How To Make Your Own Beer with "One Hour Beer Kit" from Cooper, John Bull, Ironmaster, Brewmart, Brewferm, Munton and EDME?

INSTRUCTIONS: Read entire instructions prior to start of brewing.

Always sanitize all equipment and utensils before and after use with one step cleanser or similar product and rinse with warm water.

Once the beer kit is selected, remove the yeast from underneath the cap. Heat the beer kit can in a pot of boiling water for 10 minutes before opening. Dissolve contents of the can of beer kit in a pot of hot water (approx. 1 gallon). Add 2.2 lbs (amount may vary depending on the beer style) of dried malt extract and stir to fully dissolve. Simmer for 10 - 15 minutes until dried malt extract is fully dissolved. Pour the mixture into the 6.5 gallon fermenter and add enough cold water to make up 5 or 6 US gallons, depending on the recipe used. While adding this water, stir and check with a thermometer to see if warmer or colder water is needed to achieve an optimum brewing temperature of 75°F. Any temperature between 71-85°F is suitable. However, 75°F is the ideal fermentation temperature. Now add the brewing yeast and stir for 30 seconds. It is important that the yeast is added as soon as the brew is mixed. Seal the fermenter and make airtight with the lid and airlock. (Fill the airlock half-way with clean water before attaching.) Fermentation will start in 2-4 days and will continue for approximately 7-11 days at a constant 72°F (The higher the temperature the shorter the fermentation process and vice-versa.) When the Finishing Specific Gravity is ~1.005 and/or remains steady for 2 to 3 consecutive days (or when apparent foaming recedes), your beer is ready to bottle. Be sure fermentation has finished before bottling. Once finished, your brew should have an SG of 1.005 or less. This finishing gravity may be higher if your kit has been used in a complex recipe. Unfermentable sugars will raise the final gravity.

WARNING— Bottle your beer only when fermentation has finished. Add only the correct amount of priming (corn) sugar: 1/2 teaspoon to each 12 oz bottle or 5.1 oz per 6 gallons of beer, or ¾ cup (4.25 oz.) of priming sugar per 5 gallon batch. Otherwise over-gassed bottles could explode. Crown seal and invert bottles a few times, to dissolve priming sugar. Label bottles and store upright in bottle case to mature at a temperature of approximately 72° for 7-11 days for beer to carbonate. Beer will continue to improve with further aging of 1 month at 50-55°F. The beer is now ready for your enjoyment. The beer is best when served chilled. Uncap a bottle and pour gently and continuously into your glass and leave any sediment behind.

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