sportscrazed2
Well-Known Member
So far I know of the brew in a bag, 2 buckets 1 with holes in the bottom, cooer converted to mash tun. what do you think would be the best setup?
is that a good burner? that's actually one i was thinking of getting. i'm thinking of waiting until spring to get into all grain though because it gets super cold here in winter and my garage is basically a storage unit and i don't want to clean it outIf you can't find a turkey fryer on clearance anywhere, this is about the cheapest everyday price you can find on the burner/32qt. aluminum pot combo:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000BXHL0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Also I highly highly recommend this timer/thermometer. It's the single best piece of equipment I've purchased for home brewing and makes my brew days go so much smoother:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P6FLOY/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
You can brew indoors, if you want. My first AG set up was in the kitchen- a cooler MLT and a couple of pots on my stove. The key for me was a great stove- I could either boil two pots of 3.5 gallons each (until I got a bigger pot) or 6.25 gallons on one burner on my stove. Without a good stove, though, it'd be very difficult to do a 5 gallon AG batch. It'd be easy to do a 2.5 gallon AG batch on the stove, though.
i could do a 2.5 gallon batch. don't want to invest too much on initial learning process on beers that might not turn out too good. better to have a small batch to start out with. what would i really need besides a second pot?
allright cool think i'm going to go for it looks really simple. mash the grains for an hour at specific temperature in 1 pot then remove bag and place in sparge water for 10 minutes or so then dispose of grains and mix the sparge water with the original mash. does that about sum it up?
allright cool think i'm going to go for it looks really simple. mash the grains for an hour at specific temperature in 1 pot then remove bag and place in sparge water for 10 minutes or so then dispose of grains and mix the sparge water with the original mash. does that about sum it up?
is that a good burner? that's actually one i was thinking of getting. i'm thinking of waiting until spring to get into all grain though because it gets super cold here in winter and my garage is basically a storage unit and i don't want to clean it out
I might start with brew in a bag because I don't want to be outside in the winter. I will try and find a turkey fryer with pot I can use on my stove. should i wait until after thanksgiving to look for a turkey fryer on sale?
$30 for turkey fryer on Craigslist
$75 bucks for kit that contains 7.5 brewbucket, carboy cleaner, hose, capper, caps, pamphlet etc.
$30 to convert existing cooler to mash tun
$25 for a Marco mill
$5 for a thermometer
$50 for a small wine fridge for temp control
$5 for a better thermometer because the probe from Target can tell the temperature if even a tiny amount of water gets on the cord. 4 batches of terrible efficiency all because of a crappy temperature probe. Damn you Target thermometer!
$40 for an SQ14 because the $30 turkey fryer was slow and I've ruined far too many pants and shirts due heavy soot deposits from cheap fryer. Damn you cheap fryer!
$30 for more brew buckets
$110 for a Barley Crusher because it takes over an hour to crush grain with the Marco...damn you Marco!
$60 to make a brewpot out of a Keg so I can do 10 gallon batches with a friend
I tell you. In some ways it is cheaper to brew extract a little longer and wait till you can switch over with good equipment instead of having to buy things twice
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