Velcro dogs, I love it though. lots of off-leash play time helps. gets a little better after 8 years.Nice emoji! Love my visla, but damn he is needy. Lol!
Velcro dogs, I love it though. lots of off-leash play time helps. gets a little better after 8 years.Nice emoji! Love my visla, but damn he is needy. Lol!
Velcro dogs, I love it though. lots of off-leash play time helps. gets a little better after 8 years.
I can't believe nobody has suggested this, but try doing a few extract batches for a quick brew day. Save the all grain batches for when you've got more time available.
I would still consider the suggestions already made to make your all grain brew days more efficient. I prep the day before so I can get right to brewing. Good luck and RDWHAHB.
Same here. I brew smaller - 3 gallons, but same idea.Homebrewing is definitely a labor of love.
I brew 5 gallon batches mostly in the kitchen, and all my stuff is in the basement (kettles mlt, mill, tools for brew day, mash paddle, etc..., so I get it. Been doing it for about a decade. I have to lug a few things at a time up and down stairs as I need them and it's a pain. I have gotten a few plastic bins to put the odds and ends in so it makes it a little easier but I'm still hauling stuff up and down. Until I can make a designated brew space its just the way I'm livin'.
my lab hound mix is the same way.My guy is 8 and has a fenced yard to run around with my other dog, a hound mix we rescued. He is still needy as ever, food driven, and loves to be right up in my face. Gotta love them.
Look into no chill brewing. That way you don't have to lug that hot wort downstairs. You can bring the fermenter to the wort- if the wife let's a kettle hang out on the stove for around 24 hours. Just remove the kettle from the hot stove and put a lid on it and around 24 hours later itll be good enough to put into a fermenter. (If you're doing a whirlpool hop addition just wait until wort gets to 180 degrees then toss in the hops and stir them around and put the lid back on.) Then you lug THAT downstairs to ferment, haha, but at least its not hot and most fermenter buckets have a handle.Same here. I brew smaller - 3 gallons, but same idea.
My biggest problem is I have to carry the hot pot and wort chiller down the basement steps post boil to cool because that’s where the nearest faucet is I can hook the wort chiller to. The kitchen faucet has a spray head that there is no way to attach it to and the mrs. doesn’t want to give that up.
I make many, many trips up and down basement steps because that’s where everything lives and I am also tired by the end of the brew day. I’m getting north of 60 now and I’m saying the same thing. I need an easier way.
I have an Anvil Foundry 6.5 but thats limited to an 8 lb grain capacity which narrows the beers you can even make 3 gallons of, and honestly it has its own problems that make it less than enjoyable to use.
Extract is an option, I say every time I do an extract batch how much quicker and easier it is. Extract is more costly though. I know other guys in my club make really good beers with extract, and there’s no reason to knock extract or look down on extract - though some do.
Yeah that’s what I have, 5 gallon cooler that holds about 12 pounds. For 3 gallons its fine. I just did a 1.085 old ale with all grain and no extract and that’s right about the limit. When I want to do a barleywine or RIS I can supplement with a can of LME or a couple pounds of DME.Look into no chill brewing. That way you don't have to lug that hot wort downstairs. You can bring the fermenter to the wort- if the wife let's a kettle hang out on the stove for around 24 hours. Just remove the kettle from the hot stove and put a lid on it and around 24 hours later itll be good enough to put into a fermenter. (If you're doing a whirlpool hop addition just wait until wort gets to 180 degrees then toss in the hops and stir them around and put the lid back on.) Then you lug THAT downstairs to ferment, haha, but at least its not hot and most fermenter buckets have a handle.
I used to use a 5.5 gallon cooler mlt so I had the same limitations as what youre describing. I think my absolute max was 12 lb of grain. I did this for years only brewing 3 and 4 gallon batches but I brewed a ton of different styles so I didn't mind it too much. As you said it though it comes with its own set of problems to use a small mlt full time.
There are adapters to hook up many different hoses and faucets together. but if everything is in the basement, how about getting an electric cooktop to plug in downstairs?Same here. I brew smaller - 3 gallons, but same idea.
My biggest problem is I have to carry the hot pot and wort chiller down the basement steps post boil to cool because that’s where the nearest faucet is I can hook the wort chiller to. The kitchen faucet has a spray head that there is no way to attach it to and the mrs. doesn’t want to give that up.
I make many, many trips up and down basement steps because that’s where everything lives and I am also tired by the end of the brew day. I’m getting north of 60 now and I’m saying the same thing. I need an easier way.
I have an Anvil Foundry 6.5 but thats limited to an 8 lb grain capacity which narrows the beers you can even make 3 gallons of, and honestly it has its own problems that make it less than enjoyable to use.
