BennyBrewster
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Hey Guy,
I have been brewing using ESB 3kg extract kits for the last few months now and I just finished put down my 5th batch today. :chug:
I have been trying to incorperate as much advice from different sources in order to improve my brewing process (I have been lurking around this forum for sometime now ) Though any advice as to how to further improve my procedure would be much appriciated. :beerbang:
As it stands my process is as follows.
1. The day before the brewing all equipment is cleaned and soaked for 15 minutes in a diluted non sented bleach solution and then rinsed several times and dried in the sun.
2. On brewing day all equipment is sanatized using a spray bottle with a 10% acid solution from Country Brewer (cant remember the exact name, apparently its non rinse). I then let the solution drip/run off the equipment before I commence.
3. Sanatise the esb 3kg can with spray bottle and let it sit on some hot water to so it is easier to pour.
4. rehydrate yeast. Pitch yeast (Safale) into 500mls of warm water in a glass and cover wth cling wrap. Gently shake to wet the yeast.
5. Pour contents of can into fermenter followed by 2 litres of boiling water.
6. Stir contents of fermenter to mix up the malt extract and water
7. Pour 2 litres of water that has been in the fridge over night and stir in. (helps to keep final wort temp down around 23c for pitching yeast)
8. Using 2 litre Jug I pour in the remain amount of water to make up 22 litres. This water is poured from a meter or so above the fermenter in order to aerate as much a possible via spashing.
9. Stir wort with a platic spoon for a minute to further aerate wort. Being very careful not to get my hand in the wort !
10. Take a sample from fermenter tap into a glass and check the temp. (usually 22c - 23c). Check Gravity using the same sample.
11. If temp is between 20c - 25c pitch yeast from rehydration glass and slea up the fermenter.
12. Fill air lock with sanitizer solution.
I have been fermenting in a temp range os 19c to 22c give or take a little. Oh and all the water I use is straight out of the tap and not boiled.
I have been brewing using ESB 3kg extract kits for the last few months now and I just finished put down my 5th batch today. :chug:
I have been trying to incorperate as much advice from different sources in order to improve my brewing process (I have been lurking around this forum for sometime now ) Though any advice as to how to further improve my procedure would be much appriciated. :beerbang:
As it stands my process is as follows.
1. The day before the brewing all equipment is cleaned and soaked for 15 minutes in a diluted non sented bleach solution and then rinsed several times and dried in the sun.
2. On brewing day all equipment is sanatized using a spray bottle with a 10% acid solution from Country Brewer (cant remember the exact name, apparently its non rinse). I then let the solution drip/run off the equipment before I commence.
3. Sanatise the esb 3kg can with spray bottle and let it sit on some hot water to so it is easier to pour.
4. rehydrate yeast. Pitch yeast (Safale) into 500mls of warm water in a glass and cover wth cling wrap. Gently shake to wet the yeast.
5. Pour contents of can into fermenter followed by 2 litres of boiling water.
6. Stir contents of fermenter to mix up the malt extract and water
7. Pour 2 litres of water that has been in the fridge over night and stir in. (helps to keep final wort temp down around 23c for pitching yeast)
8. Using 2 litre Jug I pour in the remain amount of water to make up 22 litres. This water is poured from a meter or so above the fermenter in order to aerate as much a possible via spashing.
9. Stir wort with a platic spoon for a minute to further aerate wort. Being very careful not to get my hand in the wort !
10. Take a sample from fermenter tap into a glass and check the temp. (usually 22c - 23c). Check Gravity using the same sample.
11. If temp is between 20c - 25c pitch yeast from rehydration glass and slea up the fermenter.
12. Fill air lock with sanitizer solution.
I have been fermenting in a temp range os 19c to 22c give or take a little. Oh and all the water I use is straight out of the tap and not boiled.