Extract vs All grain....

[ThatITGuy]

I saw this thread and assumed it was going to be a bunch of folks arguing about 1 vs the other, to my delight that was not so.

I'm interested in this Moose Drool & Caribou Slobber recipes referenced on pg.1 If anyone has them to send that'd be awesome.

I'm quite new to home brewing, been doing a number of kit&kilo brews as well as Cooper's no-boil, wanting to improve the quality & range of options; I've been researching all grain brewing, it seems ideal for me. The only thing stopping me is the price of the additional equipment, my budget is limited, so I don't know where to start. My first big purchase will be most likely a kettle & burner, that way I can do extract brews to start, then piece together everything else I'll need to go full AG.

 

[myelo]

Moose Drool discussion:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175358

Caribou Slobber is Norther Brewer's version. They list all of their recipes on their website so you can find both an all-grain and an extract version.
http://www.northernbrewer.com

The only thing stopping me is the price of the additional equipment, my budget is limited, so I don't know where to start.

You can get into all grain brewing with brew in a bag for just the additional cost of a bag (typically $2-10). Let us know if you need help with that.

 

[jwalker1140]

I've been brewing for a little over 5 years now. Started with extract, moved to partial mash after a few batches and then on to AG after a few more. This progression was driven by my interest in improving the quality of my beers, having more control over things like color and body, and in simply wanting to feel more involved in the beer making process.

Without a doubt, the quality of my beer improved dramatically as I moved to partial mash and then to AG, but that happened at the same time I was improving other aspects of my process, like temp control, better understanding yeast management and water quality, kegging, fining, etc. So I can't really say for certain how much of this improvement is due to my move away from extract and how much of it is due to all of these other process improvements.

I do still enjoy having greater control and feeling more involved with AG, and for me that's enough to offset the only downside for me, which is the extra ~2 hrs per brew session. And that's why I'm interested in going back and trying an extract batch (for a style that I think would work well as extract, like a brown ale) and comparing that to the quality of my current AG beers, but with the benefit of all the other process improvements I've picked up over the years. Would love to discover that I could brew at least some types of beers that are every bit as good as my AG beers in less time.

 

[ericbw]

I've been brewing for a little over 5 years now. Started with extract, moved to partial mash after a few batches and then on to AG after a few more. This progression was driven by my interest in improving the quality of my beers, having more control over things like color and body, and in simply wanting to feel more involved in the beer making process.

Without a doubt, the quality of my beer improved dramatically as I moved to partial mash and then to AG, but that happened at the same time I was improving other aspects of my process, like temp control, better understanding yeast management and water quality, kegging, fining, etc. So I can't really say for certain how much of this improvement is due to my move away from extract and how much of it is due to all of these other process improvements.

I do still enjoy having greater control and feeling more involved with AG, and for me that's enough to offset the only downside for me, which is the extra ~2 hrs per brew session. And that's why I'm interested in going back and trying an extract batch (for a style that I think would work well as extract, like a brown ale) and comparing that to the quality of my current AG beers, but with the benefit of all the other process improvements I've picked up over the years. Would love to discover that I could brew at least some types of beers that are every bit as good as my AG beers in less time.

I think that's exactly what you'll find.