Beer brewing is an exciting and rewarding hobby that has been enjoyed for thousands of years. While the basic process of brewing beer is relatively simple, there are many factors that can impact the quality of your beer. As a result, beginner brewers often have a lot of questions about the brewing process. In this article, micet group will answer some of the most common beer brewing questions.
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What equipment do I need to start brewing beer?
To start brewing beer at home, you will need some basic equipment.
What ingredients do I need to make beer?
The four basic ingredients in beer are water, malted barley, hops, and yeast.
What is the difference between ale and lager yeast?
Top fermented yeast
Ale yeast is a top-fermenting yeast that is typically used to make ales and other beers that are fermented at warmer temperatures.
Bottom fermenting yeast
Bottom fermenting yeast, used to make lagers and other beers that ferment at lower temperatures. Lager yeast tends to produce a cleaner, crisper beer, while ale yeast can produce more complex flavours.
What is the difference between all-grain and extract brewing?
All-grain brewing involves using malted barley to create the fermentable sugars, while extract brewing involves using pre-made malt extract.
All-grain brewing is generally considered to be more advanced and allows for greater control over the brewing process, while extract brewing is simpler and more beginner-friendly.
How long does it take to brew beer?
The brewing process typically takes around four to six weeks, depending on the type of beer and the brewing method. This includes time for fermentation, conditioning, and carbonation.
How do I know when fermentation is complete?
Fermentation is complete when the specific gravity of the beer has stabilized for several days in a row. You can measure the specific gravity using a hydrometer, which measures the density of the beer.
How do I carbonate my beer?
There are two main methods of carbonating beer: bottle conditioning and force carbonation.
Bottle conditioning involves adding a small amount of sugar to the beer before bottling, which creates carbonation as the remaining yeast consumes the sugar.
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Force carbonation involves using a carbonation system to force CO2 into the beer under pressure.
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How to choose a suitable brewing equipment
Craft beer, without filtration or high temperature sterilization retains the original nutrients and active yeast components of the original fermentation solution. Its mellow body, strong malt flavor and unique flavor are quite different from the traditional bottled beer. It’s good for people’s health, and also provides strong wheat flavor, excellent taste- Specially in bars and BBQs. More and more consumers prefer this type of beer. Therefore, self-brewing equipment is becoming very popular. Read below how to choose your brewing equipment for your business.
1. Budget for craft beer consumption
Before choosing the equipment for the beer production you should view the stats of this particular beer’s consumption. You want to make sure that the consumption of beer has long seasons. Going with “one season” consumption will make it harder for you to survive financially.
2. Workstation and other limiting conditions
There are many cases where’s the workstation layout isn’t optimal and and restricted by water supply, drainage, electricity, ventilation, etc.. It is advised to provide the site drawings and the surrounding environment to the equipment supplier. If conditions permit, ask the other party’s personnel to visit the site first and provide appropriate solutions according to the site restrictions.
A responsible craft beer equipment manufacturer (like us) will design the proper layout of your site after you purchase the equipment. The idea is to use the minimum land as possible for further expansion and making sure it’s functional in the highest levels.
3. Work out the variable costs
Cost of raw materials, water, electricity, personnel and other administrative will take their toll if not planned properly. It is the best to make a cost-benefit analysis in advance with the equipment manufacturer according to the local consumption level and equipment location. You can even provide us your business plan or investment plan and we can help you from our vast experience in the industry.
4. Liquor production calculation
Let’s go over the numbers here- From the initial malt crushing stage, wort and raw liquid are prepared in different tanks. The fermentation process of saccharification, filtration, boiling, swirling and sedimentation takes about 12-20 days. After fermentation, the raw beer pulp is obtained, which can be drunk and sold directly.
If equipped with fine filtration and sterilization equipment, beer can be bottled or canned to preserve longer. Brewing batch also determine the configuration of equipment, because the saccharification system and the capacity of fermentation system can be multiplied. Now try to understand the nitty gritty here- For example, once a day for brewing, saccharification and fermentation capacity are the same- Two times a day for brewing, fermentation is twice the capacity of saccharification; However, the maximum multiple should not be more than three times.. According to the general process, the saccharification time is generally 8-10 hours, and the maximum amount of brewing is 3 batches a day and night, while the maximum amount of brewing is 1-2 batches.
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5. Brewing equipment – Sizes
The beer equipment models of small catering places are divided into different types of equipment such as 100 l, 150 l, 200 l, 300 l, 500 l, 1000 l and 2000 l. You can also browse our Probrewer to see the latest Brewing Equipment designs and suggestions; The configuration details are vary with any equipment specifications. The complete set of beer equipment mainly includes crushing system, saccharification system, fermentation system, refrigeration system, cleaning system, control system and other main components as well as many auxiliary components. Again, if you are not sure what’s suit you the best contact us for further consultation.
By the way, according to the operational requirements of beer brewing technology, the volume ratio of saccharification tank and fermentation tank is usually 1:1 or 1:2.
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