Instruction Sheets for our Kits
Country Brewer Basic Beer Brewing Kit Instruction booklet.(no bottles) |
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Brewing Kit - Basic (including PET Bottles) | Country Brewer Basic Beer Brewing Kit Instruction booklet.(incl. PET bottles) |
Country Brewer Premium Beer Brewing Kit instruction booklet. |
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Country Brewer Keg Starter Kit brewing Instruction booklet. |
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Intsructions for installing your keg system into a fridge (as provided with the various Country Brewer Keg Systems). |
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Beer Filter | Instructions for constructing and using your Country Brewer beer filter. |
Comprehensive instructions supplied with the general range of Country Brewer Wetpak extract brewing kits. |
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New PET Hybrid keg that uses a type 4 commercial coupling |
Recipe Style Sheets
Recipes designed to emulate a diverse range and variety of beers that are commercially available in Australia. |
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A list of recipes for some award winning beers that have been designed by staff at the Country Brewer. |
Information Sheets
Alcohol By Volume Chart |
A handy chart for working out the Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of your brewed beverage (beer, wine, mead or cider) based on start and finish Specific Gravity readings. |
Information about the different brewing sugars and adjuncts that should be used in conjunction with beer kit concentrates so that you can make the best of beers. |
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Brew Log Sheet | Keep track of your brews with this handy little printable Brew Log. |
Describes the Brew In A Bag (BIAB) method of all-grain brewing. BIAB is an excellent and cost effective next step for Extract Brewers (Wetpak Style) that want to get into the world of All-Grain/Mash Brewing. |
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Bulk priming your brew prior to bottling, ensures even distribution of the additional sugars needed during the carbonation phase (secondary fermentation). It also assists in reducing the yeast sediment in your beer once it is bottled. |
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Details how the addition of various specialty grains can really make a difference to your beer. Also provides simple instructions for using specialty grains in your brew (specifically concentrate and extract brews). |
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Instructions for tweaking and customising your brew by adding additional finishing hops at various stages during the brewing process. |
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A style guide detailing colour rating, flavour and aroma profiles for different varieties of malted and non-malted grain used for brewing, available through the Country Brewer. |
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A detailed list of hops describing flavour, aroma and bitterness profiles for brewers, available from the Country Brewer. |
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When a particular variety of hops is unavailable, use this handy reference chart to see what you may be able to substitute instead. |
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Instructions for culturing (propagating) liquid yeast. For those people who use liquid yeast strains and would like to get a couple of brews out of each pack or tube. |
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This information sheet describes in general terms how to go about making an all-grain or mash beer. It is provided more as a beginners reference guide. |
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Make Your Own Candy Sugar |
Some styles of beer (particularly Belgians) require the addition of Candy or Invert sugar as an ingredient. If you can't get hold of the "real deal", you can make your own. Follow these simple instructions and you will be on your way to brewing beers like a monk in no time! |
For those of you who are not lucky enough to have a cellar or specialised, dedicated brewing fridge to keep your brew cool and comfortable, here are a few tips and hints to help keep your brew cool during those warmer days of Summer. |
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Tips and hints for fermenting beers during the cooler months. |