Thanks this is exactly what I wanted to hear. I realise most people here would prefer to brew larger quantities, but I enjoy brewing small quantities as I can then do many different recipes without running out of storage in my house.
I can't wait to start building this and trying it out.
This is my question exactly. I have just bought a 2 gallon cooler and hope to be able to extract enough fermentables for at least a 1 gallon brew. The Malt Extract available to Homebrewers in South Africa is really poor quality. Has anyone found a decent sparging method for this Mini system. I...
My my, I can't believe the options that are possible.
I think I am going to have a go with the recipe from Ed although the blood was certainly a contender. (just need to find a donor first)
I have made wines with frozen Orange Juice that have turned out great.
I have read that freezing helps destroy pectin so this might actually be a benificial step to take.
Please let me know if anyone has had some success with malting.
I am currently growing a small patch of barley at home which is growing well, but my previous experience with malting was a disaster.
I was trying to make a pale malt and got the germination perfect. The problem came when I...