1-Gallon Brewers UNITE!

[Ostomo517]

From what i understand it wont fit the 1 gallon glass jugs

All you gotta do to avoid that prob is use 2 gallon ferment bucket

 

[JollyIsTheRoger]

Just posted this in another thread, so thought I'd share it here too. These work GREAT for us 1 gallon brewers with 1-gallon glass carboys:

http://labelpeelers.com/38-mm-plastic-screw-cap-with-hole-p-2501.html

You have to be careful with these because the hole will crack if you push the airlock in too far. I broke 3 and went back to rubber stoppers. They are really nice if you are careful, but I just liked the durability better.

 

[zeg]

From what i understand it wont fit the 1 gallon glass jugs

Mine fits in all my glass jugs, from about 1.5 L through 1 gal. (They all take a size 6.5 stopper.) There may be some narrower-mouthed jugs out there, I suppose. There's not a whole lot of wiggle room, though, so you can't quite tilt the jug to siphon out of the corner like I often do from a larger carboy.

If I were going to do lots of 1 gallon brewing, a shorter siphon would be convenient just because the full-sized one is a bit unwieldy. I get tired of having to re-sanitize when I scrape the ceiling with it while trying to empty excess sanitizer from the hose.

 

[divrguy]

I have a regular size auto-siphon. Will that work for 1 or 2 gallon batches or is it best to have a mini auto-siphon?

Mine fits in all my glass jugs, from about 1.5 L through 1 gal. (They all take a size 6.5 stopper.) There may be some narrower-mouthed jugs out there, I suppose. There's not a whole lot of wiggle room, though, so you can't quite tilt the jug to siphon out of the corner like I often do from a larger carboy.

If I were going to do lots of 1 gallon brewing, a shorter siphon would be convenient just because the full-sized one is a bit unwieldy. I get tired of having to re-sanitize when I scrape the ceiling with it while trying to empty excess sanitizer from the hose.

+1 zeg

Full size works and I used it for quite a few batches before I got tired of fighting it. Little too long so it's awkward and top heavy and like zeg said just plain unwieldy. There pretty cheap and s great investment but definitely not necessary. I use it all the time lol

 

[h22lude]

+1 zeg

Full size works and I used it for quite a few batches before I got tired of fighting it. Little too long so it's awkward and top heavy and like zeg said just plain unwieldy. There pretty cheap and s great investment but definitely not necessary. I use it all the time lol

That was my thinking when I asked the question. I was sure I could use it but it would be cumbersome. For $8 I think I'll get the mini.

Now another question...1 gallon jug or 2 gallon bucket? The 1 gallon jug is nice and small but I feel it is better to have a little more head room just in case fermentation goes crazy. Any thoughts?

 

[rawkstar320]

That was my thinking when I asked the question. I was sure I could use it but it would be cumbersome. For $8 I think I'll get the mini.

Now another question...1 gallon jug or 2 gallon bucket? The 1 gallon jug is nice and small but I feel it is better to have a little more head room just in case fermentation goes crazy. Any thoughts?

If you are starting from scratch, it wouldn't hurt to grab some two gallon buckets. I personally just use the 1 gallon glass carboys.

 

[mirogster]

If you'll go 1 gal fermenter route, make sure to always put blowoff tube for the few first days!

 

[h22lude]

If you are starting from scratch, it wouldn't hurt to grab some two gallon buckets. I personally just use the 1 gallon glass carboys.

Yeah the 2 gallons seems a little safer. That is all I really need...bucket and mini auto siphon.

 

[bleme]

Every once in a while I see a used Mr Beer at a yard sale and I've often thought about picking one up to use as a fermentor. Having no personal experience with Mr Beer, is there anything I should look for to make sure I am getting a 'working' one or are they pretty indestructible?

 

[Ostomo517]

Every once in a while I see a used Mr Beer at a yard sale and I've often thought about picking one up to use as a fermentor. Having no personal experience with Mr Beer, is there anything I should look for to make sure I am getting a 'working' one or are they pretty indestructible?

Besides the obvious cracks and scratches inside, make sure the spigot is in working order. I will always pick up a lbk if I see it at a garage sale or Goodwill, great small batch fermentors.
Edit: I always unscrew the spigot to make sure they didnt just have it sitting in gunk forever and make sure its not gonna be brittle plastic

 

[jwalk4]

2 Gallon Oatmeal stout on the go!

Who else is brewing today?

