Sanitiser & Cleaning

Sanitiser & Cleaning

Sanitiser & Cleaning your brewing gear is the most important and crucial step in the brewing process.

When you make your brew and leave it to ferment, the only micro organism in the fermenter and bottles you want is the yeast. Sanitising all your equipment and your fermenter will ensure this is the case.

The wort in the fermenter is an ideal environment for bacteria and wild yeasts to thrive and if this happens your beer will become infected. This can cause several problems. Your beer can develop “off” flavours or become too gassy.

The method to sanitise the equipment is quite straight forward and effective. Mix the sanitiser with water in the fermenter in the required ratio and slosh it around with the lid on and make sure every bit of the inside surface is covered. Then place the equipment into the fermenter and make sure all of it is submerged into the solution. Let the equipment sit for a while and let the solution do its work.

Then rinse everything with cold water and place on the upturned fermenter lid while the wort is added to the fermenter. When the beer is ready all bottles and caps should be sterilised before the beer is bottled.