Hi,
I am new to the forum but not new to homebrewing. I have brewed a few batches with Keystone's bare bones starter kit and an old canning pot. I haven't brewed much lately, partially because we redid the kitchen and I'm afraid of boil overs on the new glass top stove. So I'd like to get back into it and accomplish three things.
1. Brew outside
2. Move to a full boil (5 gallons) system
3. Start kegging instead of bottling.
To accomplish the goal of moving outside I was going to order Bayou SQ14.
As far as the full boil and kegging I was looking at a few things:
Adventures in homebrewing has a pretty complete kit, would be about $410 shipped to door. Includes a bigger pot and wort chiller
http://www.homebrewing.org/Beginning-Homebrew-Kit-Upgrade-5-with-keg-_p_1708.html
Morebeer has a very similar kit for $500, only difference I see is the pot has a valve.
Then Midwest has a kegging kit for $350 but it doesn't come with a pot or chiller. I really wouldn't mind making a keggle as I have the tools and skills to do it, but till I find a keg and buy a chiller I feel like this will be the most expensive option.
Does anyone have any comments on the three brewing kits and the quality between them. Or any other options?
Thanks
I am new to the forum but not new to homebrewing. I have brewed a few batches with Keystone's bare bones starter kit and an old canning pot. I haven't brewed much lately, partially because we redid the kitchen and I'm afraid of boil overs on the new glass top stove. So I'd like to get back into it and accomplish three things.
1. Brew outside
2. Move to a full boil (5 gallons) system
3. Start kegging instead of bottling.
To accomplish the goal of moving outside I was going to order Bayou SQ14.
As far as the full boil and kegging I was looking at a few things:
Adventures in homebrewing has a pretty complete kit, would be about $410 shipped to door. Includes a bigger pot and wort chiller
http://www.homebrewing.org/Beginning-Homebrew-Kit-Upgrade-5-with-keg-_p_1708.html
Morebeer has a very similar kit for $500, only difference I see is the pot has a valve.
Then Midwest has a kegging kit for $350 but it doesn't come with a pot or chiller. I really wouldn't mind making a keggle as I have the tools and skills to do it, but till I find a keg and buy a chiller I feel like this will be the most expensive option.
Does anyone have any comments on the three brewing kits and the quality between them. Or any other options?
Thanks