BREWING NATTY LIGHT beer from WALMART ingredients - we make fake beer from grocery store stuff

It's April Fools, and what better way to fool ourselves than to brew up a grocery store beer. In this episode, we're attempting to home brew Natural Light aka Natty Light. This light lager has barely any character of barley, malt, hops, or other grains. So, other than smelling faintly of beer, it's a great candidate to try making from junk we picked up at Walmart. Hopefully this homebrewing how-to and tasting will keep you from making the same mistake -- or was it a mistake? Can you make beer from NO TRADITIONAL beer-making ingredients other than water and yeast? We'll certainly try!
Should we try another grocery store beer? Let us know which one in the comments. 👇
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[@AdamRossD]

Years ago, a buddy and I challenged each other to brew a beer entirely from what you'd find in a Wal-Mart - including equipment. I mashed Grape Nuts and corn grits in a paint strainer bag, bittered with rosemary, and fermented in a water jug with some bread yeast. After ferment I added some fruit puree and bottle conditioned. It ended up tasting like a thin and muddy fruited weizen. Not the worst beer I've ever had. Not the worst beer I've brewed.

[@jordanwhitmer7709]

This was amazing, for the love of god, make this into a regular part of the programming. I’m glad to see it turned out drinkable. I think it’s fun to experiment with quirky things.

[@DointheMost]

We had a lot of fun with it. Maybe we'll do another sometime!

[@TheNovaGoose]

@@DointheMost Copycat Yeungling would be incredible!

[@DointheMost]

Lmao but we *like* Yuengling! Hah

[@Darko2424]

@@DointheMost Love, actually.

[@sparklesparklesparkle6318]

@@DointheMost oh man a 6 pack of natty was 5 dollars 3 years ago? It's nearly 9 dollars now lmao. Man I wish I had a time machine to go back to when goods were affordable.

[@schreibagenturzolyom5371]

I am going to try this today. Prices in Germany skyrocketed, and it's great to have a recipe for a lager nearly as cheap as for Hard Seltzer.. Thanks guys!

[@timwills4021]

Loved this. Could have pitched bread yeast and fined with gelatin. Maybe fermented in a walmart bucket. Next time? lol

[@redbeardthepink4809]

Honestly, for an April fool's joke, it sounds like y'all did a damn good job 😆

[@redbeardthepink4809]

I legit 5 minutes in was like "Is this an April Fool's joke?" 😆

[@crowtservo]

I like Natty Light. My favorite dive bar, before the virus, sells it on tap for $1.25 for 12 oz. Of course I don’t like it as much as a good craft beer.

[@tommywills4891]

Honestly, I have probably drank my own body weight of natural light in my life, that was my dad's beer of Choice. I just love beer, I've had everything from craft Ales and imports to Milwaukee's best light, which is actually my regular beer of choice

[@wyattames6785]

I learned you could ask Google/Alexa to set a timer, and since it came out it's become the primary way my family sets timers now

[@tutie69soldier_slayer91]

The results were totally awesome! I was cracking up along with you lol.

[@sharyno]

Lmao!! When you said hey Google...my google said, “sure. Setting a timer for 5 minutes!!

[@Jonobos]

This has to be a series. Great content and great channel!

[@Chris_A_]

Let's see, start with 5 gallons of kiddy pool water, add adjuncts, then rack dirty dish water to secondary as fining agents. Awesome, what could go wrong?

[@igors.787]

It's how the moonshine made. Guys you are drinking moonshine mash.🤣

[@jds2100]

Dude!?!?!?!!!! Now have to go to walmart!!! I need orange peel🤣🤣 I love your content. Its pretty informative......... But, now I have to try this shit for myself.

[@Voduchyld]

Great video guys!

[@atouchofa.d.d.5852]

"That's probably plenty" 🤣😂

[@_User4549Xx]

You've inspired me with your madness. Keep up the 'good' work lol

[@DointheMost]

Doin’ our best. Hah. Thanks for watching!

[@lairdofglencoe3304]

Thanks for all the content. Getting me through this UK lockdown. You did set off a timer on my google which confused me though.

[@DointheMost]

Stay safe friend! Sorry about the timer - consider it a secondary April Fools gag? 🤣

[@kennethmay5624]

Crazy entertaining!

[@whittj03]

I know this is a bit of an old video, but I figured this was the best place to ask you: I made this with more citrus and real hops. I used sparkolloid like you did, but I don’t have a keg. Will bottle conditioning on it work after sparkolloid, or do I need to be looking for a keg?

[@richadams881]

Using secondary fermentation is a risk for infection not a prevention.

[@cianmulligan5696]

Thanks so much for posting this. I know you did it as a joke, but I live in a place where I can get neither beer nor brewing supplies, so I'll try anything. Mine came out good, but I left the solids in longer than you did, which seemed to increase the gravity significantly as the ABV is definitely higher than the SG of 1.040 would suggest (sugar from corn and raisins I guess). I agree with you completely about the orange peel also: If I do this again I'll leave it out.

[@manoweb1]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Hilarious!! 👍

[@Dogstickfetch]

Hey amigo, I love that a common reoccurring theme of your batches is "something anyone can do". I'm wondering if you've ever made wine from grocery store frozen juice concentrate? I've heard people talk about it, and I can of course just Google it, but I don't trust THEM.

