Brewing outdoors

[plumber_bob]

something is wrong with your 150 brew rig,,not sure, but something is wrong

cool rig,very mobile

Mrs. Bob thought so to! She did not like the HLT on the burner on the roof one bit!

I was told to order a pump ASAP.

Now it sets in the bed with the boil pot. Much safer in her eyes.

She's also trying to figure out a way to get me a small brew house outside to free up some room inside. I've confiscated the extra bedroom for storage and the kegerator.

And I thought I'd have trouble getting funds approved for this hobby.

pb

 

[Puddlethumper]

+1 on the "don't sweat it". I do everything outdoors. Don't have to worry about spillage. I do sometimes go inside to use the stove to heat water for hydrating dry yeast, but then, sometimes I use the burner on my BBQ grill to do that job. We have a big storage bin on the patio that all my stuff fits into neatly and it's nice to be able to hose off the patio when I'm done.

 

[Puddlethumper]

I need to get a way to cool it, a wort chiller is a little out of the budget and down on the wish list

Try a big galvanized wash tub. You can usually pick one up at a hardware store for about $15. Fill it with water and a bag of ice and drop your brew kettle in for a soak. Just make sure the water in the tub can't get into your cooling wort as it might contaminate it.

Overall there were no problems and it is happily bubbling away as of this morning!

Congrats man! Hope the brew turns out great!

 

[tunder2]

All of this sounds so appealing, I think I'll have to try a brew day out on the deck once finals are over in May!

 

[s4l]

Try a big galvanized wash tub. You can usually pick one up at a hardware store for about $15. Fill it with water and a bag of ice and drop your brew kettle in for a soak. Just make sure the water in the tub can't get into your cooling wort as it might contaminate it.

A plastic storage tote works great as well if you can't get a wash tub. Just make sure to put something in the bottom so you don't have to worry about the hot pot melting through the plastic..although mine didn't when I forgot my blocks of wood.

 

[Britinusa]

I did my first full outdoor brew on Friday, normally I do everything inside the garage except for the burner that's outside.
It was so much more enjoyable! just a lot to carry outside to set up.