Thanks everyone sounds like something ill pick up on my next trip. Drilling it sounds easy enough.
Is the only reason you don't brew with it because of the size of the batches?
So yesterday I went to lowes after my brew shop and I have a question.
The 6.5 gallon beer bucket at the brew shop was around $12
Lowes had a food grade no bpa 5 gallon bucket for $3.
They were both #2 plastic. Besides a slightly smaller batch is there any reason not to save some cash? Does...
Wow that's an amazing amount of information! thank you
One of the things I truly enjoy about the hobby is the DYI so I think this is the way I'd like to go. I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go but this is a great place to get started. Thanks again
Alright I want to move to All Grain and I was looking at set ups for it but I need some help.
What are the pros and cons to electric boiling? I feel that would be the easiest way to set things ups but I wasn't sure if there were some effects from it. I was thinking of having a heating unit...
Alright I want to move to All Grain and I was looking at set ups for it but I need some help.
What are the pros and cons to electric boiling? I feel that would be the easiest way to set things ups but I wasn't sure if there were some effects from it. I was thinking of having a heating unit...
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I have been extremely impressed and appreciative of the support on this site.
I was reading the Complete Homebrew Book by George Hummel but I found it fairly basic and more centered on recipes. The first few pages were great but I wanted more detail into the...
I've brewed a few batches with grains and extract but now I'm wondering if I can just brew with the grains? If I increase the grains wouldn't that be the same as an extract or am I missing something?
Hi everyone
Last father's day (my first father's day) my wife got me a beer brewing kit. Since then I've brewed 5 other batches of my own. I'm only brewing 1 gallon batches which are perfect for weekend afternoon nap times.
I want to move up to 5 gallons but I'm more interested in brewing...
I've been brewing 1 gallon batches and I'm looking to move up. I was curious if anyone has just purchased one of the 5 gallon water jugs that you would put on a water cooler as their container?
I thought maybe the plastic might alter the flavor but I also see 5 gallon pails that people use...