First home brewing (1/2) 28January07
Equipment presentation
The main items we used are two 30 L polypropylene kegs with taps and airlocks, a bottle filling tube, a densimeter, a thermometer tape and a bottle capping tool. The rest is just ordinary kitchenware.
First step: cleaning
We gathered empty Jupiler bottles after a few parties and roughly washed them with soap and high pressure water. Then we sterilized the bottles as well as all the equipment with a sterilizing solution. Each bottle was then carefully checked for cracks or sediments.
Second step: primary fermentation
We start the beer making process with a can containing concentrated wort as we’re currently not able to perform the the previous steps (mashing, lautering, boiling). It’s a thick and dark liquid that we have to mix with the appropriate amounts of water and sugar at a precise temperature. Some yeast is added, the keg is tightly closed and the airlock is mounted. The mixture is then kept at the right fermentation temperature for approximately 10 days.
