I would like to know what type of equipment if you had say such as 6 grand to paly with what type of system would you buy/build??? include everything you can think of...
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I threw my $6k at a Brew-Magic and it was worth every penny.
Threw another $800 at a chiller system.
Threw another $800 at a chiller system.
Boerderij_Kabouter
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I have removed the grant from my current version. Check out my build thread linked in my sig for more info.
Also, I have designed a few other cool systems. Those can be found in my blog.
kanzimonson
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As tempted as I am to get the Brew Magic, I'd rather just build a single keggle, get a powerful burner, an 80qt pot for various uses, and definitely some conical fermenters.
All the leftover money would be spent stuffing a mattress full of hops.
All the leftover money would be spent stuffing a mattress full of hops.
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is that hops or somthing else in the mattress???
But on a more serious note i was thinking of going with a blichmann set up 15/15/20 and three 14.5 with one 24 for some lager/pilsner and maybe a brutus burner system, but Boerderij_Kabouter your system is very intrasting...i will study this a bit more...
I am doing all this in december and want to build the nice system of my wet dreams of a home brewer and was thinking of getting the blichmann thirty gallon kettle to brew the wonderful pilsners/larger/whaterverthe****iwanttolarger..... thanks for all your input...
unholymess
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spend 4k on the brewing room and the rest on equipment - nothing like having a brewroom that makes cleaning and storing items easier
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that is a good idea about the brew room i didnt really think of that but i think i am going to build a closet for the ale fermentors and i have a big stand up freezer for the larger/pilsners...
unholymess
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that is where I spent most of my money (to date...the equipment is slowly catching up). Having a big sink to wash things, racks, hooks, etc for brushes and tubes is so nice. I figured since cleaning was 75% of brewing, I'd spend my way into comfort there first.
benko
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I was pretty close to pulling the trigger on either a morebeer brewsculpture or the equipment to build a brutus 10, and decided that I would hold off. I've got a great burner, a good kettle with spigot, a cooler mash tun that holds within 2 degrees for up to two hours, a huge immersion chiller that gets me down to pitching temp in around ten minutes, and chest freezers for fermentation temp control. Basically, everything I need to make great beer. To me, there's no value added in spending the dough for a blinging system, although it would be nice. Also, I like the fact that my set-up is modular and portable, and very easy to clean.
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