Learn how beer is made via a new video series from Capital Brewing Co . Footage supplied
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00:00 Um, uh, sorry.
00:04 Hi, I'm Sherry. I'm the lead brewer here at Capital Brewing Company.
00:08 And we're going to talk about the brewing process.
00:12 So we start with milling. We'll mill our grain.
00:17 And that just cracks it open and exposes the starch inside.
00:21 And the very first step of the process is mashing in.
00:24 So the mash is mixing that grain with hot water.
00:29 And that's basically just going to extract your sugars from the grain.
00:32 And leave you with what's called wort. Wort is basically sugary water.
00:37 And so from the mash, we go into the kettle. That's where we boil.
00:41 That's where we'll add a lot of the hops or your adjuncts, which is flavoring.
00:46 And then we go into the whirlpool. So the whirlpool is basically
00:50 another opportunity to add hops, but that'll be more flavor and less bittering.
00:55 And you're going to separate your solids from the liquid.
00:58 So you want that flavored wort. That's going to then go into the fermenter.
01:02 You don't want any of the solids.
01:04 So you go into the fermenter, and that's where you're going to chuck in your yeast.
01:07 And from day one, it'll start fermenting straight away.
01:11 And depending on the beer, about two weeks later, you've got a delicious brew.
01:17 [Beer pouring]