HOME BREW MADE EASY

Nothing on TV on xmas day so I thought I would start my home brew which was my xmas present to myself after I found all my old brewing kit after clearing the loft out.

 HEATING PLATE

 FERMENTING BUCKET WITH TAP

( Showing beer kit consisting of 2 cans of malt extract and 1 packet of yeast)

 PRESSURE BARREL

Method: 1. Put the 2 cans into hot water to thin the contents.
              2.Wash and sterilise the bucket.
              3. Tip the can contents into the bucket and add 6 pints of boiling water.
              4. Top up to 40 pints with cold water and mix to ensure contents are fully dissolved.
              5. Add the yeast and put on the lid.
              6. Leave for 6 days in the warm till bubbles stop rising.
              7. Transfer to pressure barrel together with half teaspoon of sugar per pint and stand in the     warm for 2 days,then place in the cool for 2 weeks or until beer is cleared.

So easy to do and at 0.60p a pint is a no brainer.

Note! Boots no longer sell brewing equipment, the kit was from Wilkinsons.

Will report later on the results :)

As promised I would update with the result of this brew.

The only mistake I made was letting the yeast work out completely consequently I could not get the pressure barrel to pressurise even after adding a sugar mix to the brew. Not willing to pay £22 for a new Co2 cylinder to attach to the inlet valve I am syphoning the beer into a pint glass with a length of clear tube after removing the screw top of the barrel.

The resulting brew is a flat but very drinkable pint of bitter full of flavour and very much like a real ale which is clear and a lovely colour. Next time I will not let the yeast stop working before decanting from the fermenting bucket to the barrel.
CHEERS  and mines a pint !
 Hic!