All grain necessities

Hey guys I'm switching from extract to all grain. I have the essentials (kettle, mash tun, wort cooler, etc...) are there any small items that you guys wouldn't do without?

Mash paddle.

And dude, 4 threads asking the same question is a little excessive, no?

Temperature controller.

I found out during my first all grain batch (after many extracts) that you need another kettle. If you only have one, you need another. You have to have a pot of hot water to sparge with, so now you have to have another pot for your first runnings!

Second pot and a good thermometer.

Lots of buckets are good to have around.

One of these if you are using a cooler for a MTL, and it has a timer too. And as I found out today, a spare hydrometer. Thankfully, I had a spare.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=11720307&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CJP_vNmg-LQCFek7OgodynkAHg

I have a 4 quart hard plastic measuring vessel that I picked up at a commercial food service supply place for like 12 bucks. It's marked in 1qt increments. Makes measuring sparge water as well as measuring collected wort really easy.

A mill and plenty of malt to put through it. I second the second pot. It helps speed up the boil when making bigger beers.

chickypad said:

Mash paddle.

And dude, 4 threads asking the same question is a little excessive, no?

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Ha it kept telling me duplicate thread yesterday apparently it went ahead and posted them all anyway

pellis007 said:

One of these if you are using a cooler for a MTL, and it has a timer too. And as I found out today, a spare hydrometer. Thankfully, I had a spare.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=11720307&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CJP_vNmg-LQCFek7OgodynkAHg

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I'm using this as well, has yours been pretty accurate so far?

I recommend you do a test with your mash tun to determine the rate of your temp loss (if any). This allows you to plan your water strategy. I second having a good thermometer and a second kettle to heat water in.

ByramMike said:

I recommend you do a test with your mash tun to determine the rate of your temp loss (if any). This allows you to plan your water strategy. I second having a good thermometer and a second kettle to heat water in.

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Thanks that's a great idea