[@DointheMost]

I have and it was ...ok... Definitely requires adjustments for flavor/balance.

[@Dogstickfetch]

@@DointheMost I JUST watched your video on hydromel and fruit purees in secondary. Thank you for sharing so much, my meadmaking would be in the dark ages with most you. Cheers!

[@youngkiko1646]

Can you make this with regular yeast? I did this but I didn’t use raisins or orange peels. Also does more yeast mean more carbonation I’m looking to naturally make it more carbonated. Thanks

[@ericbernier8024]

Hi Great video...I'm new to brewing but could not help notice that you did not boil the mash. I was under the impression that mashes had to be boiled in order to sanitize them. Could you kindly explain why it was not needed?

[@DointheMost]

This was in no way a real beer. More of a “wine” actually - if we’re technically speaking. So with proper sanitization and no hops, there’s no need to boil!

[@natebender4740]

Hey! You make really good content. Please keep going with the amateur homebrewing content!

[@DointheMost]

Thank you for watching!

[@sethalump]

I would watch 10 more videos like this.

[@420BudNuggets]

You guys made natty light look good 😂

[@Chadwick1958]

How many bags of tea to ounces of water did you use?

[@elischultes6587]

Alex French Guy Cooking made his own grocery store beer last summer that turned out fair.

[@brettmiller7924]

This was really cool and I want to try this. Do you think this would carbonate with priming sugar like normal beer?

[@nickstudlangel]

I was actually wondering the same thing. I’m guessing 4 oz for 5 gallons?

[@DrLove911]

Chamomile is a great sub for hops . It has pretty much the same character . Or effects chamomile tea makes you sleep better like hops does and it's antibacterial like hops so nothing grows in your beer while it's brewing .It's a bitter herb like hops. Not as bitter or allergy inducing either great stuff

[@willeel3750]

Thanks for the tip. I have it growing in my yard.

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

Chamomile and hops never actually helped anyone sleep.

[@JoKo203]

@@jimsonjohnson3761 I beg to differ on that one. I'm not sure about chamomile for sleep, but real hoppy IPAs always make me drowsy.

[@gerrykomalaysia2]

What is the sweet corn for?

[@zayag3543]

Great now I have a Google alarm to deal with

[@jackb4581]

Looks like Gatorade. Or like the pea from someone who just drank Gatorade. Nice experiment.

[@FoulPet]

What ingredient provided the enzymes?

[@audiespellmeier7816]

Bom dia muito bom gue eu vi podia me mandar os ingredientes eu ficaria muito contente

[@jugulator3767]

What Walmart carries EC1118 ?

[@bretonleo8740]

If you are a regular brewer and can buy your grain in big sacs you can definitely brew a session beer with 20 bucks and with a good yeast choice it can be a great tasting beer. But I appreciate your little grocery store beer, I like doing crazy experiments like this one too, jam wines or other stuff when I don’t have the money for a new batch of mead or when I’m in a place where I don’t have my brewing equipment, so I get it ! Leo

[@DointheMost]

Great point - we do keep big grain bags in the deep freeze so we can get those bulk prices!

[@AKS-74U]

Man, that little portion about the social distancing really brought about some weird feelings. That early to mid 2020 timeframe was such a weird time.

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

Go see a therapist

[@rogerschulz8721]

Ha, Wow....

[@paulh7589]

Two good friends discussing beer. That is proof there is a God.

[@youngkiko1646]

Do you need a binding agent ?

[@ShawReynolds]

I like natural light I love a craft can't do the whole ipa thing I hate a ipa

[@DanCooper404]

Why didn't you use bread yeast?

Soooooo, how's that "Natural Light" sponsorship deal coming along?

[@MrSpiderdragon]

If only you could get champagne yeast at Walmart

[@DointheMost]

Maybe someday

[@1014p]

His guest looks very exited to make a clone of flavored spritzer water. Whats with the social distance thing? If you cared initial video would have been 6 feet apart as well. That aside interesting recipe idea. Not sure its anything ill take up containers to make. Majority are full of meads anyway.

[@terrycuyler5659]

Natty Lights okay now Steel Case Reserve is horrible.

[@NeksGenLyfe]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@danielsmith8759]

So… did this really work?

[@kbdsm7809]

the fact that it actually turned out kind of okay is just, idk. good stuff

[@chesterchan6509]

Great stuff! check out my beer brewing vlog! we made customized 6 pack boxes too

[@MrLevimorgan]

Between the "Agressive pouring" comment & questionable sterilization... 🤔

[@ryandisney7427]

American light beer, brewed to task like nothing and deliver alcohol cheap!

[@DointheMost]

That’s the American way!

[@iamno1864]

Why would you ware the time or ingredients to make a natty light clone??? No self respecting home brewer would dare do such a thing

[@johno7617]

There are better uses of ones time.

[@DointheMost]

Like what?

[@BazoGuy]

@@DointheMost trolling good content providers on the internet

[@kadeknu9673]

They got bored of playing butt darts and decided to poison people

[@cycomonkey443]

I liked the video up until the moment you guys were social distancing essentially outdoors. Honestly embarrassing for y’all.

[@kadeknu9673]

This is irresponsible and poisons people