An airlock is a device that keeps outside, contaminated air from entering the airspace within the demijohn, carboy, or fermentation bucket. This prevents undesirable bacteria and mould from contaminating the wort during the fermentation and aging process. An airlock prevents allows the generated carbon dioxide produced during fermentation to escape without letting air in which […]
Using An Immersion Heater Now you have your Love Brewing Immersion Heater it’s important to understand the capabilities ofthis. Depending on where you are doing the fermentation its worth trying this in water before youstart using it on the fermentation. This way you can check to see if it will accurately record thetemperature, you are […]
Operating the S30 Valve The S30 Valve is a very simple injection and pressure release valve, engineered for use with a pressure container for dispensing beer and lightly carbonated drinks. Due to their simple nature, S30 valves rarely go wrong, but if they do, you need to know how they work in order to diagnose […]
Priming Your Drink We have to decide whether we are bottling, barrelling or using a Cornelius Keg. Once the decision is made: Carbonation happens when the fermentation has finished by adding more sugar to the beer. The yeast thinks it’s finished converting all the sugar into alcohol (gives off CO2 Gas when it’s doing this) […]