BULLET BREW BEER KITS – INSTRUCTION
FERMENTATION
1.Clean your fermenter/fermentation bucket, lid and mixing spoon/paddle.
2.Set aside the sachets from the dry compartment of the pouch (where these instructions were located) for later use.
3.Pour the liquid malt extract from the wet compartment of the pouch into your fermenter/fermentation bucket, rolling and squeezing the pouch to get out as much extract as possible. Then using a small amount of warm water, rinse out any remains and also add to the fermenter/fermentation bucket.
4.Boil 3L of water and add to fermenter/fermentation bucket, then add the brewing sugar additions for your beer kit style, as shown in the table below, and stir to dissolve. If your beer kit contains a sweetener sachet, add this now.
5.Top up the fermenter/fermentation bucket to the volume shown in the table below using cold water, then stir well to thoroughly mix.
| Beer kit style: | Brewing sugar: | Top up volume: |
| Belgian Cherry Ale | 0.5 kg | 18 L |
| Vienna Lager | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Irish Red Ale | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Session India Pale Ale | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Passion Fruit Pilsner | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Tanker Reloaded IPA | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Premium Lager | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Baltic Porter | 0.5 kg | 18 L |
| Mexican Cerveza | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Tanker Raspberry Sour Ale | 1 kg | 20 L |
| Czech Pilsner | 1 kg | 23 L |
| Tanker Sauna Session Ale | 1 kg | 23 L |
6.Using a thermometer, check the temperature is below 25°C before sprinkling contents of the yeast sachet onto the surface of the liquid (no need to stir).
7.Fill your airlock with water and fix to your lid, then tightly fasten the lid onto the fermenter/ fermentation bucket.
8.Leave your fermentation to stand at a stable ambient room temperature between 20°C and 25°C. Below 20°C fermentation will take much longer, and below 16°C may stop altogether. Above 25°C beer quality will be affected.
WARNING: If your beer kit contains a sachet of hops, proceed to instruction 9. If not, jump ahead to instruction 11.
9.Use a hydrometer to check the specific gravity (S.G., BRIX °, SUGAR %) of your beer after 5 days. If S.G. <1.018 (BRIX <4.6°, SUGAR <4.6%), sprinkle the content of the hop sachet (if included) on to the surface of the beer (do not stir). If S.G. >1.018 (BRIX >4.6°, SUGAR >4.6%), check again in 1-2 days until the S.G. is <1.015 (BRIX <3.8°, SUGAR <3.8%) before adding hops.
10.Leave your hopped beer to ferment for a further 2-3 days before continuing with instruction 11.
11.After 8 days of fermentation (or 2-3 days after hop addition) use a hydrometer to check the specific gravity (S.G., BRIX °, SUGAR %) of your beer. If at or below the values in the table below, fermentation may be complete.
| Beer kit style: | Specific Gravity (S.G.): | BRIX(°): | SUGAR (%): |
| Belgian Cherry Ale | <1.007 | <1.8 | <1.8 |
| Vienna Lager | <1.008 | <2.1 | <2.1 |
| Irish Red Ale | <1.013 | <3.3 | <3.3 |
| Session India Pale Ale | <1.009 | <2.3 | <2.3 |
| Passion Fruit Pilsner | <1.007 | <1.8 | <1.8 |
| Tanker Reloaded IPA | <1.009 | <2.3 | <2.3 |
| Premium Lager | <1.007 | <1.8 | <1.8 |
| Baltic Porter | <1.008 | <2.1 | <2.1 |
| Mexican Cerveza | <1.008 | <2.1 | <2.1 |
| Tanker Raspberry Sour Ale | <1.007 | <1.8 | <1.8 |
| Czech Pilsner | <1.007 | <1.8 | <1.8 |
| Tanker Sauna Session Ale | <1.009 | <2.3 | <2.3 |
WARNING: specific gravity must be stable for 2 days before bottling. Never bottle until fermentation is complete.
12.Before proceeding to bottling, check the specific gravity again over the next two days to ensure it has stabilised. If in doubt, always leave your beer a little longer to ensure fermentation is complete before bottling your beer.
BOTTLING
13.Clean your bottles and siphon tube using a suitable cleaner/sterilizer product. Use only pressure-resistant glass or PET bottles. Do not use any damaged bottles.
14.Siphon your beer into the bottles, filling to approx. 5 cm below the rim of the bottle neck (note that if hops are added, flow may slow down towards the end due to solid matter clogging the siphon).
15.Add one rounded teaspoonful of priming sugar per 500ml bottle for Lager and Belgian beer, or a level teaspoonful for all other types.
16.Seal the bottles and shake well before storing in a warm place for 2 week, then transfer to a cool, dark place for clearing. Your beer is ready as soon as clear, but for will improve with age (lagers and hoppy beers are best drunk within 6 months, but other ales and dark beers will keep longer).
SERVING
17.Serve your beer chilled, pouring slowly & carefully in one go to avoid the yeast sediment from the bottom of the bottle being transferred to your glass.