 

[cheesecake]

Im working......but I would rather be brewing

 

[paul_111]

2 Gallon Oatmeal stout on the go!

Who else is brewing today?

I'm bottling my first 2 batches (Pale ale and Bitter) today!

 

[BikerBrewer]

Bottled my Whitehouse Honey this morning.

 

[Ostomo517]

No brewing today but probably harvesting my Rice Wine

 

[gavcoop]

strictly a consumption day, no production.

 

[JollyIsTheRoger]

I did a 5 gallon extract brown today during a class. Doing 5 gal batches of Belgian dark strong and scotch ales tomorrow for a class. Back to homebrewing on Tuesday

 

[divrguy]

I haven't been up to it this weekend but I did dryhop a batch. I'm itching to a couple specialty brews next weekend but I'm having a hard time deciding.

Maybe either a Belgian, kolsch, altbier, porter, RIS or a Barleywine.

So.....maybe I'll pick my top two!

 

[divrguy]

Also have a imperial IPA conditioning right now and man that tasted fantastic at bottling!

 

[dtfleming]

Have a 1gal Belgian wit/white ipa fermenting and prob going to brew an Irish Red next week.

 

[divrguy]

Have a 1gal Belgian wit/white ipa fermenting and prob going to brew an Irish Red next week.

Cool avatar. I assume that's your label? I like it!

 

[dtfleming]

Cool avatar. I assume that's your label? I like it!

Yessir, Thank you Beer Labelizer.

 

[paul_111]

First bottling experience today, and I didn't like it!

I tried to use a mini autosiphon, but it's too damn short for a Better Bottle! So I will see if I can cobble something together for my next bottling in a few weeks...

The Pale ale was pretty tasty; even my wife liked it. The English bitter left something to be desired. I couldn't put a flavor to it, but I'll see what happens over the next 3 weeks.

I have a chocolate stout in the fermenter @ ~1 week, and an experimental bitter up for tomorrow now that I have available carboys...

And I'm drinking someone else's beer for 3 more weeks...

 

[Leadgolem]

Im working......but I would rather be brewing

Doesn't your bumper sticker say that?

No brewing for me this weekend. 44 full 750ml bottles, 93 full 12 oz bottles, 2 gallons of cider in the bottling bucket, 4 1/2 gallons concord wine in primary, and about another gallon in miscellaneous other bottles. I wouldn't even be making the concord wine, but I finished the last bottle from the last batch.

EDIT: Cider in the bucket turned out to be much closer to 1 gallon. It's a bit hard to tell with the lid on, and a lot more trub in the bucket then I anticipated. Moved that back to one of the original cider jugs. I'm going to need the bottling bucket in about another week for the wine.

 

[DeadheadBrew]

Hey guys. New soon to be 1 gallon brewer here. Gathering equipment. I saw this cheap stockpot at Walmart today. It seemed pretty thin. Does it really matter? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-8-Quart-Stock-Pot/20713636

 

[Ostomo517]

Hey guys. New soon to be 1 gallon brewer here. Gathering equipment. I saw this cheap stockpot at Walmart today. It seemed pretty thin. Does it really matter? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-8-Quart-Stock-Pot/20713636

Thats the same one I use for BIAB one gallon batches

 

[Leadgolem]

Hey guys. New soon to be 1 gallon brewer here. Gathering equipment. I saw this cheap stockpot at Walmart today. It seemed pretty thin. Does it really matter? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-8-Quart-Stock-Pot/20713636

I have one of those. It works ok, you just have to keep a sharp eye out for temp changes as it doesn't have the mass to retain much heat.

 

[DeadheadBrew]

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale bottles in the sink right now to get the labels off. Looking forward to my first batch!

 

[Leadgolem]

...No brewing for me this weekend. 44 full 750ml bottles, 93 full 12 oz bottles, 2 gallons of cider in the bottling bucket, 4 1/2 gallons concord wine in primary, and about another gallon in miscellaneous other bottles. I wouldn't even be making the concord wine, but I finished the last bottle from the last batch...

Hmm, maybe I should do inventory this weekend. I'm not totally sure what's in all those bottles.

 

[BikerBrewer]

Hey guys. New soon to be 1 gallon brewer here. Gathering equipment. I saw this cheap stockpot at Walmart today. It seemed pretty thin. Does it really matter? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-8-Quart-Stock-Pot/20713636

Welcome to the small side. Brewing up a NB Dead Ringer kit right now, sampling my irish Red too. Needs a little more time conditioning but not bad. I'm not drinking at 6am, just sampling.