along.

Good to hear, and thanks for joining. Using the gear that you have can be a great way to start, and if you're pretty handy at making/modifying things, then you can get some really good results. But be warned, if you get into it and enjoy it, the lure of shiny expensive gear that promises to make your life easier, is very hard to resist. 😁😁 You've been warned.... Good luck brewing 🍺🍺

Nice idea. I like it.

Stainless is great, but this stuff is free. 👍

Yes yes yes, I remember a video like that. I then was going to make some apple jack, but clean forgot. Thanks for reminding me, I might try that this autumn. Its a good plan on not the multiple bottles. It won't take much longer, and will give a chance to make slight changes to each batch if you wanted. Good luck if you try it..

That's the spirit I was hoping to inspire. Don't just stop at my basic recipe either, get inventive 🍺🍺🍺😁

There are some people that subscribe because they like something, and just want to keep an eye on what might come out in the future. There are others that I feel I have to work very hard to justify their subscription. I feel you are in the second category. I appreciate you subscribing. If I have inspired someone to try something new, then the work was worthwhile. If you brew mead and wine, then you already have half the knowledge you'll need. I think you'll find it an easy transition. I also brew mead, and on the odd occasion a fruit wine, maybe some of those to follow.

Thanks for taking an interest 🍺

Thanks for the compliment. I hope I can put out a few more things that you'll find interesting.

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No doubt about it, if you can ferment for whiskey, then you have most of the basics for knowledge and equipment to start brewing beer. Hops really have three main purposes. They provide bitterness which is needed to offset the sweet malt, and makes it more balanced and drinkable. This bitterness is usually derived from early additions of the hops, which draws out more of the acids. They give aroma and fruit/herbal flavours. These aromas and flavours are from oils that can be quite volatile, and will boil off if left in too long. So the 'aroma addition' tends to be late in the boil, or after it. They also are a preservative for beer, and will give shelf stability for a much greater time.

@@brewandbuild Thanks for the informative reply. I have a couple projects in front of me, next a new Cider recipe, but after that I'll definitely try a beer. I already use LME sometimes for a flavor boost. Subbed.

I kept the bottles in a warm room for about a week and a half, then put them out in cool storage for about two or three more weeks. Generally beer is carbonated in about two weeks, if kept at around 20c / 68f

I possibly confused people a little there. Once the sugar and beer are capped in the bottle, it needs to go back into a warm place for about 2 weeks to carbonate up. Then pop it in the fridge and drink🍺

@@brewandbuild ohh okay, thanks for the clarification! 🍻

You're absolutely right. This was merely a proof of concept idea. The size bottle a person uses, is up to them.

I really appreciate your support. Thanks. Funny enough, you've guessed my intentions. I'm planning on using these to split batches for small comparison brews.

I almost went with the rubber glove method on this as well, because it is so simple. In the end I decided that someone beginning home brewing would probably overfill the fermentor, and without a blow-off tube, it might get a bit messy. 🍺