Help First Brew

[Boots]

Hi, this is my first time trying to brew some beer, i have read a lot of forums and seen a dvd on how to brew, but i am still a bit unsure, this is a list of what i have. Im hoping someone will be able to tell me if i have everything i need for 5 gallons of wheat beer.

25 Litre Fermentation Vessel Takes airlock (Full Colour-Graduated)

25 Litre Fermentation Vessel

Thermometer 12" (Spirit)

Bubbler, Plastic with Red Cap

Bung Bored

Trial Jar Plastic

Bottle Filling Stick Plastic

Hydrometer

Bottle Brush

Simple Syphon

Beer Paddle Plastic 16"(Y)

Twin Lever Capper

Crown Caps Gold (100)

Bruclean Cleaner/Steriliser
I also bought a beer kit( Coopers Brewmaster Wheat Beer 1.7kg), Muntons Foil Pack Wheat Spraymalt 500g & 1 x Brewferm Wheat Yeast .
I was also wondering do i need priming sugar for bottoling or can i use some of the spraymalt.
Thanks in advance for any help

 

[RScottyL]

I was also wondering do i need priming sugar for bottling or can i use some of the spraymalt.

Yes, it looks like you can use "spray malt" to bottle, as it is a dry malt extract from what I have read.

Most people use corn sugar though!

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/priming-sugars-60775/#post617834

You can prime your beer with any fermentable that you want. Any sugar: white cane sugar, brown sugar, honey, molasses, even maple syrup can be used for priming. The darker sugars can contribute a subtle aftertaste (sometimes desired) and are more appropriate for heavier, darker beers. Simple sugars, like corn or cane sugar, are used most often though many brewers use dry malt extract too. Ounce for ounce, cane sugar generates a bit more carbon dioxide than corn sugar, and both pure sugars carbonate more than malt extract, so you will need to take that into account. Honey is difficult to prime with because there is no standard for concentration. The gravity of honey is different jar to jar. To use honey, you will need to dilute it and measure its gravity with a hydrometer. For all sugars in general, you want to add 2-3 gravity points per gallon of beer to prime.

Be aware that malt extract will generate break material when boiled, and that the fermentation of malt extract for priming purposes will often generate a krausen/protein ring around the waterline in the bottle, just like it does in your fermenter. Simple sugars don't have this cosmetic problem and the small amount used for priming will not affect the flavor of the beer.

 

[Boots]

Thaks for that very informative, what would you recomend for priming I can't get corn sugar but I can get brown or White, would these be ok ? What is usually recomended?

 

[Boots]

I think I can get cane sugar, thanks for you help