IgloosNate
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I received from my girlfriend a pretty terrific and unexpected Christmas present of a ticket to a beginner's brewing class at Bitter & Esters in Brooklyn, as well as a gift card that I believe will be enough to get me most of the starting equipment there. I've never brewed before, and never thought much about it, but now that I have had my ass kicked in that direction, I'm really looking forward to getting started.
I see that they sell equipment kits for 2.5-gallon and 5-gallon batches (http://store.bitterandesters.com/index.php?c=63). My apartment is smallish, and at my rate of consumption I'm not sure how I feel about brewing and storing 2 cases of beer bottles at a time. That and the inclusion of your choice of ingredient package in the 2.5-gallon kits, make them a tempting option.
But, I do know there's a certain likelihood that I'll end up LOVING this hobby, and maybe I'll find that 5 gallons isn't that much when you're sharing it with people.
I guess my dumb question is...Is there any good reason that I haven't noticed that would stop me from buying a 5-gallon kit, but brewing 2.5 gallon batches in it at first? If the big kit is scalable for small batches, then it might not be that hard a choice at all.
I've been lurking here a few days in anticipation of taking this class, and you folks seem mostly really nice. I hope I have something to contribute to this community very soon.
I see that they sell equipment kits for 2.5-gallon and 5-gallon batches (http://store.bitterandesters.com/index.php?c=63). My apartment is smallish, and at my rate of consumption I'm not sure how I feel about brewing and storing 2 cases of beer bottles at a time. That and the inclusion of your choice of ingredient package in the 2.5-gallon kits, make them a tempting option.
But, I do know there's a certain likelihood that I'll end up LOVING this hobby, and maybe I'll find that 5 gallons isn't that much when you're sharing it with people.
I guess my dumb question is...Is there any good reason that I haven't noticed that would stop me from buying a 5-gallon kit, but brewing 2.5 gallon batches in it at first? If the big kit is scalable for small batches, then it might not be that hard a choice at all.
I've been lurking here a few days in anticipation of taking this class, and you folks seem mostly really nice. I hope I have something to contribute to this community very soon.