by timmy » Sunday Apr 24, 2011 6:17 pm
Sorry - about 20g should do it..... I realise I haven't given you much info about process, so here goes:
Chill ~15L of water in the fridge if you have the space. This should be in your sanitised fermenter.
Chuck the LDME in the 4L of water and bring to the boil. Add hops and boil (a good rolling boil) for 10 mins
Add the rest of the fermentables (the BE1 and the kit). Dissolve (you can add some of this hot liquid to the empty can to get out any leftovers too)
Drop your pot into a sink of cold water to cool it (10 mins should drop it in temp significantly)
Add to your chilled fermenter
Pitch the kit yeast at about 20 degrees
If you want to ferment at lager temps, put the fermenter in an environment that is ~12degrees (a temp controlled brew fridge or a water bath with ice) and leave for a few weeks. If you're not bothered about temps, leave to ferment at ambient temps.
Leave until fermented out (2 weeks for 20deg, 3-4 weeks at 12deg, but check for completion using your hydrometer)
You can add some more hops (10-20g) at this stage if you like more hop aroma. If so, leave it on the extra hops for a week extra
hope this helps,
Tim