Beginner Tutorial

Your First Homebrew

Step by step to your first homebrewed beer. With detailed instructions, tips and timers - perfect for complete beginners.

4.5%
ABV
22
IBU
22L
Batch
~4h
Brew Day

Beginner Friendly

This recipe uses malt extract and forgives small mistakes. Perfect for learning the basics!

Time Required

~4 hours brew day + 2-3 weeks fermentation + 2 weeks conditioning = Ready to drink!

Malt & Extract

  • Pilsner Malz (geschrotet)0.5 kg
  • Pulver-Malzextrakt hell2.5 kg

🌿 Hops

  • Tettnanger (Pellets)30 g
  • Saazer (Pellets)15 g

🦠 Yeast

  • Safale US-05 oder S-041 Päckchen

📦 Other

  • Table Sugar150 g

💡 You can find these ingredients in any well-stocked homebrew shop or online.

The Recipe

Golden Start
A simple, pale lager - perfect for your first brew day. Malt extract-based for easy brewing, with balanced bitterness and fine hop aroma. This recipe forgives small mistakes and is ideal for learning the basics of homebrewing.
ABV: 4.5%
IBU: 22
16 EBC
OG: 1.044 (11.0°P)
FG: 1.010 (2.6°P)
Boil: 60 min
~2h 15m

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What You'll Learn

Mashing - Converting starch to sugar
Lautering - Separating wort from grain
Hop boiling - Bitterness and aroma
Chilling - Quick and safe
Pitching yeast - Starting fermentation
Monitoring fermentation - When is it done?
Bottling - Creating carbonation
Conditioning - Patience is rewarded!

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