Well done. This video proves that you can be passionate about brewing without being pretentious.

Nice job! Thanks for making this video. Proof that you don't need all the expensive accoutrements the home brewers try to sell to you. People made beer like this for thousands of years, and it worked just fine. This is something I could do at home without dropping a thousand dollars just to get started.

Watched the whole video without fast forwarding! I actually feel like I learned something valuable today! I vote for more beer making videos alongside of grom rides!

"You don't want to follow the sheep...just do like I do" haha

I like this guy's approach a lot. Its about the experience of making the beer as much as it is about making the "perfect" beer. Simple equipment, normal dude, shop setup. Can't wait to make my first brew.

Nice video, this is how beer should be made. After all brewing beer has been around for a long time, it doesn't have to be complicated.

Great video! I wish I had seen this video before I started home brewing. The explanations were simple and clear. I love how you chill your beer, way better than my let it sit for 24 hours before adding the yeast. Great sense of humor, keep the videos coming.

I got a Northern Brewer deluxe kit from my wife for Christmas today, so I am so ready to make some brew, your video and experience was very helpful since previous knowledge was zero.

I'm glad I found your video Dirty Ol Joe. Others are so technical and complicated it gave me a headache. Your relaxed style about it made me want to try it again

Joe, Thank you man, thank you. Your video has opened an alley in my life. As a prominent and respected beer drinker, with a budget that could bankrupt a lemonade stand, I really appreciate it. I understand you’re an electrician. I’m a plumber/hvac guy. Be mighty proud to pull a job with you...like I’d let you keep all the cash if it were a side job as a poor mans thank you for putting this video out. Keep painting beer dude. Also my favorite is golden monkey, if by chance; it’s one you like. Any idea how to brew it? Flavor country

Thanks. Best beer making video I've seen. Very informative.

Thanks, I just started home brewing with people on their equipment, but I have not been able to stay for the whole process all together yet. I was just given most of the equipment to get started in my tiny apartment kitchen. 😂 This totally simplified it for me. Thanks.

Thanks so so much for sharing your tips. You have saved me a lot of money.

I enjoy the video and I learned a lot. I will definitely try this way. Thanks

Nicely done, Joe. I am now tryin this same exact method. Thanks man

Used your recipe already 2 or 3 times now over the past 2 years. Some friends coming over tomorrow to do the next batch. (After Sunday mass, of course!) This recipe has done right by us every time! Thank you, Dirty ol Joe! 😃

Man, it was GREAT to watch your video here buddy! I have a couple batches under my belt, but I DO tend to let the little things keep me worried and -honestly-it slows me down from getting lots and lots of reps in.... Your really nailed it on the head: Just get out there and brew it up!! Big thumbs up from me, and I’m sub’d for sure. Your humor is spot on, and your suggestion to those that don’t like this vid made me laugh out loud! Ha. Good times! Cheers my good man!

I enjoyed your philosophy. You simplify the brewing process

I really dig how you drilled a hole for the thermometer in the lid, too. Excellent video, bud.

I always thought a way to smell the world via web could bring world peace. It would also make someone rethink the idea all together. Wonderful beer guide👍👍

Thank you. I enjoyed how you just did your own thing.

For just a second, I thought we were gonna make bathtub gin! LOL. Great video and love your KISS approach:)

Very useful, thanks a bunch Joe.

I like the length of these videos. I always end up with a nice healthy buzz by the end.

I do it same way, my beers categories are Stouts Brown-Red and Blonds. I didn't measure gravity for ages, just change the specialty grains accordingly. I use general recipes just to be close but after sometimes just eyeball it plus hope by style of beer. The most complicated part is to step sparge when using flake barley or oats

Hey Joe, thanks for the video. I've been watching videos from Australia back to Brazil and you did teach some very good tips!! I have to point that my whole point is making it cheap, no point in buying a home factory, no fun either. Thanks!

thanks for the cool video, I have made a lot of beer from kits but they have gotten so expensive. This is what I was looking for.

Joe, you're awesome dude. thanks for the great info, hope you're doing well brother!

I dig your style Joe because I am the same! I have basically the same setup including the lowes mash tun and plastic table 😄 I've made over 100 batches some award winning. Every new brewer should watch this vid before anything else! So many products and literature out here nowadays people end up confused and spend too much money. Anyway great video cheers bro🍻

Im in love with your shop.

Simplicity! THANK YOU!!!

Yes Joe I have an expensive brewery. And I love to use it. But your way of brewing is at least as good and satisfactory as my way. Sometimes I consider to sell the hole lot and start brewing your way. Preferably burning on wood ;-)

Thank You Joe lesson learned

Good content your by far my favorite beer channel

Great beer video Joe cheers buddy

best brewing video i’ve seen

Thanks Joe.!!! Great tip to manage boil over

Nice and informative man! Appreciate it.

