What type of brewing do you do?
Are you happy at the method you use or do you plan to change method or equipment?
Are you happy at the method you use or do you plan to change method or equipment?
LupusUmbrus said:I voted "AG, plan to upgrade", although the upgrades are going to be rather minor for a while.
Basically, anybody that votes AG - staying where I'm at is lying! It's a slippery slope down the aisles of home depot and machine shops.ORRELSE said:Doesn't it seem like you are always upgrading something?
No kidding. Seems everyone's being honest with themselves so far thoughBeeGee said:Basically, anybody that votes AG - staying where I'm at is lying! It's a slippery slope down the aisles of home depot and machine shops.
Lol, I've been lurking as well, trying not to ask too many stupid questions. I'm planning my first all-grain batch for when I have enough time. Unfortunately the holidays are making that difficult. I have my Coleman 48 qt cooler with the steel braided hose for now, but I always want to upgrade. Found kegs for 10 bucks a shot on ebay, so hopefully I'll be able to get into kegging soon. I just got into brewing recently (about 7 batches under my belt now, extract + grains) and I pretty much have driven all my friends mad with my constant babbling. My first AG kit is going to be the Rogue I2PA from morebeer, probably a bit ambitious, but it will be a hoot.woodstone said:Voted extract with partial grains, although I do a few "boil and dump" full extracts just to fill a corny or two on short money...still better than a 30-pack of yellow fizzy water.
Been brewing a long time and always leary of the time and effort required for all grain until recently finding this forum and "lurking" in the all grain posts. Other than having to build up a few things and planning your time wisely, I suppose AG is probably not that big a deal...and the cost of grain is a LOT cheaper than extract.
I also found the following (the hyperlink may not work so cut/paste to your browser)...this guy makes it look and sound like its no big deal. Cheers, men!
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jim.dunleavy/index.htm
woodstone said:Voted extract with partial grains, although I do a few "boil and dump" full extracts just to fill a corny or two on short money...still better than a 30-pack of yellow fizzy water.
Been brewing a long time and always leary of the time and effort required for all grain until recently finding this forum and "lurking" in the all grain posts. Other than having to build up a few things and planning your time wisely, I suppose AG is probably not that big a deal...and the cost of grain is a LOT cheaper than extract.
I also found the following (the hyperlink may not work so cut/paste to your browser)...this guy makes it look and sound like its no big deal. Cheers, men!
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jim.dunleavy/index.htm
I'm with you on that. I've got a few batches under my belt using my 5 gal cooler also. I'm already looking at making a bigger mash tun for larger or higher gravity brews. The three tier is a way off though... Maybe Santa will bring itScottT said:I have no problem mashing 10-12 pounds of grain in my 5 gal mashtun but I can't do 15; so when I need a higher gravity, I'll not hesitate to suplement with extract.
Eventually, I want to upgrade to a three tier system but it'll take some time before I'll get the stuff I need for that.
brewsmith said:I'm with you on that. I've got a few batches under my belt using my 5 gal cooler also. I'm already looking at making a bigger mash tun for larger or higher gravity brews. The three tier is a way off though... Maybe Santa will bring it