how not to brew from Kit

[imark]

It's definitely not best practice. But bearing in mind that the advert is for the full kit including bucket they're going to show how to brew using only that kit of equipment.

I don't have an auto syphon myself. I usually submerse the syphon in bucket of starsan to fill it. Then transfer full to bucket and open up. Drain off the first glass of starsan &  beer and the rest goes to bottling or keg.

[brenmurph]

I don't have an auto syphon myself. I usually submerse the syphon in bucket of starsan to fill it. Then transfer full to bucket and open up. Drain off the first glass of starsan &  beer and the rest goes to bottling or keg.

cant argue with that   good advice......................dont forget keep bucket covered may be a good idea, just enough gap to let hose in......we have to remember the air is full of bacteria / yeasts/ spores/ moulds and hatched fruit flies in summer which are barely visible....so dont leave lid off you buckets unless absolutely necessary.

an idea re bottling. using cardboard box or crates have sanitises / sterilised bottles lined up. Prepare a teatowel in advance on bottling day ( homebrew works out efficient when prepared well for your brew/ bottle day). Boil teatowel in a tiny amount of water, just enough to create steam in a closed saucepan. Boil/ steam for a minute. If you do this an hour before actual bottling time you then have a cooled, sterilised cloth. sanitise hands with alcohol sanitiser ( a staple item in my brew kitchen) and wring out your sanitised towel.  I use this to keep bottles covered, most importantly in summer when as soon as you open the fermenter lid the fruit flies will suddenly appear sometimes by the dozen the feckers love beer . peel back towel as you fill your bottles and only expose bottles when capping.

Personally I find an asistant is very useful on bottling day!

I suggest this above as it is likely that this bottling of say 40 bottles and is time consuming so more chance of something airborne getting into the bottles. It sounds complicated but its absolutely simple and takes no time at all...just a simple prep job.

[RichC]

@Bren I have a private well which has choliforms which exist in many or most private wells I believe. I use my RO tap for brewing water. So I never allow my tap water near the cold side of my setup.
When bottling I sanitise using Starsan in my vinator and store inverted on bottling tree , takes <10mins for 40ish bottles. I then fill them, line them up and cap them.

[brenmurph]

All gud lars. I'm a fan of ro water for brewing.

[Catherine]

In the video he only said to sanitise the bucket, lid and stirring paddle. I thought you'd have to sanitize the scissors as well, and the outside of the yeast packet.

Also, maybe he should use brewing sugar instead of normal sugar.

I'm only on my first brew, so I can't think of anything else.

[brenmurph]

so well spotted, all these little things help ensure a good brew!!

[johnrm]

Hi DocC,
What part of the World are you in?
Post up in Introductions.
And welcome to the NHC!

[Catherine]

Hi John,

Sorry for the late reply. I'm from Galway, and I'll do that now.
I just signed up for a membership card, so I figure I'll have to stop lurking so much.

Thanks!