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KegLand Beginner’s
Home Brew Kit
Make great beer or cider
at home!
KegLand Distribution PTY LTD
12-18 Lascelles Street,
Springvale
VIC 3171
www.KegLand.com.au
Page 1: ...Page 1 of 17 KegLand Beginner s Home Brew Kit Make great beer or cider at home KegLand Distribution PTY LTD 12 18 Lascelles Street Springvale VIC 3171 www KegLand com au...
Page 2: ...4 Mixing up the wort 7 5 The fermentation 9 6 Bottling your finished brew 9 7 TRYING YOUR BEER 10 Open and enjoy 10 Troubleshooting 11 Common Problems 11 Common off flavours 11 Brewing Techniques Exp...
Page 3: ...er Kit This kit will allow you to brew 23 litres 30 bottles of great tasting beer at home with ease and affordability Home brewing can be as easy or as complicated as you would like it to be and who k...
Page 4: ...et for Fermenter Air Lock KL01625 1 x Stick on Fermenter Thermometer KL01618 1 x Fermenter Beverage Label KL07153 1 x Bottling Wand KL12607 1 x Large Plastic Brewing Spoon KL03827 1 x Non Rinse Iodine...
Page 5: ...are the enemy of beer so it s important to avoid this wherever possible The yeast in the beer take time to do their job It is perfectly normal for this to take up to 3 weeks You need to let the yeast...
Page 6: ...le this can be easily removed with the flat rear part of a spoon If the inside of the hole is undrilled this can easily be drilled out at home with a 10mm drill bit The Black Rubber Grommet fits tight...
Page 7: ...mpty approximately 5 litres of the sanitiser carefully into a large tub for sanitising your other equipment We find it handy to put the other 1 Litre into a spray bottle so you can quickly spray down...
Page 8: ...on to dissolve the syrup Don t worry too much about splashing and foam here the extra aeration and oxygen is actually good for the yeast Once dissolved use your sanitised scissors to open your include...
Page 9: ...somewhere in your house to put the fermenter where it will remain undisturbed for the next 3 weeks This spot should ideally be out of direct sunlight and consistently between 17c 20c at all hours of t...
Page 10: ...n be done a few different ways a Carbonation drops EASIEST these are pre dose sugar pills you can purchase from your local Woolworths or homebrew shop You simply add 2 to each 740ml bottle and fill it...
Page 11: ...ing too soon or not fermenting warm enough below 17c This can be avoided by raising the fermenters temperature to 21c towards the end of fermentation Tastes yeasty beer could just be too young and nee...
Page 12: ...too high If this doesn t work you can sprinkle in some more yeast Click here for the in s and out s of using a hydrometer 1 This resource is also excellent 2 If you want to know what alcohol by volum...
Page 13: ...ms of temperature control Digital temperatures controllers are relatively cheap these days and means all you have to do is put your fermenter in an old bar fridge with a small heat belt tucked inside...
Page 14: ...tion with the aforementioned grain steeping in fact you can use your resultant liquid from the grain steeping process to boil your hops in The types and amount of hops you use will depend on your styl...
Page 15: ...hops in fresh foil vacuum packs which are more than enough for 2 batches https www kegland com au ingredients hops html Specialty brewing yeast The Muntons kits have quality yeast from a renowned manu...
Page 16: ...st cake and away you go This second batch of beer will likely ferment faster and better than your first batch Be careful not to pour hot wort straight onto your yeast cake or you will kill it Premium...
Page 17: ...ght gear on hand to do the job in the best possible way Ethanol spray part KL05371 Stellarsan part KL05357 Powerful Brewery Wash PBW 1kg part KL05494 Heavy Duty Brewing Gloves part KL05289 Digital Tem...