You sound like a good dude. Awesome video guy

Joe, great video! I’m new here and this is an old video, so you aren’t probably seeing comments anymore, but since you asked, I’d suggest a couple of improvements at almost no cost. Take a small pan or pitcher you probably already own, so 0$, and when you open the valve collect a pint or so and pour it back into the tun; just a couple of times. That would clear the running. Then, just add 3-4 ft of tubing to the valve, just a few $, to run into the pot so there’s a controlled run that minimizes oxygen. You’ll taste the difference in the beer. Thank you again for sharing this!

Real cool video! I just made my second batch ever over the wknd. A Christmas brew...prob gonna taste like crap. Haha. It's fermenting now. I like watching different videos like this...piece em all together and then do your own thing. Thank you sir..

Great video Bro! thanks for your time...

I freakin love your videos!! You really helped take the confusion and thought process out of it and I sincerely applaud you for that!! I am planning on making some home brew very soon! Thanks to your videos of course!

Love the video easy to follow. One tip. if you use fermcap you can watch it a little less it keeps it from boilingover. Cheap insurance.

Best “how to make beer from scratch” video I have seen yet on KZfaq ! I also could not give a shit about using the hydrometer when I brew my beer… Thanks... I’m going to watch party 2 now

great video! i cant wait to try this myself soon :)

Thanks for sharing Joe

Thanks for the great down to earth 411. I make stainless pots out of big pipe i get free. But only use a thin piece of flat stock for the bottom. Its not free. But once its tig welded cleaned, polished, ect, I take whatever scrap carbon steel i can liberate 1/4 to preforably 3/8'' thick & just tack it to the outside of the bottom. Just pieces are cool. But it allows more gradual heat transfer up or down. Workes great for stew or liquor. But you could just lay a couple pcs on top of your pot stand. Haha Im really basic too. My favorite price B side cheep is FREE. Thanks again.I LOVE BEER!!!

Nice set up brother. I'm a home brewer too. I've been brewing for almost ten years now. Im an extract brewer, I have my own recipes as well. My favorite beer is my white IPA. I've been thinking about going all grain, but I wouldn't know what grains to use, or how much. Great video brother.

i doing similar simple brewing + havent measured gravety in 6 months😆 great video

awesome job i love it when people make home brew like this, Proof that you don't need all the expensive gear

I just wanted to let you know that this was the video that finally got me to bite the bullet on all grain.

Lol very informative and the dudes freaking funny. Thanks for the video.

Great video! You were saying you need a bigger pot so it won’t boil over. Just weld a bit of aluminium to the top.

Oh and about the foam during boiling: Leave the gas, the temp doesn't go higher than 212º. Just Stir! It reduces the foams as well

Hi from Holland, Europe, like your video,s. This is how you make beer! No science, just like this, it looks awsome! Shame i cant taste that

Great video Joe! I haven't brewed yet, and I was watching lots of brewing videos. I agreed before this. That people make it overly complicated and more science than art. After all, there are practically infinite beers to brew and people have been doing it thousands of years long before we knew anything about microorganisms, hydrometers, fancy gadgets, chemical elements and digital scales and so on. Ancients just boiled water, mixed in malt, cooled, and let it just sit and see it magically bubble and acquire interesting tastes and effects. Hell, back in ancient times they didn't even know to use hops, but made drinks we call "beer" and thoroughly enjoyed them all the time. I was looking through the comments, but wasn't seeing nasty comments too.

i wished to see how it is going to finish and how that giant thing will looks like... great job man

Awesome video Joe. "Gear guys" will have you believe the monetary threshold to entry for any hobby is much higher than it really needs to be. Beer making doesn't need to be an expensive fancy process!

Thanks, Joe!

I guess I'm an equal cheapskate. The main difference is I don't have so much space. Therefore I brew in a bag (the PET mesh ones) and I harvest the used yeast for 5-6 batches. Excellent brew day, and video. Thanks.

Great video DoJ! haha!

Great video mate

Wish there were more videos like this. Starting this hobby is intimidating and I'm not going to pay several hundreds of dollars for equipment.

Thus guy is awesome. "'People will say oh you cant do that' My beer tastes awesome they can't tell the difference"

Looks very hygienic! :)

42:00 ".... I'm not allowed to make beer in the house any more ...." - a man who knows his limits.

