Malt Extract Syrup Malt extract syrup is made from barley and has a lot of natural sugar in it. Brewing yeast eats the sugar and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. You'll need two cans of lightly hopped, light-colored extract for your first batch. Hops Hops are flowers with a bitter flavor. The bitterness balances the sweet flavor of the malt.
Hops are usually in the form of compressed pellets.
You'll need about 1 ounce of the pellets. Ale Yeast Dehydrated yeast is sold in small paper packages. You should use two packages of ale yeast for your batch of beer. Water Tap or bottled water is fine. This is used to prime your bottled beer, giving it carbonation.