pava
Well-Known Member
I have never hombrewed before in my life, never seen it done, and only ever had a handful of the fruits of others homebrewing labors. I finally decided this was the year to scratch that homebrewing itch that I have had for several years now and after much reading and research I have decided to skip the extract and pm options and dive head first into the world of AG. I am used to cooking and baking and while I am not a gourmet chef by any means, I can find my way around the kitchen pretty well. . .I am also an avid BBQ'er so I understand how to work through a lengthy cooking process while keeping equipment and tools in safe sanitary condition.
That said, here is a list of equipment that I either have already bought or am planning on buying. . .
1. Northernbrewers Deluxe starter kit - http://www.northernbrewer.com/starterkits.html
2. A 25' immersion chiller
3. A 9 Gallon pot - for boiling
4. A 5 Gallon pot - for heating strike and mash water
5. Bayou Classic SP10 propane burner with the 20psi regulator
6. A mash paddle
7. Coleman extreme 52qt cooler to convert to a MLT (will this be ok for 5 gallon batches assuming I am batch sparging??)
8. Barley Crusher with 7# hopper - I figured if I am going to go all grain I might as well reap some of the benefits of buying bulk grain and crushing it myself.
9. Star San
10. A plethora ("jefe would you say I have a plethora?") of Bottles and Caps.
In addition to all the equipment, I have been lurking on HBT for over 6 months now and have read most of Palmers book several times over so I am trying to get as much research done before I take the plunge so there will be fewer surprises on brewday.
So the floor is yours. . .I value the opinions of those on this site and while it may be too late to really talk me out of this, I thought I should at least ask those here to try. . .also if there is anything in my list of equipment that is either missing or not needed please comment on that as well. Thanks all.
That said, here is a list of equipment that I either have already bought or am planning on buying. . .
1. Northernbrewers Deluxe starter kit - http://www.northernbrewer.com/starterkits.html
2. A 25' immersion chiller
3. A 9 Gallon pot - for boiling
4. A 5 Gallon pot - for heating strike and mash water
5. Bayou Classic SP10 propane burner with the 20psi regulator
6. A mash paddle
7. Coleman extreme 52qt cooler to convert to a MLT (will this be ok for 5 gallon batches assuming I am batch sparging??)
8. Barley Crusher with 7# hopper - I figured if I am going to go all grain I might as well reap some of the benefits of buying bulk grain and crushing it myself.
9. Star San
10. A plethora ("jefe would you say I have a plethora?") of Bottles and Caps.
In addition to all the equipment, I have been lurking on HBT for over 6 months now and have read most of Palmers book several times over so I am trying to get as much research done before I take the plunge so there will be fewer surprises on brewday.
So the floor is yours. . .I value the opinions of those on this site and while it may be too late to really talk me out of this, I thought I should at least ask those here to try. . .also if there is anything in my list of equipment that is either missing or not needed please comment on that as well. Thanks all.