1st Batch - Pale Ale
For my first batch of beer I used a Baron's Pale Ale beer kit that I got with the rest of my start up kit. This was a basic add water and stir type kit. I first filled my primary fermenter, the white plastic food grade bucket, about half full of warm water, then added the malt extract that came with the kit, and then topped up the bucket with warm water to the 23 litre mark. To this I added the yeast and a small package of hops that came with the kit, and then attached the airlock and bung and put the bucket into a cool dry place to do its thing. After about a week I transferred the beer from the primary fermenter into the glass carboy, the secondary fermenter, attached the airlock, and again set it aside. This stage is for any fermentation to finish and for the beer to start clearing as the sediment settles on the bottom of the carboy. After about two weeks I then transferred the beer back into the primary fermenter, added a cup of dextrose to create some carbonation when the ...