I would love to know how this went for you.
I've got many bottles of a tasty beer that didn't carbonate. I guess that's what happens when you've had too many beers and forget the sugar at bottling time. My thought was to do this like we used to do with root beer as kids: pour the beer in...
Go to the hardware store and get yourself some copper tubing. Wrap it around a paint can or keg to form it. Then just clamp on some hose and you're good to go. Very inexpensive compared to buying something, works great, and anyone can do it.
My first all grain was just adjusted so I could do everything using my existing extract equipment. I just used brewtarget to adjust for 3 gallon boils and used the family picnic cooler as a MLT.
My initial cost to go all grain: $0.00
However, you must be warned: it's addictive and...
Once again I'm just an average kind of guy.
0-2 on weeknights
0-4 on weekends
Now that I brew, a strange thing has happened. I appreciate the beers more but I drink less. Before I brewed I was going through a 12 pack of Kokanee every three days.
Then again, I got into homebrew...