A YouTube blogger has revealed the secret to making beer using just six ingredients – including two packets of Percy Pigs.
The pint-loving mixologist uploaded the instructions in a tutorial video to his Beer Uncapped YouTube page this week and the recipe quickly went viral.
However, would-be brewers will have to overcome multiple complicated steps as well as waiting six weeks for the finished product.
Speaking about his concotion, the unnamed man admitted: ‘I’m a hobby vlogger and home brewer who’s been brewing for about two years.
‘I love beer and I love Percy Pigs so it seemed like a great combo. So, in my spare time, for a bit of fun I’ve been refining this recipe.
Describing the taste, he added: ‘You start off with really sweet Percy Pig flavour that rolls over your tastebuds and after you’re treated to a wheaty bed.’
A YouTube blogger has revealed the secret to making the perfect Percy Pig wheat beer in an extensive video tutorial on his YouTuber page
How to make Percy Pig beer
Ingredients
- 500g of wheat grain
- 500g of pilsner grain
- 4g of wheat yeast
- 6g of challenger hops
- 40g Of Maple Syrup
- 5 hibiscus tea bags
- 2 packets of Percy Pigs
Two packets of Percy Pigs are necessary for the recipe- and you will use all but ten
Wheat grain, pilsner grain, wheat yeast, maple syrup, tea bags and challenger hops form the remaining ingredients
Brew time
3 Weeks Primary
3 Weeks in Bottle
Total: 6 Weeks
Result
12 bottles using 4.5 litre Demijohn bottle
The first step is to mix wheat and pilsner grains into bowl before heating two litres of water to 70 degrees
Turn off the water once it has boiled and stir the grain mix into the water stirring every 15 minutes for 90 minutes
Directions
1. Mix wheat and pilsner grains into bowl
2. Heat two litres of water to 70 degrees
3. Turn flame off and stir bowl of grain in slowly for mash
4. Set your timer for 90 mins and stir the pot every 15 mins
5. Pour 4 litres of water into second pan
6. 20 mins before mash is done heat second bowl to 77 degrees
7. Once the 90 mins is done on the mash transfer it to a strainer to make the grain
8. Rinse your grains in the second pan and set aside
Later you will add maple syrup to a pot to create a separate mixture to be added to the mash
Towards the end of the tutorial you will add Percy Pigs to boiling water for the perfect mix
9. Next bring the four litres of water to the boil for sixty minutes
10. Turn down the heat and add two Percy Pigs and 6g of challenger hops at the start of the boil
11. Add one percy pig with 20 minutes to go
12. After 60 minutes place the pan in a sink full of ice and cool to 21 degrees
13. Filter out the sediment with a strainer when it’s cooled
14. Pour contents of pan into sanitised Demijohn bottle filling to just below the top
15. Add 4g of wheat yeast
16. Leave to stand at room temperature with sanitised air lock
17. Leave to ferment for for four days
Be sure to remove any foam from the melted Percy Pig mixture before adding to the brew
Your mix will need three weeks to ferment and then a further three weeks
18. Boil 350 ml of water to the boil and dissolve 27 Percy Pigs
19. Scoop foam off
20. Cool remaining watery red syrup to 21 degrees
21. Add cooled water to Demijohn bottle
22. Leave for around 2.5 weeks
23. Add contents of teabags into Demijohn bottle and leave for six hours
24. Mix 40 grams of maple syrup with 120 ml of luke warm water into a jar and pour into pan
25. Next use a syphon pump to transfer the mixture into the same pan before transferring the contents into jars
26. Cap the bottles and leave in cool dark place for three weeks
27. The mix is ready to drink