Extract is an option, I say every time I do an extract batch how much quicker and easier it is. Extract is more costly though. I know other guys in my club make really good beers with extract, and there’s no reason to knock extract or look down on extract - though some do.
Sounds exactly like my old setup. Brewing those small case+ batches is where it's at. Can't beat the variety!Yeah that’s what I have, 5 gallon cooler that holds about 12 pounds. For 3 gallons its fine. I just did a 1.085 old ale with all grain and no extract and that’s right about the limit. When I want to do a barleywine or RIS I can supplement with a can of LME or a couple pounds of DME.
3 gallons works out to a case plus a six pack. I went to 3 gallons because I’m the only one drinking beer in my house. The wife will occassionally drink a dark beer or two. I fully agree about having variety and different styles. I love it. I have 9 cases in bottles and (2) 3 gallon kegs in my kegerator.
I recently acquired a 15 gallon converted keg mash tun but have yet to use it. I may try a parti-gyle with it one day and try to get 3 beers out of one mash. Talk about a long brew day.
Don’t know how you hook a wort chiller to this, but if there’s a way, I’d love to see it.There are adapters to hook up many different hoses and faucets together. but if everything is in the basement, how about getting an electric cooktop to plug in downstairs?
Don’t know how you hook a wort chiller to this, but if there’s a way, I’d love to see it.
I just took a look and I see what you’re saying. The top of the sprayer does screw off then the sprayer screws off the hose. Don’t know why I never thought to look at that before. I’ve only been in this house since last July. The hose end is a male fitting but it’s a bit smaller than the wort chiller needs. I am going to try to find an adapter. Or maybe I just have to replace the water in barb fitting on my wort chiller with a different size. Thank you! This is why I am on here. You guys are the best!I like the basement cooktop idea as well, but yeah depends on where you spend most of the time right now.
FYI that sprayer probably just screws onto the end of the hose that is in the faucet hanging over the sink. Pull it down and have a look. Might find an adapter to go from the end of that hose directly to the chiller? Easier said than done if it's an unusual thread size, but may be possible.
Look into no chill brewing.
I remember ages ago being told its best to cool quickly for a few reasons. Break material that falls out, but also not allowing time for contaminants to get a foothold. Thats the biggest reason for wanting to get yeast started quickly as possible.I've done no chill for my last two brew sessions, and I'm liking it.
I already have an efficient process (brew takes about 3:45), and I have a nice recirculating immersion chilling rig, but it's even even nicer when I don't even have to take it off the shelf.
I remember ages ago being told its best to cool quickly for a few reasons. Break material that falls out, but also not allowing time for contaminants to get a foothold. Thats the biggest reason for wanting to get yeast started quickly as possible.
... it seems like all the old rules are out the window.
The stair lift is for the GEAR...Would crowd the staircase too much and make it harder to bring the gear up and down.
Right on!! I swear... been doing it for years and I don't think I'll ever go back.I've done no chill for my last two brew sessions, and I'm liking it.
I already have an efficient process (brew takes about 3:45), and I have a nice recirculating immersion chilling rig, but it's even even nicer when I don't even have to take it off the shelf.
I’m getting ready to brew in my driveway just outside the garage. I don’t store all of the other brewing gear in garage because I am doing a 1968 Ford Bronco restoration and that creates a lot of dust.OP just saw your other thread trying to sell this system. This thread might not be so helpful for that sale lol. It's a good system but will be much easier to use if you can manage to store all the gear near where you brew. How about store it all in the garage (as suggested by @Coastalbrew) and brew in your driveway instead of backyard?
I was actually considering selling the system and go to that but I am planning to brew in garage this week. I am planning to better organize brewing accessories to make it a little easier. I can’t store brew gear in garage because of space limits and dust created doing an auto restoration.I’m going to reply without reading any other posts just to see how many people have said the same thing.
Get an electric biab all in 1 system. One pot and you can brew inside. You’ll be done brewing in 4ish hours including cleanup.
I’m getting ready to brew in my driveway just outside the garage. I don’t store all of the other brewing gear in garage because I am doing a 1968 Ford Bronco restoration and that creates a lot of dust.
It is exhausting. Try recording videos for Youtube at the same time.
As for storing your equipment while working on your vehicle... buy a gas grill cover. I have a three vessel system and can cover all three using one of those.
Then I bought a RV hose and filter and pour the water straight into the kettle.
I make many, many trips up and down basement steps because that’s where everything lives and I am also tired by the end of the brew day. I’m getting north of 60 now and I’m saying the same thing. I need an easier way.
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