mjpeisher
Well-Known Member
Just wanted to introduce myself. I am a complete beginner in all this, but I am determined to have some fun, and I am about to begin my own homebrewing experience.
Today I made my first purchase of equipment. (I already bought, and read the beginner portions of Complete Joy of Homebrewing). I have been trolling craigslist for a while, trying to find a way into this at the same time as avoiding some of the up front costs (I even bought the Papazian books (2nd edition, 3rd edition, and the companion) at a secondhand book store.) I stumbled onto a guy selling his equipment for what I thought to be a good deal, and even though I was bargaining from a position of ignorance, he walked me through how he worked his rig, and I understood most of it, and we both walked away feeling like we have gotten a good deal.
I just drove home from a different state with the purchase(South Carolina to Georgia and back), and it is sitting in boxes in the garage, but a basic inventory that I got is as follows:
Once I get back into town next Friday, SWMBO and I will spend friday night drinking a few of our remaining store bought beer, cleaning all the equipment. and organizing our garage to hold this new hobby, and then on Saturday we will be making 2 batches of beer to begin with.
Wish us luck.
Today I made my first purchase of equipment. (I already bought, and read the beginner portions of Complete Joy of Homebrewing). I have been trolling craigslist for a while, trying to find a way into this at the same time as avoiding some of the up front costs (I even bought the Papazian books (2nd edition, 3rd edition, and the companion) at a secondhand book store.) I stumbled onto a guy selling his equipment for what I thought to be a good deal, and even though I was bargaining from a position of ignorance, he walked me through how he worked his rig, and I understood most of it, and we both walked away feeling like we have gotten a good deal.
I just drove home from a different state with the purchase(South Carolina to Georgia and back), and it is sitting in boxes in the garage, but a basic inventory that I got is as follows:
- 3 corny kegs
- 2 glass 6 gal carboys
- (1) SS 7 Gal pot (turkey fryer) with stand, burner, and full propane tank
- bench mounted mill/grinder
- 3 hydrometers
- homemade tube in tube reverse flow wort chiller
- 40 qt igloo cooler converted to a mash tun, complete with sparging setup, "false bottom piping", and output spout
- CO2/N2 Tank
- O2 Tank
- a full set of yeasts, grains, and various other goodies
- bottle set w/ capper, various glass bottles
- all sorts of other items
Once I get back into town next Friday, SWMBO and I will spend friday night drinking a few of our remaining store bought beer, cleaning all the equipment. and organizing our garage to hold this new hobby, and then on Saturday we will be making 2 batches of beer to begin with.
Wish us luck.