Brew Day 3
So as the summer will soon be upon us and festival/bbq season will start up again I thought I would brew a pear cider that it could sit and condition for a couple of months so that it would be a perfect summer drink.
So first up I gathered up all the equipment I would be needing
Upon opening the kit I found there was 2 sachets under the cap 1 yeast and one pear flavouring. This worried me a little so I had to refer to the instructions and the yeast goes in as normal but the pear flavouring gets added at the conditioning stage (thank god I looked at the instructions)
Thanks to looking at the great guide on kit brewing over at Jims Beer Kit forums I rehydrated the yeast at this point
Then sterelised everything that would come into contact with the brew
As everything was steeping I sat the can in some warm water I dont think this was really nessesary for this particular kit as it did not seem to be as thick as the beer and lager kits but it done no harm
Once everything had been rinsed out after being sterelised I added the contents of the can and 1.5kg of sugar the kit said 1,3kg but a little bit more shouldnt do any harm (I hope!!!)
Time to start filling the fermenter up with cold water. I stopped at this point to test the temp and top it up with a bit more boiled water and some cold water so that my final temp was about 24`C
Time to add the rehydrated yeast
I actually remembered to take an original gravity reading this time. The sample I had from the trial jar was great even without the pear flavouring so I am really hoping this brew turns out ok.
Then all that was left to do was tuck the fermenter into the heating bath and let the yeast work its magic
That was the temperture reading of the water in the bath prior to putting the fermenter in so it was spot on as per the instructions that indicated it should be kept somewhere between 20 and 28`C
The whole process from start to finish, including clearing up took less than 2 hours so if it turns out of it will be the best 2 hours I have spent brewing so far.
Just as a side issue I had no major dramas or mishaps happen during this brew apart from dropping my didgital termometer in the heating bath yesterday but that was nothing to do with the actual brew day so it dont count.
Just as a side issue I had no major dramas or mishaps happen during this brew apart from dropping my didgital termometer in the heating bath yesterday but that was nothing to do with the actual brew day so it dont count.
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