Sorry to necropost on a 3 year old video, but VERY good video dude! You're doing basically the same process I do. Been brewing since about '15. Started, like many, with extract, partial boils in the kitchen, moved to a cheap burner. Found a nice stainless 10 gallon pot on Craigslist cheap (wish it was 15).... etc. Made my own mash tun. I made the strainer tube for the tun out of copper with about 150 slots cut in it with a portaband. LOL The only thing I would suggest for you would be to vorlauf. Super clear wort that way and it doesn't cost anything but time. (Can you tell I'm cheap too?) And write things down as you do them. Easier to pass this tradition on to your kids if there's documentation on how to do it. Plus if you happen to have a "happy accident" and churn out a REALLY REALLY good beer one time, you can replicate it. I do the same batch sparge as you and everything. I just re-vorlauf after disturbing the grain bed to get things cleared up again. Again, great video. You do you. You brew what you like. And tell the haters to F off! Keep brewing! Cheers!

“If you don’t like my video, you can fuck right off!” Lmfao🤣🤣🤣 you’re my kinda guy joe. We need more dirty ole joes in the world

Very nice video, so you can aerate you brew, put the yeast in the Carboloy before you pour in that way you mix and aerate at the same time.

Hey Joe. Great look at brewing! Question, if you put an Airlock on the mash tun could you ferment in that and make racking easier??

Hi thanks for the video. first silly question, why do you prepare the mx in that cooler instead of doing directly in the broiling pot, is that only for the filtration or there is another benefit? That you for the video and the answer

Thanks for the video I'm gonna do it your way

Did the same thing but I got a real slinky hop so I used 1/4 of it to make 5 gallons and it worked

Loved your approach. So easy and no bs. You look to have a perfectly good bathtub in the back ground. Cant wait for your down to basics video on brewing up a batch of bathtub meth. JK, love your stuff, liked and subscribed .👍

lay that fancy stir stick on top the pot to stop the boil over bro awesome video

Thanks Joe

hopefully I'll get to make my own beer soon I been outta work ..

You should use a hose/tube to funnel the beer from the pot to carboy

Without the hops you can use malts to make "all grain" beers like porters and stouts.

Thank You !

Hey man, I like your style. I appreciate people using ordinary things that are fit for purpose. I just wanted to point out that if you start your yeast in some water or wort before adding it will hit the road running & not get caught up in the foam. If you use wort it will acclimatise to the sugars your're using. I did want to ask about your attitude to air: anaerobic fermentation ferments to alcohol, aerobic ferments to carbon dioxide. Also, all the finicky guys are worried about oxygen wreaking their flavours. I just wondered if you have any thoughts on this? Cheers

Joe your video is great 👍👍👍

thank you. im gonna do this.

You're my hero. Lol.

It's kinda like coffee you can get as crazy as you want

3rd time watchin this what kind grain you use? 2 row? love the video

i'm a pit master and avid cook...also an an avid homebrewer...its all about your flavors...your recipes...screw the norm...homebrewing lets you experiment with different flavors and recipes....keep brewin dude, you're alright!...i subscribed

No malt? Great video. Thanks.

A couple things I do to keep the cost down: do not buy yeast every time. It reproduces exponentially. Trub from one batch is yeast for the next batch, Second: don't mix THAT much star san. Instead of mixing 1 ounce to 5 gallons like it says on the bottle, do the math. 1/4 tsp to 25 fluid oz (enough to fill a spray bottle) or 1 tsp to 3 quarts.

Great vidio 🍺👍

Great vid bro.......

Hi Joe, do you still brew this same method? I'm starting to AG brew myself and noticed you skipped a few traditional steps like re-circulating/vorlaff the mash and creating a grain bed prior to going to boil tank. Also I heard/read the wort should be gently poured into the boil and to avoid splashing as it will add tannins/unwanted taste.

What brew store? You’re in southern CA right?

I agree with You in not making it a circus and just make the beer. I stopped because it cost me a lot to purchasing the cleaning stuff, the equipment, and the ingredients than it did just buying a case of beer. I had the alcohol content high enough that 2 12oz. Bottles equaled drinking a 6 pack of store bought beer. I added some stuff to it ( oatmeal, honey, and nutmeg ) I made mostly dark bitter beers.

Joe, for a guy who just wants to brew beer from malt and hops, what's a good all-purpose yeast? Thanks!

I learned a lot from this video. Thank you. I want to make an everyday beer as well. I have been wanting to try all grain which I stayed away from because everything is to expensive. All I need it the Ice chest setup and this video, lol.

I really appreciate your video. Actually makes sense, so many videos are so deep and make my brain hurt.

how much grain you use for 7 gallons

I watched the whole damn thing, I thought it was great, what kind and how many pounds of grain? I wanna a keg too, better than beer bottles, we dont want to wait