We are going to cover everything from Sanitation, all the way to Tasting. When it comes to getting a kit, do NOT get the Coopers kit. Get a classic fermentation bucket. Get 24 1L EZ Cap bottles. Should be about the same price and provide you with much less headaches. Part 0 - Brewing Cooper’s Stout - Overview
Here it is! The final in our How To Brew Beer At Home series!!
How To Brew Beer At Home - pt 6 - Sanitizing The Bottles This step is mandatory before filling the bottles if you have not sterilized your bottles. I did both to be extra cautious.
This is how to fully sterilize your bottles in bleach. The lady at the brew store said that ‘they’ recommend you do this 1 in every 4 brews. I did it like this to be safe for this stout brew. Don’t want anything to go wrong!
Here is a detailed video on how to use a hydrometer: www.youtube.com
Once everything is mixed in, we will then take the fermentation bucket upstairs into the bathtub where we can quickly fill it up with cool water. Since there is already hot water in the bucket, the mixture of both cool and hot will creat a warm water which is what the yeat loves to have so it can activate and eat the sugar. Yeast is living. It grows. It doesn’t do much until it encounters sugar. However, like people, yeast works best in certain condiditions. If it’s too hot, we work slowely and sweat too much. If it’s too cold we are bothered by the cold so cannot work fast. The yeast likes to be at a certain temperature range to eat up all that sugar. The yeast also needs to be fresh. It will die slowely over time by itself. The fresher the yeast the better. In the homebrew world a lot of the products contain yeast that is close to expiry or over expiry. Ensure that you check the best before date on anything you buy when dealing with your local brew store. Once the water in the fermenter is warm, we will then move the fermenter (not fun) into a temperature controlled empty bedroom. Mine is set for 24 degrees. We will end up leaving it there for a few days.
How To Brew Beer At Home - pt 2 - Cooking Up The background song can be downloaded at: limelinx.com On the bottom left of that page there is a download thing.
How To Brew Beer At Home - pt 1 - Sanitation Here I am brewing a Coopers Stout. I am going to document all the steps. I am using the Coopers Beer Brewing Kit. I suggest NOT to get this brew kit. Get a classic SINGLE bucket kit. Then get 2 x 32oz (1L) EZ Cap glass bottles. This will make the process 100x easier. My crazy rinsing and cleaning is because of the coopers kit and the type of plastic that the coopers kit uses. If you have a classic fermentation bucket, then you will have a much …