lady_brewer
Well-Known Member
I am considering (a while down the road, like 12 months) leaving my little cake mixes behind (ie pre-hopped extract kits) and getting down and dirty with the grains. I figure if I am going to get into it it is better to go big or go home, so I am thinking of just skipping extract brewing.
Anyway, before I start getting long-term in my planning and having the hubby get out the welder and renovate one of our sheds I am wondering what I am getting into.
Right now hubby and I have about 25-35 gallons in whatever stage of brew (primary or secondary), we are putting on about 10-20 gallons every two weeks. If I do go AG am I basically writing off all my free time? Say I am brewing at the high end of 40gallons/ month, what can I expect?
Hubby thinks that we will always have some kits going, in particular he mentions that he wants to keep playing with the stout kits. I beg to differ and think that once we go AG we wont want to back up on that. I mean if he wants to play with a stout he wants to be able to control grains and hops and the like.
And one more question while I have the thread going... am I going to want to plan to be brewing outside? Or if I am inside am I renovating to include vents and the like? I just don't see hubby wanting to carry wort 75ft every brewday...
Thanks
Anyway, before I start getting long-term in my planning and having the hubby get out the welder and renovate one of our sheds I am wondering what I am getting into.
Right now hubby and I have about 25-35 gallons in whatever stage of brew (primary or secondary), we are putting on about 10-20 gallons every two weeks. If I do go AG am I basically writing off all my free time? Say I am brewing at the high end of 40gallons/ month, what can I expect?
Hubby thinks that we will always have some kits going, in particular he mentions that he wants to keep playing with the stout kits. I beg to differ and think that once we go AG we wont want to back up on that. I mean if he wants to play with a stout he wants to be able to control grains and hops and the like.
And one more question while I have the thread going... am I going to want to plan to be brewing outside? Or if I am inside am I renovating to include vents and the like? I just don't see hubby wanting to carry wort 75ft every brewday...
Thanks