monk420
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I got about 15 brews all extract w/ spec. grains under my belt, and i'm debating all grain. How much more time is involed and equiptment. I have an outdoor burner w/ an 8g polar brew pot. with temp. and ball vaule.
I wouldn't jump for another pot to be an HLT. Use your existing pot for the HLT and upgrade to a larger brew pot. Pick a cooler size and convert it. Done.
eanmcnulty said:When I was ready to try partial and all-grain, I choose to go to half-batches. I bought a $25 5g cooler, and now I brew 2.5g batches. For beers under SG 1.070 I get away without sparging at all. I just add all the water to the MLT. For larger beers I lauter to a bucket when I have heated sparge water in the boil kettle, then move it to the BK after I have sparged. Although, I only get about 20 bottles, and many would say it is not worth it, I have brewed 30 batches last year with this operation. I brew in about 3-3:15 hours, which is nice, because I can brew after work. The small amount allow for cheaper ingredients, and I get to brew more often and try many different styles. It also helped when brewing different experiments. Just another idea.
Adamb258 said:This is what I plan to do when I go to all grain in a few months. Its only me drinking it so smaller batches are perfect. Still have a lot of all grain reading to do though.
+1 to this.
paraordnance said:BIAB is a way to go
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