KegLand KL03919 Operating instructions

Aerator Pump Kit

With Stainless Aeration Stone

and 0.2micron Air Filter

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Kitincludes

Sanitaryautoclavable0.2micronairfilter

5mminternaldiameterairline(approx1.5meters)

Stainlessclamps

Deepwateraquariumstylediaphragmairpump

Stainlesssteelsinteredstone

Intro

Thiskitisdesignedtogiveyouryeastthebestpossiblestartinlifeanditwillensurethatthereisthemost

possibledissolvedoxygenatthestartofyourfermentation.

Yeastundergoesashortaerobic(requiringoxygen)stagebeforecommencingtheanaerobic(nooxygen)

stageinwhichsugarsareconvertedtoethanolandcarbondioxide.

Intheaerobicstage,oxygendissolvedinthewortisconsumedbytheyeasttoaidyeastgrowthandthe

formationofergosterolusedinthefermentationcycle.Ifthereisnotenoughoxygendissolvedinthewort,

yeastgrowthandenergyreserveswillsuffer,resultinginasluggishfermentationwithriskoflow

attenuation.

Usageofthisaerationkitwillensurethatthebestpossiblestarttoyourfermentationisachieved.

Instruction

1. Ensurethatyourwortisbelow25Cbecauseitisextremelyhardtogetoxygentodissolveinliquid

abovethistemperature.Boilingalsoremovesalloxygenfromwort.

2. Fitshortpiece(5cm)of4mminternaldiameterairlineontotheendofthepump.

3. Nextfitthesanitaryairfiltertotheotherendofthe4mmIDairline.

4. Totheothersideofthesanitaryairfilterfitthe120cmlengthof6mmIDairline.

5. Totheotherendofthe6mmairlinefitthesinteredairstone.

6. Turnontheairpumpsothatairisflowingthoughthestone.

7. Ensureairispumpingthroughthestonebeforedippingthesinteredairstoneintoyourwort.

8. Runtheairpumpforapproximately15minutes.

ImportantNote

ALWAYSTURNONTHEPUMPBEFOREIMMERSINGTHESTONEINTOTHEWORT/WATER.Ifthestoneis

immersedintothewaterbeforethepumpisturnedonliquidisdrawnintotheverysmallpoursandwill

drasticallyreducetheairflowthroughthestone.Ifthestoneaccidentallygetsaturatedwithoutthepump

beingondryoutthestoneintheovenorinawell‐ventilatedplaceandthenstartagain.

Cleaning

Tocleantheassemblysimplyputtheairhoseandsinteredfilterintoboilingwaterandletdripdry.Storein

plasticbag.

CAUTION

Donotcleantheairfilterandneverreversethedirectionoftheairfilter.IfthereissignsofdirtItheairfilter

thendisposeofandreplacetheairfilterimmediately.Oneairfiltershouldlastmorethan100batchesof

beerifcaredforcorrectly.