New Home Brew » brewing yeast

Home brewing — is beer yeast same as bread yeast?

Tim Hanson — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:55:29 +0000

If so, can they be used interchangeably?

Also, does the % alcohol depend on the yeast amount?

Thank you

Ale Yeast Pretzels

Tim Hanson — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:10:34 +0000

Immo’s Ale Yeast Pretzel Recipe I tried to make this recipe for people globally so please use the ingredient list appropriate for your area/region. I put the ingredients list below the instructions. Instructions & Directions: Step 1 Mix dry ingredients (flour, brown sugar, salt) together in a mixing bowl Step 2 Re-hydrate brewers yeast into warm water Step 3 Add wet ingredients below to dry ingredient mixture, add melted butter, add yeast slurry, mix together (a few minutes using automatic mixer) until you have a nice ball of dough. If you have too much dry ingredients add a tablespoon or two of your favorite pilsner beer to help make a nice dough ball Step 4 Cover dough ball in mixing bowl for a few hours until dough rises (it should almost double in size) Step 5 Kill time for a few hours.: play videogames , watch a hockey game, etc. etc. Step 6 Knead dough ball a bit into manageable size to cut into 8 equal pieces, roll dough out into 8 rope strips about a foot and a half long. Shape dough strips into pretzel shapes and place on cookie sheet Step 7 Preheat oven to 450 Fahrenheit/232 Celsius Step 8 Make Baking soda bath solution by mixing water and baking soda together, bring water baking soda mixture to a boil in a saucepan Step 9 Add pretzel to boiling water for approx 10-15 seconds per side, this will help the pretzel brown when in the oven. Step 10 Mix 2 Tablespoons of your favorite pilsner beer with 1 medium size egg yolk. Brush pilsner/yolk mixture over boiled …

Hougly Home Brew Review: PeiHomebrewer’s Coopers Irish Stout.

Tim Hanson — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:58:47 +0000

My first home brew review. I review a bottle of PeiHomebrewer’s Coopers Irish Stout. It’s a partial extract brew. The recipe he used: 1 can of Cooper’s Original Series Stout 1KG Dark DME 250g Crystal Malt 250g Roasted Barley 150g Chocolate malt 1oz US Goldings hops (15min boil) for flavour Safale US05 Yeast.

Brewer’s Yeast Exploding

Tim Hanson — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:25:54 +0000

Harvested Brewer’s yeast coming to room temperature to pitch into soon-to-be beer.