Springfield Pioneers
of Ales
with Regal Grand Esters

Brewing Beer 101

There are many ways and nuances in brewing beer, but the fact is with about $80 dollars with of equipment, the ability to read and some good cleaning practices, anyone can learn to brew.

What follows is a brief overview of the steps needed to make a nice beer depending on the style of beer, the instructions vary a little. What we are presenting is just the basic overview to demystify the art of brewing. There are many sources of indepth beer brewing knowledge out there and to recreate them here would not be practical. That said, lets start:

1. Prepping and cleaning
2. Basic Pieces of equipment
3. Getting a wort 
   • All Grain Brewing
   • Using Extracts
4. The Boil
5. Cooling it down
6. Pitching the Yeast
7. Racking to secondary
8. Finishing and waiting

Here are some videos from the AHA website

1. Lesson 1: Introduction


2. Lesson 2: Brewing Ingredients


3. Lesson 3: Brewing Equipment


4. Lesson 4: Sanitation


5. Lesson 5: Brewing your First Batch of Beer (Part 1)
   


6. Lesson 6: Brewing your First Batch of Beer (Part 2)
   


7. Lesson 7: Managing Fermentation
   


8. Lesson 8: Preparing to bottle your beer
   


9. Lesson 9: Bottling your Beer