By Keith Testa - Nov 12, 2013 | 0 comments
![Mike Curley shows the correct way to dip a bag of grains into some very hot water.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew10.jpg)
Mike Curley shows the correct way to dip a bag of grains into some very hot water.
![Don’t worry everyone, those are only fresh hops being weighed out.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew9.jpg)
Don’t worry everyone, those are only fresh hops being weighed out.
![When Ed Ramshaw designed his homebrewing contraption, the end result resembled something more like a clothes-washing setup from the late 1800’s, but it sure does produce some delicious-tasting beer.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew8.jpg)
When Ed Ramshaw designed his homebrewing contraption, the end result resembled something more like a clothes-washing setup from the late 1800’s, but it sure does produce some delicious-tasting beer.
![Mashing beer is only a good idea during the brewing process.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew7.jpg)
Mashing beer is only a good idea during the brewing process.
![A refractometer can track the fermentation of a beer and makes you look like a scientist at the same time.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew6.jpg)
A refractometer can track the fermentation of a beer and makes you look like a scientist at the same time.
![You can’t make a delicious brew without the right ingredients.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew5.jpg)
You can’t make a delicious brew without the right ingredients.
![Can you believe beer comes out of this?](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew4.jpg)
Can you believe beer comes out of this?
![Hot water is a vital cog in creating beer.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew3.jpg)
Hot water is a vital cog in creating beer.
![Don’t forget to add lots of hops.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew2.jpg)
Don’t forget to add lots of hops.
![Wort extraction is one step closer to enjoying your homebrew.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20131112_brew1.jpg)
Wort extraction is one step closer to enjoying your homebrew.
We hopped over to the Concord Area Homebrewers’s sudsy demonstration.