Part 2 - Easy Home Brewing Again

Just another brewing video as requested. There's not much more I can do with a beer kit. There is, however, additional information in this video that may answer some of your questions.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• home
• brew
• brewing
• extract
• kit
• malt
• beer
• easy

[paulewismith]

Great videos Craig, but I have a couple questions for you. How important is the air lock? and do you ever use finings or gelatine? If so how do I go about using it?

Cheers man! 

[CraigTube]

@paulewismith The airlock is not that important. You can brew beer with the fermenter covered in plastic wrap and a rubber band holding it on. The CO2 layer that forms on the beer will protect it from oxidation, and the constant creation of CO2 will keep the bugs out by creating a positive pressure. I don't use finings unless I'm adding hops and/or steeping grains. Even then I just use Irish moss or whirlflock. (sp) I've never used gelatin in beer, only hard cider.

[knappydanny]

interesting you mentioned sediment in the bottom of bottles, I've been noticing that Bud Light Golden Wheat often has sediment in the bottom ! Which I thought was surprising, but also goes to show it's no big deal.

[CraigTube]

That just means that it was carbonated naturally in the bottles. You're right, it's no big deal. However, for those who don't like it, I've got a solution coming up, and I think it's a breakthrough.

[aidanxfriesen]

is that the coopers bitter? i just brewed an all grain ordinary english bitter and it turned out amazing. that got me wondering about the coopers can. if it is, how is it?

[CraigTube]

@aidanxfriesen I think it was a real ale. It was delicious.

[Gvarimoto1]

X-Rated Comment Removed ! haha

You rock man, keep up the videos :)

[kevcomeau]

hi graig iam making beer for 20 years+ on day i meet a real master brewer from germany he told me to put a green apple cut it in 4 remove the seed drop it in the bucket for 5 day fermantaion and after 5 day wow what a differance my god it remove the bad tast of yeast so much better now lot of peoples do this remember the green apple the beer is so wow

[bierdimpfe]

I wonder why beer is so expensive in Canada?? It is because of some special taxes for alcoholic beverages?? Cheers!

[kavonbor]

(spelling correction: thanks to "your" videos)

Oh, and I should have said started home brewing 'from extract' kits).

[kavonbor]

Craig.  I live in the states (New Jersey) and because of taxes and other nonsense beer prices have continued to increase. A half case of Samuel Adams bottles costs 20.00 where I live.

I started home brewing 1) thanks to you videos 2) for the sheer fun of it and 3) to keep a little bit of my hard earned cash in my pocket!

As always, thanks for your vidoes - great work!