Jeff_From_VA
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Hi,
I have the following equipment from a wine making "kit" that I bought a while back. I would like to try making beer for my first time, and was hoping people would review what I have, and let me know what else I may need to purchase.
I have 1 of each of the following.
A 6 gallon bucket, with lid, and hole with grommet for airlock. The bucket does not contain a spigot.
A 6 gallon "Better Bottle" brand plastic carboy. The carboy contains a spigot and "racking adapter"
Hydrometer. (Which I still don't know how to use)
Airlock (Cheapo plastic type where a little plastic cup sits inverted over a straight plastic pipe. While cheap, seems to work fine)
Some additional things like tubing, racking cane, etc. Also some things irrelevant to beer (Wine bottles, Corks, Floor Corker, etc.)
I know I need bottles, and some form of capping device. I also happen to own a refrigerator that I converted to a "Kegerater" with a kit from micromatic. I am looking into finding suitable soda kegs, and the adapter I could install on my existing kegerator. Frankly, to a beginner who already owns a kegerator, using it seems like it may be less tedious than sterilizing, filling, and capping a ton of individual bottles. Should I consider that route, or would bottles be more appropriate for a beginner for a reason that I may not know about yet?
Also, about sanitizer - I no longer have any from my wine kit, but I do have a big jar of the stuff from micromatic for cleaning my kegerator lines. Would this be acceptable for sanitizing for brewing?
As for a giant pot, I have a 21 quart pressure canner. It's made of aluminum. Can I use this for beer?
Can anyone think of additional things I may need to order?
Thanks for reading, and offering any advice!!!
I have the following equipment from a wine making "kit" that I bought a while back. I would like to try making beer for my first time, and was hoping people would review what I have, and let me know what else I may need to purchase.
I have 1 of each of the following.
A 6 gallon bucket, with lid, and hole with grommet for airlock. The bucket does not contain a spigot.
A 6 gallon "Better Bottle" brand plastic carboy. The carboy contains a spigot and "racking adapter"
Hydrometer. (Which I still don't know how to use)
Airlock (Cheapo plastic type where a little plastic cup sits inverted over a straight plastic pipe. While cheap, seems to work fine)
Some additional things like tubing, racking cane, etc. Also some things irrelevant to beer (Wine bottles, Corks, Floor Corker, etc.)
I know I need bottles, and some form of capping device. I also happen to own a refrigerator that I converted to a "Kegerater" with a kit from micromatic. I am looking into finding suitable soda kegs, and the adapter I could install on my existing kegerator. Frankly, to a beginner who already owns a kegerator, using it seems like it may be less tedious than sterilizing, filling, and capping a ton of individual bottles. Should I consider that route, or would bottles be more appropriate for a beginner for a reason that I may not know about yet?
Also, about sanitizer - I no longer have any from my wine kit, but I do have a big jar of the stuff from micromatic for cleaning my kegerator lines. Would this be acceptable for sanitizing for brewing?
As for a giant pot, I have a 21 quart pressure canner. It's made of aluminum. Can I use this for beer?
Can anyone think of additional things I may need to order?
Thanks for reading, and offering any advice!!!