guidance for home brewing of beer

EASY STEPS TO BREW YOUR OWN BEER FOR BEGINNERS

GUIDE TO MAKING HOME BREWED BEER

FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION BY

COLIN PENROSEWHO IS THE WINNER OF

The Best Shop for Homebrewing in Australia2012 & 2013


EQUPMENT NEEDED – FERMENTING DEVICE

Fermenter accessories

(tap, grommet, air lock tape thermometer)

FERMENTERHEATING DEVICE(FOR WINTER)

Or


Caps

TAP

Bottle washer

Bottle TreeBottles

Little bottler

Capper

EQUIPEMENT NEEDED – BOTTLING & CAPPING DEVICE


Hydrometer Brush

Brew Thermometer

Paddle

Sugar measuring

EQUIPEMENT NEEDED – OTHER ACCESSORIES

Sanitizer


Hops

(Optional)

Brewing Kit

Yeast(normally go with kit)

INGREDIENT NEEDED

OR

Malt Extract Kit + Brewing Sugar mix

Carbonation dropsor raw sugar

Malt(for advanced brewers only)


STEP 1: SANITATION

Put 1 teaspoon sanitizer and 1 litre cold water into fermenter, close the lid and shake the fermenter up and down, then drain it out – no need to rinse;

Sanitizer

IMPORTANT : GOOD SANITATION IS THE VITAL FOR BREWING GOOD BEER!

First clean the fermenter with warm water and a soft sponge (no scouring pad)


STEP 2: RE-HYDRATE THE YEAST

Take a clean vessel with about 200 ml 22- 25C water, put the yeast and a teaspoon normal sugar in, and stir vigorously; cover the vessel and leave it aside for 30-40 minuts;

A teaspoon of normal sugarYeast

200ml 22-25C TEPID water


STEP 3: Boilling of HOPS (For individual receipe only)

Bring 1 litre water to boiling, and put 30g hops in and stir (so called bittering hops)

10g hops

10 Min.

10g hops

35 Min.

30g hops

1 Min.

Boil for 10 minutes and add another 10 g hops(so called flavour hops);

After 35 minutes add another 10 g hops (so called aroma hops) and boil 1 minute and pour into fermenter;

Note: Please follow the instruction from individual receipes!


STEP 4: MASH THE GRAIN(Optional, for individual receipe only, so called Mini Mash)

Bring 500 ml of water to 70C; Add the grains, stir, lid

on and turn heat off;

Mash for 20Min


STEP 5: MIXING OF SUGAR

Pour about 1 litre of boiling water into fermenter and mix in the brewing sugar and the can of concentrate;

Rinse the can with about 300 ml boiling water, and then add cool water up to around 20 litres and check the temperature.

1L Boiling water


STEP 6: ADJUSTMENT AND PITCHING THE YEAST

Adjust the water temperature to around

23C by adding cold water or warm water and fill up to 23 Litre

Pour the re-hydrated yeast into the fermenter

and stir, then close the lid;


STEP 7: FERMENTING

Fill the airlock with water to the level

indicated, and plug it into the lid with

grommet ;

Store the fermenter in dark, cool place and control the temperature at 23C by using heating device or

a fridge; At this stage a temperature controller may be needed which is availabe at

BrewersChoice.

Observe the airlock to see if there’s level difference after a few hours; if not try re-tightening the lid


STEP 8: Hydrometer Measurement

When the bubbling has stopped or very slow(3-5 days), take some beer from tap into the

hydrometer and make a reading. Don’t forget use a spray bottle to

wash the tap after filling;

Most standard beer should be bottled when the specific gravity drops to 1010. If the reading is higher leave it for another 1-2

days and test again.


STEP 9: BOTTLING

Place one teaspoon sanitizer and 1 liter cold water into bottle washer and stir

Insert the bottle onto bottle washer and press, then the sanitized water will jet upwards and wash the bottle

Put the sanitized bottle onto bottle tree to dry for more than 10 Min.


STEP 9: BOTTLING

Plug the little bottler into the tap, and insert the bottler into the

bottom of bottle, press up a bit, then the beer will fill up the bottle

slowly till it’s full

Add proper quantity normal sugar or carbonation drop to each bottle according to bottle size;

or½ teaspoon sugar for stubby, 1½ teaspoon for 750 Mil bottle

1 carbonation drop for stubby and 2 drops for 750 Mil bottle


STEP 10: CAPPING AND 2ND FERMENTING

Put the beer into fridge before you drink, best temperature is 4-

8C for different beer. then ENJOY YOUR OWN BEER

YOU BREWED YOURSELF!

After you fill up all the bottles, cap them and store them at same temperature as when fermenting for 5 days to carbonate the beer, then store them in the cool and dark place; 2 weeks or plus for best result


IMPORTANT TIPS:

* It’s important to sanitize all brewing equipment used for brew;

* To have good temperature control is very important for brewing good beer. Around 23C is best for most beers. Advanced brewer may ferment the beer lower to 10C for certain type of beer only, using special yeast;

* The hops play a very important role in the brewing of beer: the type of hops, quantity used, and boiling time in Step 5 is critical for giving different flavours to the beer of bitterness and aroma. To know more and make your own favorite beer, please read Colin’s book “ The homebrewer survival guide for beginers>” and visit our website www.brewerschoice.net.au for more information!


THANKS FOR YOUR SELECTION OF BREWER’S CHOICE,HAVE A GOOD BREWING AND ENJOY

YOUR BEER!

Notice: This file is only for guidance of home brewers who bought or wish to buy from BrewersChoice, DON NOT USE it FOR OTHER PURPOSE!


CONTACT:

BrewersChoice HomeBrewing Supplies

1389 Healesville Rd, Woori Yallock

Phone: 0359 646 222

Mobile: 0481 152 322

Email: [email protected]


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