taoisilent
Well-Known Member
Hiya folks,
I've been brewing on and off since the early 90s. Began with extracts, and moved quickly to extracts and specialty grains, and then quickly again to AG. I brewed for several years using Denny's Quick & Easy Batch Sparge method with great results. However, a few years ago I moved to a small apartment, and it became very impractical, if not outright impossible to make large batches of beer of any type.
Recently a friend of mine switched to AG, and I gave him my large brew pot, my cooler mash tun, and some other gear. However, his enthusiasm was a bit infectious, and I began to turn the mental machinery in my mind a bit. I held back a three gallon carboy, and kept a decent amount of swingtops, and ordered some ingredients from Northern Brewer for a 3 gallon specialty grain and extract beer.
I know many of you are thinking why go to the trouble for just 3 gallons, but when space is such a premium, it starts to make sense. Especially considering how much fun I had back then. I've even been researching the BIAB method, and it might actually be doable in my tiny kitchen with two 20 quart pots and making a kind of batch BIAB session.
In any event, this weekend or next I'm putting my brew-hat back on, and I'm super excited about it. This forum has helped enormously on reintroducing myself back into the game, remembering old concepts and learning some new ones. I especially have enjoyed the threads about fermenting only in the primary, and the big hullabaloo that has caused
I used to rack to secondary religiously with good results, but I'm going to try a month in the primary and see what happens!
Cheers!
Jamie in Chapel Hill
I've been brewing on and off since the early 90s. Began with extracts, and moved quickly to extracts and specialty grains, and then quickly again to AG. I brewed for several years using Denny's Quick & Easy Batch Sparge method with great results. However, a few years ago I moved to a small apartment, and it became very impractical, if not outright impossible to make large batches of beer of any type.
Recently a friend of mine switched to AG, and I gave him my large brew pot, my cooler mash tun, and some other gear. However, his enthusiasm was a bit infectious, and I began to turn the mental machinery in my mind a bit. I held back a three gallon carboy, and kept a decent amount of swingtops, and ordered some ingredients from Northern Brewer for a 3 gallon specialty grain and extract beer.
I know many of you are thinking why go to the trouble for just 3 gallons, but when space is such a premium, it starts to make sense. Especially considering how much fun I had back then. I've even been researching the BIAB method, and it might actually be doable in my tiny kitchen with two 20 quart pots and making a kind of batch BIAB session.
In any event, this weekend or next I'm putting my brew-hat back on, and I'm super excited about it. This forum has helped enormously on reintroducing myself back into the game, remembering old concepts and learning some new ones. I especially have enjoyed the threads about fermenting only in the primary, and the big hullabaloo that has caused
I used to rack to secondary religiously with good results, but I'm going to try a month in the primary and see what happens!Cheers!
Jamie in Chapel Hill
