Home brewing is an increasingly popular hobby these days. It is not necessary to be a fan of drinking a foamy drink in order to create it in your apartment. Many people are addicted to this business and use various additional devices. To prepare draft beer in bulk, in home conditions it is not necessary to have specialized equipment. Despite this, the presence of such devices greatly simplifies the process and takes the quality of the drink to a new level. A significant advantage of such beer is considered to be a slightly different manufacturing technology compared to factory counterparts. Top fermentation is used, which allows you to get a more saturated and harsh taste that does not leave an alcohol residue. Together with the freshness of the drink, which is impossible to achieve with store products, home-brewed beer can seriously compete even with expensive imported varieties.
Equipment for creating homemade draft beer.
Everyone who wants to start cooking their own foamy drink individually or with a kit should purchase the following devices:- Fermentation containers. It must be absolutely safe and resistant to bacteria. Average sizes range from fifteen to fifty liters, depending on the preferences of the owner.
- Water seal. This device is installed in a special hole in the container for fermentation of the wort. It serves at the same time to remove excess carbon dioxide formed, as well as to prevent the ingress of oxygen inside. Quite often, such a device is replaced by a siphon created from a bent rubber tube that is dipped in water.
- Thermometer. Monitors the temperature conditions inside the fermentation tank.
- Siphon tube. With its help, it is possible to overfill beer wort that has been fermented in containers.
- Filter. Carries out the filtering off of insoluble residues in the wort. Most often, a clean cloth is used, folded in several layers and having a small cell diameter. Professional filters allow you to filter with greater efficiency.
With this machine, draft beer suppliers are not required. Experts say that it is better to store products in barrels made of natural wood.