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Making Your First Beer – Basic Instructions

1) Sterilising all the equipment.

Using the Neo Pink washing & sterilising powder or equivalent, wash & sterilise all the equipment and assemble your fermenter as follows: -

  • Fit sediment reducer into back of tap with slot facing upwards & screw into fermenter.
  • Fit small grommet into lid and insert airlock (can be tight)

2) Making Your Brew.

  • Remove cap & label from the can & put yeast aside.
  • Stand can in hot water for 5-10 mins to soften contents.
  • Dissolve contents of can & 1 kg of brewing sugar (There are many blends available) in 2 litres of boiling water in your fermenter. Add approx. 17 litres of cold water and mix thoroughly.
  • Fill to 22 litres with either hot or cold water to give you a final temperature of 25 degrees.
  • Stir in yeast & affix the lid & airlock (half filled with water).

3) Fermentation.

  • Fermentation will start 12 to 24 hours after adding the yeast.
  • Fermentation will be complete in 4 to 9 days depending of the temperature maintained.
  • If using a clearing agent (finings), add just before fermentation ceases (approx. S.G.1012).
  • Dissolve the sachet of finings in 250ml of boiling water and gently add to fermenter.

4) Brewing Temperatures.

  • It is important to maintain a constant brewing temperature.
  • The optimum temperature for ales is 20 to 24 degrees.
  • Brewing too hot can lead to clarity & head retention problems.

5) Bottling

  • Do not bottle until fermentation has complete. Use a hydrometer to monitor the progress of your brew to establish that it has completed. Your brew should end with a final S.G. of approx. 1010 but this will depend on what brewing sugar you have used. (Sugars designed to increase body will give a higher final S.G.) **see “Using Hydrometer”
  • Clean & sterilise bottles and add one teaspoon of white sugar to each (half a teaspoon for stubbies)
  • Fit the Brewers Bottler into the tap and turn tap on. Fill bottles to the very top (when removed from the Brewers bottler the beer will be at the right level), fix crown seal & store upright for 2 to 4 weeks. (*The longer the better)
Good Luck - The Country Brewer

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