banjodeano
New Member
For the last 25 years i have been brewing beer from a kit, using the same old 5 gallon bucket with a loose fitting lid, i have never had any contamination or spoilt beer.
Now looking about, it seems to be standard practise to have a bucket with a tight fitting lid and air lock, when i first started, airlocks were just for wine making using demijohns, is it all a rather excessive?
I recall watching my dad make some beer back in the 60's, he boiled some ingredients in a bag on the stove, and then he just put it all in a bucket with a piece of muslin covering he top....
From what i recall it turned out well because he never stopped drinking it :)
Now looking about, it seems to be standard practise to have a bucket with a tight fitting lid and air lock, when i first started, airlocks were just for wine making using demijohns, is it all a rather excessive?
I recall watching my dad make some beer back in the 60's, he boiled some ingredients in a bag on the stove, and then he just put it all in a bucket with a piece of muslin covering he top....
From what i recall it turned out well because he never stopped drinking it :)