eps2103
Active Member
I've been mooching equipment off my friends for the past few brews, and I think I'm sufficiently hooked on home brewing to get my own setup. I'd really like to give AG a try, so I've decided to buy some equipment to that end and give it a go.
Here's what I'm thinking: get a PolarWare 10 gallon with ball valve and false bottom. I'd like that kettle to do it all - mash and boil. I'm also planning to get a round Gott or Rubbermaid cooler fitted with a ball valve to hold sparge water.
My proposed process: heat the sparge water in the kettle and transfer it to the cooler. Then do the mash in the kettle and drain to my fermenter bucket and sparge with the water from the cooler. Clean the kettle, remove the false bottom, add the wort back to the kettle and boil.
I've read *a lot* online about AG brewing, but I have not really seen proposal addressed.
So, what's wrong with my plan?
Thanks for the input.
Here's what I'm thinking: get a PolarWare 10 gallon with ball valve and false bottom. I'd like that kettle to do it all - mash and boil. I'm also planning to get a round Gott or Rubbermaid cooler fitted with a ball valve to hold sparge water.
My proposed process: heat the sparge water in the kettle and transfer it to the cooler. Then do the mash in the kettle and drain to my fermenter bucket and sparge with the water from the cooler. Clean the kettle, remove the false bottom, add the wort back to the kettle and boil.
I've read *a lot* online about AG brewing, but I have not really seen proposal addressed.
So, what's wrong with my plan?
Thanks for the input.