 |
04-17-2012, 06:38 PM
|
#1
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 64
|
Equimpment upgrade
|
|
I am using the basic equipment for extract brewing 5 gallon batches.
Could I up grade equipment for this type of brewing?
Thanks
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 06:39 PM
|
#2
|
|
Feedback Score: 3 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Aurora, Colorado
Posts: 1,197
Liked 46 Times on 39 Posts
Likes Given: 17
|
What?
|
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 06:39 PM
|
#3
|
|
Easy Is No Fun...
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: somerset, NJ
Posts: 1,383
Liked 33 Times on 29 Posts
|
sure.
|
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 06:41 PM
|
#4
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 1,258
Liked 60 Times on 50 Posts
Likes Given: 1
|
Upgrayedd -- for a double dose of my pimpin'....
__________________
On Deck: Cornucopia Oktoberfest
Primary: Centennial Blonde v2, Ed Wort's Kolsch
Secondary: none
Kegged: County Jail Pale Ale, AHS Anniv IPA, AHS Brooklyn Brown, Raspberry Wheat, Blood Orange Hefe, Ranger IPA clone (x2), Newcastle clone, AHS Irish Red, Centennial Blonde
Bottled: Session Series Belgian Saison, Apocalypso, Pecan Porter, DFH 90 Minute Clone, Apfelwein (x2), Wytchmaker Rye IPA Clone, Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, Munich/Cascade SMaSH
|
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 06:45 PM
|
#5
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Bellevue, WA
Posts: 1,754
Liked 48 Times on 47 Posts
Likes Given: 108
|
So you want to upgrade your equipment and continue doing 5 gallon extract, yes?
1) I would get a large enough kettle to do a full boil if you don't already.
2 or 3) Look into fermentation temp control because that will make your beers a crap ton better.
3 or 2) Get a stir plate and start working on pitching the correct amount of yeast. This will also make it easier to harvest yeast and all that good stuff.
Those would be my top 3 for 5 gallon extract.
|
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 06:46 PM
|
#6
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Bellevue, WA
Posts: 1,754
Liked 48 Times on 47 Posts
Likes Given: 108
|
 HAH! rhamilton I just noticed the title under your name hehe |
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 06:55 PM
|
#7
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: !, !
Posts: 920
Liked 43 Times on 39 Posts
Likes Given: 4
|
you gotta love quotes from idiocracy
|
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 06:55 PM
|
#8
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 64
|
Thanks!
sorry about the Sp in the title.
Quote:
Originally Posted by H-ost
So you want to upgrade your equipment and continue doing 5 gallon extract, yes?
1) I would get a large enough kettle to do a full boil if you don't already.
2 or 3) Look into fermentation temp control because that will make your beers a crap ton better.
3 or 2) Get a stir plate and start working on pitching the correct amount of yeast. This will also make it easier to harvest yeast and all that good stuff.
Those would be my top 3 for 5 gallon extract.
|
|
|
|
|
|
04-17-2012, 08:02 PM
|
#9
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Katy, TX
Posts: 182
Liked 12 Times on 7 Posts
Likes Given: 10
|
Suggestions:
1. Fermentation control. Find a place where you can control the fermentation temperature where you want it. Buy an old chest freezer on craigslist for $100 and get a temperature controller.
2. A wort chiller would be a good investment. Cool your wort down in 10 minutes versus 45 minutes in an ice bath.
3. Yeast starters. Read up on them.
4. Tons of upgrades you can do to make bottling go faster. Or go to kegging your beer.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
|
|
|
.gif-1367621329.gif)
