What do I need to add to my equipment to go all grain

[mcfire12]

well I just want to price it out and see what it'll take to go AG. I made a stainless keg into a brew kettle already to do full boil extract brews and I have a large burner. I've brewed with friends and his very nice all grain set up that has a separate keg for sparge water and a pump system ect. I'm just looking at cheaper options. I don't need to build a heavy duty brew stand. What do I need to go all grain?

 

[MagicMatt]

Technically, I believe the minimum you'd need is just a large grain bag, and you could do full volume Brew In A Bag. This would eliminate your need for any extra vessels. Many people buy voile fabric from the store and sew their own bags, but you can find them made-to-order (designed to your kettle's specs) online for ~$35 I believe.

Outside of that, the minimum you'd need is a MLT vessel (I use a 10 gallon Igloo drink cooler). You could use your existing kettle as the HLT (for fly sparging), or just batch sparge. But you'd need something to mash in.

 

[mcfire12]

I guess I'm looking at completing it with just an igloo cooler and a grain mill then? Or 2

 

[soccerdad]

A bag

 

[Gavin C]

Is this BIAB'er bait?

You need a bag. Get a good one and you're all set.

 

[mcfire12]

Not really interested in doing the bag thing i don't think. I have the room for extra equipment. Just seeing what exactly I would need

 

[JonM]

A cooler and either a false bottom (for round cooler) or build a braid drain for a mash tun. I had really good results with a big 1 inch water heater hose braid. The little dishwasher/toilet things are too small. It helps to have a second cooler for a hot liquor tank.

Add thermoplastic hoses to drain them, and a pump is really handy. Northern Brewer often does a "buy a pump, get a free such-and-such," so keep an eye on them. Also, quick disconnects from McMaster-Carr will make life a lot simpler when moving hoses.

 

[jaydlaw]

a bag. Biab is a good next step, and pretty easy as well.

 

[andrewmaixner]

70qt coleman extreme cooler: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000G64I1A/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
braid, ball valve, and hardware to attach them ( https://www.google.com/search?q=mas...oe=utf-8#q=mash+tun+braid+ball+valve+hardware )
with a good sale you could have this all assembled for $70 easily

 

[thekraken]

Not really interested in doing the bag thing i don't think. I have the room for extra equipment. Just seeing what exactly I would need

As a non-biaber, don't be too quick to discount biab, it seems to serve a lot of people very well.

That said I was kind of like you when I started and wanted to go the traditional route, also I'm very much a gear head. You can build a 15gallon mashtun for around $50: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=144475

Oh and a giant whisk is awesome for doing in, get one of those.