Generic Kits And Bits Brew Day

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I've made up this set of steps for brew day for kits and bits.

Ingredients

• Kit Can
• Yeast
• Grain Infusion Pack
• Finishing Hops

Process

• Place the Extract Kit in a sink with hot water to soften the contents.

Clean and Sanitise:

• Gather all equipment and disassemble where possible.
• Wash all equipment with brewers detergent solution.
• Rinse.
• Sanitise in bath of Iodophor.
• Leave to drain.

Prepare/Prove Yeast:

• Prepare a Yeast Starter

Prepare the Fermenter to take the wort:

• Fit tap to fermenter and close it.
• Put 10L of cold water into the fermenter.
• Fit the o-ring seal and grommet to the lid, then fit the lid loosely to prevent dust entering the fermenter.

Infusion Pack: From the Absolute Home Brew instructions on the Lager/Draught Infusion Pack.

• Heat 2L of water to 70^oC in a saucepan.
• Take the saucepan off the heat and add in the grain and hops while stirring.
• Cover with lid for 15 minutes.
• Stir and re-cover for 15 minutes.

I usually combine my finishing hops with this mixture and allow them to steep with the grains

Begin combining everything in the fermenter.

• Open and pour the Extract Kit into the Fermenter while stirring so it dissolves. Scrape the inside tin to get all of the contents out.
• Pour the Infusion Pack solution in into the fermenter through a sieve.
• Top Up to 23L
• Take a sample of the wort and measure the specific gravity. Record it.

Pitch the Yeast:

• Once the temperature is below 25 degrees Celsius pitch the re-hydrated yeast solution into the wort.

Prepare for Fermentation:

• Securely fit lid to the fermenter so a good seal is formed.
• Fill airlock with clean water or steraliser solution.
• Fit the airlock to fermenter lid.
• Store fermenter in a place out of sunlight between 18-22 degrees Celsius.