Materials:
One clean 5-gallon plastic bucket
30” of ½ “ white PVC tubing
One T shaped, slip-to-slip PVC connector
Two ½” PVC end caps
One plastic or brass ½” barb adaptor
One female-slip PVC fitting
Two feet of 3/8” clear plastic tubing
One 18w diaphragm air pump
One submersible water heater, with thermostat
One, gallon paint strainer bag
One 12” long nylon chord
Thick rubber band
Four 12” zip ties
Hack saw or PVC cutter
Electric drill with ¼” drill bit
To assemble the brewer:
Cut the PVC tubing into the following lengths:
Two, 7½” long pieces
One 13½” long piece
Attach the 7½” pieces to the PVC T-
connector. On one end of this assembly
securely place one ½” end cap.
Attach the 13½” of cut PVC tubing to the T-connector.
Attach the other end cap to the bottom of the 13½” PVC tube.
Drill a small hole in the bottom of the end-cap for the airflow. The end of the tube should be about ½” from the bottom of the bucket.
Lay the PVC aerator across the top of the bucket. To keep the tubingfrom sliding
around while brewing secure the ends of the tube to the sides of the bucket through the handles with zip ties. Or drill a small hole near the top of the bucket on opposites sides and thread zip ties through the holes.
Secure the cross bar of the aerator to the
zip ties.
Attach the ½” barb fitting to the female-slip fitting.
Attach the barb adaptor to the shortest
length of tubing possible so the pump sits
on a shelf level with the cross bar of the
aerator assembly.
Attach the free end of the tubing to the barb on the pump.
