Illustrated Beer Brewing Primer

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Illustrated Brewing Primer
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Fermenting
Corny Keg Rebuild
Racking
Reusing Yeast
Transferring Beer
Carbonation
All Grain Decoction
El Cheapo Mash Tun
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Kegging and Conditioning

Carbonating the Serving Keg

I carbonate by putting the keg on the CO2 line at about 10 lbs pressure for a week. You can also add 1/4 cup sugar to the keg and let it stand for a week or two.

After a week of carbonation, your beer is ready to serve. I have found that waiting and letting the beer age will improve its flavor. I condition the carbonated kegs at cellar temperature.

I prefer to tap the beer no earlier than 40 days after brew day, and I prefer to wait 60 days between brew day and tap day. The quality of the beer goes up a lot with conditioning.

Prost!

Illustrated Beer Brewing Primer

Ingredients :: Equipment :: Preparation :: Steeping :: Sanitation :: Mash Out :: Add Extract :: Boil :: Bittering Hops :: Wort Chiller :: Flavor Hops :: Aroma Hops :: Chill Wort :: Remove Chiller :: Aerate :: Carboy :: Pitch Yeast :: Cap :: Cool the Carboy :: Fermenting :: Corny Keg Rebuild :: Racking :: Reusing Yeast :: Transferring Beer :: Carbonation :: Prost!