True Brew Instructions - WTF???

[jeffreysolie]

So I'm giving a class on Home Brewing 101. Basically showing 17 people how to brew beer and talk beer and so forth. Nothing REAL technical.

The Liqueur store putting this on sells kits and are donating a kit for me to demo.

A True Brew Nut Brown Ale. Not needed instructions as I've done any brews but I thought I would look at them anyway to see what newbies were being towl.

WHAT THE F*CK??

What horrible instructions in that kit!!!!

Bring water to boil and add grains and steep for 20 minutes!! WHAT???

The 1 oz of hops are added a the 2 min mark - no bittering hops at all.

Pitch yeast when temp gets below 90.

Bottle in 1 week after brewing!

I think these were written by Anheuser Busch to make sure there there are no future home brewers!

could you write up some directions for me to properly make this kit? Im real excited about getting into this as hobby in my off time from work on the north slope. And want to make sure its made correctly. Thanks

 

[JohnSand]

Hi Jeffrey, welcome!
You might start a new thread with your question, this one is over five years old, the guy who started it hasn't signed on for a couple of years either. You can also search general directions for extract plus grains batches. I haven't made that recipe, but general instructions would be to steep the crushed grain in 160f degree water for 30 minutes, then stir in the extract until it is thoroughly dissolved and bring to a boil. Watch carefully because when it starts to boil it will foam a lot, stirring helps. I would think that a brown ale would have the hops at the beginning of the boil, but you'll have to ask around. Most ale yeast ferments well in the mid 60s.
Study and practice will produce great beer. Keep us posted.