Hey there everyone, my question is a simple one. How soon is too soon to make the move to AG brewing? I've been interested in brewing for the better part of the last 5 years. Since I was 20 and in college I've wanted to brew, and since then I've read everything that I could get my hands on regarding it, so I feel pretty confident that I could do AG. Now that I've graduated and paid off some bills I have the cash flow and the space to brew, and I recently just finished my second extract brew.
The first one came out great, and I have no reason to expect the second to be any different. I have done full boils for my extracts so I also have all of the necessary equipment to do AG with the exception of a MLT and hot liquor tank, and the only thing I'm not doing now in the AG process is mashing and sparging. I was only worried about the sparging procedures, but I've read the major threads about batch sparging and I'm pretty sure I can handle that.
So, do you guys think moving to AG after only two extract brews is a good idea or should I wait a bit longer to make the jump?
The first one came out great, and I have no reason to expect the second to be any different. I have done full boils for my extracts so I also have all of the necessary equipment to do AG with the exception of a MLT and hot liquor tank, and the only thing I'm not doing now in the AG process is mashing and sparging. I was only worried about the sparging procedures, but I've read the major threads about batch sparging and I'm pretty sure I can handle that.
So, do you guys think moving to AG after only two extract brews is a good idea or should I wait a bit longer to make the jump?