DrewsBrew said:
1) 10 or 15 gallon weldless SS brewpot with ball valve $250-$350
2) Rubbermaid 10 gallon round cooler $55 (direct from rubbermaid.com)
3)Outfitting cooler for mash-tun use $75 (All SS parts)
4) Second rubbermaid 10 gallon or el cheapo 10 gallon hot liquor pot w/ ball valve $55-$200
5) Outdoor Patio Burner $45-$60
6) Small propane tank $???
7) Assorted hoses, mash paddle, etc $???
8) Good quality grain crusher $????
This is just what I have come up with so far.... big bucks to go all grain!
I have to disagree. The keg is cheap to find if your dedicated to finding it. I got one for free and $70 for another.
If you look at greatbargins.net, local supply or McMaster-Carr, you'll find the fittings for MUCH cheaper. Throw a step-bit from Harbor Freight, and your revised estimate is about $100 I bet.
You'll need to cut the top off too, but any welder'll do that for a six pack considering how little time it'd take...
The cooler can be found much cheaper at home depot or lowes. I got a 10 gal from there for only $25 if I remember right. Certainly less than $35.
If you are doing batch sparging, which you prolly are at first, then you just need a SS braid conversion, which is less than $15 all told.
You don't need a second tank at all! That's why you have an insulated cooler in the first place. Sure, you can if you want, but it is not needed.
A grain crusher is not needed at all either! You can get them pre-crushed just fine from every HBS.
$18 for propane, unless you need a tank, then $38.
Keep an eye on cragislist or other sites for a sale on propane burners. I suspect you'll find them cheaper.
What you will also need is a wort chiller and good thermometer. Get some copper tubing and make either a CFC or IC. Bobby's Tutorials will make it easy.
A thermometer is crucial for your mashing and sparge temperatures. McMaster-Carr has a probe one that is water-proof and recalibratable for $23.
1)15.5 gallon Keg weldless SS brewpot with ball valve $100
2) Rubbermaid 10 gallon round cooler $35
3) Outfitting cooler for mash-tun use $15 or $30 if you want all SS.
4) Outdoor Patio Burner $45-$60
5) Small propane tank $18-$40
6) Assorted hoses, mash paddle $not much. You can use a big ol' spoon at first if you want. The hoses are cheap along with the fittings.
7)Wort Chiller $30 (you'll make two so give one to a friend or sell it)
8)Temperature probe $23
I see it at about $300, give or take. If you are willing to do the work and read a lot of stuff, you can do AG on the cheap. And that's assuming you don't have a cooler or propane burner already.