bpcsatx
Active Member
Well, I purchased my first pieces of equipment for my planned home brew system today. I bought two chest freezers from craigslist. I bought a small 5 – 6 cub ft and a larger 14.8 cub ft for very reasonable amounts. Now that I have temp under control I wanted to ask a couple of questions. I like what I have read on Better Bottles. They seem safer and easier to work with. I am also considering purchasing kegging equipment as well. So my questions are as follows:
1. I plan on ordering (3) 6 gallon BB’s. Should I have all of them pre-plumbed with the racking adapter? They also sell other products do you recommend their other products.
2. After much reading; kegging seems to be much easier than bottling. If I invest in kegging equipment, can I later bottle for convenience without losing carbonation? Is the investment worth the final quality of your product?
3. I had a quote “experienced” home brewer tell me that he can have any beer ready to drink in 4 or 5 days (post 1 wk primary, 2 wks secondary) using a special corny keg filling process. Is there any truth to this?
4. If you prefer a higher ABV is there a safe way to increase a beer to lets say 8 – 9% without affecting the taste?
5. Partial mashing (mini-mashing) does not seem very difficult, would you recommend a partial mash for a first attempt?
I would like to thank you all for your responses. I am not very worried about cost; I just want to purchase sensibly to ensure greater success right off the bat. That being said, I want to purchase a system that I can learn with before I jump into AG brewing and have to start all over again!!
1. I plan on ordering (3) 6 gallon BB’s. Should I have all of them pre-plumbed with the racking adapter? They also sell other products do you recommend their other products.
2. After much reading; kegging seems to be much easier than bottling. If I invest in kegging equipment, can I later bottle for convenience without losing carbonation? Is the investment worth the final quality of your product?
3. I had a quote “experienced” home brewer tell me that he can have any beer ready to drink in 4 or 5 days (post 1 wk primary, 2 wks secondary) using a special corny keg filling process. Is there any truth to this?
4. If you prefer a higher ABV is there a safe way to increase a beer to lets say 8 – 9% without affecting the taste?
5. Partial mashing (mini-mashing) does not seem very difficult, would you recommend a partial mash for a first attempt?
I would like to thank you all for your responses. I am not very worried about cost; I just want to purchase sensibly to ensure greater success right off the bat. That being said, I want to purchase a system that I can learn with before I jump into AG brewing and have to start all over again!!