Here We Go!!

I feel as though I am adequately prepared to take pursue the adventure of concocting my first batch of beer. After careful consideration I have decided to brew DARK AMERICAN WHEAT ALE using closed fermentation (more on this later) in a single rack style. Below is a list of the ingredients and equipment I will use to make the wort (unfermented beer) and ferment it into beer. The ingredients and recipe I used for this beer was taken mostly from The Complete Joy of Homebrewing.

Equipment

20-25 Quart Metal Boiling Pot & Lid                         2 Quart Glass Measuring Cup

4 Cup Glass Measuring Cup                                       1 Cup Measuring Cup

5 Gallon Glass Carboy                                                Large Plastic Funnel

Rubber Stopper                                                           Wide Mouth Mason Jar

Fermentation Lock                                                      3 ft. of 1.25"/1" Clear Plastic Hose

Metal Cooking Thermometer (0-200 F)                      Beer Hydrometer

Large Metal Spoon                                                      Moderately Fine Metal Strainer

Rubber Spatula                                                            Various Plastic Measuring Cups

Household Bleach                                                       No Rinse Cleaner

Ingredients

6 lbs. Malt Extract (Wheat Flavored)                          5 gal. Water

11 g. Dried Ale Yeast                                                  1 ¼ C Dry Malt Extract

¼ C Clover Honey

Now all that is needed is about four hours of time and a sanitized workspace.