Ingredients

The brewing steps listed on this website are intended for basic malt extract brewing.  You can pick up a can of malt extract from a local brewing store or likely from your grocery store for about $12 - $14.  Check that the can contains a packet of yeast (usually under the lid) that has not expired.  You may wish to brew a Canadian Beer.

In addition, you will want to obtain the following ingredients:

• One kilogram of dry malt power or malt liquid, $5.
• Two kilograms of dextrose sugar, $3.
• Packet of hops, $3.

Note that your can of malt extract may not call for these ingredients, or may advise you to use regular sugar.  This advice is intended to keep costs down, but I recommend obtaining my listed ingredients for better tasting results.  In addition, I always use bottled water ($5 for twenty litres) to avoid the taste of chlorine.

I highly recommend researching brewing recipes in books or on the web.  There are many recipes that begin with a can of malt extract and enhance it with adjuncts.  One of the great joys of home-brewing is to experiment with these different recipes.