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Hi, I'm Master
Brewer Annie Johnson.
Welcome to the how to video
to use your new Zymatic
and PicoBrew your first beer.
First thing we're going to
do is pull up our recipe.
And the next thing you want to
do is review your ingredients.
We have 2-Row, Crystal
120, and roasted barley.
I have my grains
already in a bucket.
You can just take your
grains out of your bags
and then just set them on the
counter or put them in a bowl
and mix them thoroughly.
The point of mixing your grains
before the mash water hits
is so the sugars will distribute
evenly with the mash water.
After you've done that, the
next thing you're going to do
is measure your water.
What I do is use a gallon jug.
It's already prefilled
with a gallon of water.
So I can go ahead
and dump it in my keg
and measure out the
remaining amount.
If you do choose to weigh
your water, which you can do,
one gallon is 8.33 pounds.
Next, put on the keg parka.
Pull it down so it fits
over all the stainless steel
portion of your keg.
Next, you want to
take a keg seal,
place it over the opening, press
down firmly with both hands
till it snaps.
Grab your foam trap
in a twisting motion,
push it through the hole--
remove the foam top--
take your anti-foaming agent--
place a half moon of the
agent around the top circle.
Place the foam in,
the top back on.
Next, you want to hook
the keg up to Zymatic.
You have two keg posts,
and out and then in.
In is always gray, out as black.
It says, out and in on
the top of your keg.
Push down until they snap.
If these are ever
sticky, just soak them
in a little hot water.
Next, we're going to
fill this depth filter.
The large compartment is
the grain compartment.
The one in the back is
the hops compartment.
Have the grain
compartment facing you.
It's just easier
to fill that way.
Next step is to load the filter.
It's three screens-- your hop
compartment screen, the grain
screen.
And this screen, we'll
place over the grains
once they're loaded.
Next, we're going to fill
the hops compartment.
The notch should always be
facing you, as are the taps.
Then you have your hop cage--
go ahead and fill your hops in.
Put the top on firmly,
pushing at each corner.
Place the tab to the right.
Next, add your grains--
pour them straight
down the center.
Smooth out the mound
to the four corners.
Take the screen,
place it on top.
Take the lid with the many holes
to go over the hops compartment
in the back.
You'll see the
edges are tapered.
Now, we're ready to brew.
Slide it in, and
we're ready to go.
Once you've selected
your recipe,
the Zymatic will begin to brew.
Here's an overview of
the brewing process.
The mash water heats in the keg.
It bypasses the gains.
When it gets the desired
mash temperature,
it filters through the grains.
The mash water's
then in the keg.
Then it's heated to a boil.
And then it's recirculated
through the hops.
Getting your hop extraction,
your bitterness, your flavor,
and your aroma hops.
Then the Zymatic
is ready to chill.
So you can pit your yeast.
Two weeks later, you
can have a nice beer.
Now that the Zymatic has
finished the brewing process,
you need to cool down the wort
so we can pitch the yeast.
First thing you want to do
is remove the ball locks
from the keg.
Carefully pull
off the keg parka.
Be careful, as the steel is hot.
Have a bucket of water ready
about a third of the way full
and add some ice.
Take your keg, place
in the bucket of water
and reattach the ball locks.
Go back to the Zymatic, turning
to the program for chill.
Then the wort will pass through
and chill to the desired
pitching temperature.
The chilling down
process is completed.
Next, we need to
pitch our yeast.
We will remove the foam trap.
Next, we'll grab our
three-piece airlock,
fill it with sanitized
water or alcohol.
The point is if any
of the water gets
sucked back down into the
keg, it'll be sanitized.
And it won't
contaminate your beer.
I like gin a lot.
Place it through the
hole on a keg seal.
Next, grab your yeast.
We have a variety of yeast
you can use with the Zymatic--
liquid yeast or dry yeast.
Your PicoBrew porter
comes with a dry yeast.
I love dry yeast.
I also love liquid.
You can use smack
packs or tubes.
Just take them out when you
began the brewing process
so they'll be ready to pitch.
With dry yeast,
you're ready to go.
Get some scissors, cut the top--
open up the lid, pour it in.
Just place back down
your PicoBrew keg lid.
Remove the ball locks.
Take your keg, put it in a
nice cool place to ferment,
and you're ready to go.
Beer in two weeks.
After dumping and
composting your grains,
rinse your step filter well
and place it back into Zymatic.
Take the cleaning tube
attachments you got
and place them on the
end of the ball locks.
They're a universal fit.
So it doesn't matter
which one goes on which.
Take the black one and place
it into your bucket of water.
Take the gray and place
it in the empty bucket.
Hit clean.
And the Zymatic will go
through the cleaning process.
After the Zymatic
cleaning process,
feel free to take all
the pieces and parts
and place them in
your dishwasher.
It's dishwasher-safe.
Thanks for tuning in
on how to PicoBrew.
I'm Master Brewer Annie Johnson.
