Just bought kit from Brooklyn. What else do I need?

[MOOREOKC]

that's great! most of the ones we usually see people bring in from the turkey fryer packages are really flimsy aluminum.

 

[mullenite]

that's great! most of the ones we usually see people bring in from the turkey fryer packages are really flimsy aluminum.

Nothing wrong with aluminum, there are plenty of threads (including a sticky one I believe) that talk about this. Please don't let this thread go off topic as well.

 

[MVKTR2]

This is a very nice thread with open discussion of decisions one must make in the early stages of becoming a homebrewer. I'll not touch aluminum/stainless steel and hope others will stay away. A useful nugget for the new brewer is the fact that the cheapest place to find 5-10-20-30 gallon pots is at restaurant supply stores either local or online, you'll be surprised! I paid $54 including shipping for a super heavy-duty 10 gal aluminum pot, was $40 plus shipping. The supplier had 10 gal stainless for under $100. I believe the name of the place was party4you or some such, google it or restaurant supply. Just my $.02

Schlante,
Phillip

 

[x_ghost]

Can you take all to thailand.

 

[bad coffee]

I wish I would have seen this thread before. I'm in NYC and you could have easily come over for a brew day.

Also, I have a banjo burner for sale. It's the next model up from the one you linked, and it's $100 cheaper, with a propane tank with it. . . Hell, for that extra benjamin I'd throw you an aluminum 15 gallon pot with a site glass built in. Sooner or later you'll want to do a 10 gallon batch!

Let us know how the brew day goes. Take lots of pics.

B

 

[j1laskey]

A large stock pot, i.e. lobster pot works well also.

 

[JayD]

I should point out that supplies, at this point, are all purchased. And received. So it's kind of moot really to say which pot I should get, or banjo burner etc... ((though bad coffee I wish I'd seen your deal first!)).

Basically now all that's left for me to do is screw up on brew day. I am going to try ot compile a list of things I need to HAVE and things I need to HAVE READY. Like warm water, and when, and for what, and all that. I'm sure there's a thread, but I haven't found it yet (which is to say I haven't started looking) so pursuant to the people interested in being helpful (as above, there seems to be quite a few, thanks!!!), that's what I really need now... A schedule, if you will. I do lack the plumbing for the MLT but I'll get that in short order.

 

[fatmoose]

I've got a brew plan I typed up for my next brew, planning on doing a partial mash version of EdWort's Haus Pale. This will be my fourth brew, second partial mash, so I've started to get a decent idea of where I get tripped up in the process. I tried to attach it to the thread but it was too big to be allowed. If you want to send me a PM with your email I'd be glad to share that with you.