Homebrew Equipment Kit

In order to make homebrew, you need equipment.

 

There are basic pieces of homebrew equipment needed regardless of what brewing method you decided to use. The following is a list of what is included in the Base Kit of our Build Your Own Homebrew Starter Kit which is geared towards making a single stage fermentation. Single stage fermentation allows the beer to completely ferment in the fermenting bucket, referred to as a primary fermenter, and then is transferred to the bottling bucket to be bottled. 

 

The fermenting bucket is a food grade plastic bucket with a 6.5 gallon capacity, that is used to ferment the wort (unfermented beer).

 A lid with a grometted hole and airlock is used to seal the fermenting bucket. An airlock is filled halfway with water to allow co2 to escape while keeping bacteria and oxygen away from the beer.

 

The bottling Bucket has a spigot and is used for bottling your beer once it has finished fermenting. On bottling day, the priming sugar (also called corn sugar and dextrose) is mixed with a small amount of water, dissolved on the stove and then is added to the bottling bucket. The beer is then siphoned into the the bottling bucket, allowing the priming sugar to mix with the beer.

 

Once the beer has been transferred to the bottling bucket, it is immediately bottled using the bottle filler.The bottle filler attaches to the tubing that is attached to the spigot and has a valve on the tip. The valve releases the beer into the bottle when pressed on the bottom of the bottle. Fill the beer to the very top of the bottle and remove bottle filler. The filler displaces the exact amount of air space needed to carbonate your beer. It is a very handy tool.

 

The hydromter allows you to take gravity readings that help determine the alcohol level of your beer and more importantly, it allows you to follow the progress of your fermenting beer to ensure it is working and to let you know when it is ready to bottle.

 

The racking cane allows you to transfer your wort from one vessel to another. It is made of hard plastic and is shaped like a cane. The end of the cane has an anti-sediment tip that draws liquid from above so that sediment can be avoided while transferring.

 

The base kit also includes a bottle brush, tubing, sanitizing powder and an adhesive thermometer which sticks to the outside of the fermenting bucket so the temperature can be monitored.