First ever, all grain, with a very, very mini 1L mash

[IslandLizard]

Joy actually. I've just found a supplier on ebay who sells hops by the micro quantity in a tea bag. I'll report back when they come. I have no affinity but they seems to be a legit brewer with time for the micro brewers to even bother doing that small a quantity. Suits me better than having huge stocks going off in a freezer, let alone the expense.

Maybe you can buy directly from their company, not through eBay. Especially with eBay/Amazon/etc. you got to keep an eye on the total cost though, you may end up paying much more for shipping than the merchandise if they don't combine orders. Maybe they do?

Hops, vacuum (re)sealed or with as much air squeezed out as possible, and stored in the freezer, will easily last for a couple years.
I don't think buying hops by the oz is all that much burden. Depending on variety and origin, hops here in the U.S. run between $1.50 (e.g., Cascade, U.S. Fuggles) and $4.50+ (e.g., Nelson Sauvin) if bought by the oz. I bought whole pounds of common hops for as low as $5, from harvests 1 or 2 years before. Vacuum packed and freezer stored they're just as fine as this year's. Moreover, if the seller doesn't declare the harvest year chances are they may well be from the year before, or even older.

Even a heaped tablespoon of hop pellets swells enormously when wet, make sure the "teabags" are large/roomy enough, so wort/beer can flow through unrestricted for maximum extraction.

 

[Miraculix]

Maybe you can buy directly from their company, not through eBay. Especially with eBay/Amazon/etc. you got to keep an eye on the total cost though, you may end up paying much more for shipping than the merchandise if they don't combine orders. Maybe they do?

Hops, vacuum (re)sealed or with as much air squeezed out as possible, and stored in the freezer, will easily last for a couple years.
I don't think buying hops by the oz is all that much burden. Depending on variety and origin, hops here in the U.S. run between $1.50 (e.g., Cascade, U.S. Fuggles) and $4.50+ (e.g., Nelson Sauvin) if bought by the oz. I bought whole pounds of common hops for as low as $5, from harvests 1 or 2 years before. Vacuum packed and freezer stored they're just as fine as this year's. Moreover, if the seller doesn't declare the harvest year chances are they may well be from the year before, or even older.

Even a heaped tablespoon of hop pellets swells enormously when wet, make sure the "teabags" are large/roomy enough, so wort/beer can flow through unrestricted for maximum extraction.

Yes you can!

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[IslandLizard]

The three buckets I have are full of Müller T grapes... soon to be evicted though. I've resorted to lots of 2L water bottles instead. Bit fiddly on the evaporation stakes for a long boil but still doing the job so far. I'm sort of glad late harvest time in the country is almost finished because it causes so much work... I just cannot resist the call of the berries.

You don't want 2 liters of wort in a 5 gallon pail anyway. Super large headspaces can cause problems.
Your 2 liter water bottles are very suitable fermenters. I've fermented in gallon and half gallon size plastic milk jugs, all too common here.

You don't need to boil your wort for an hour, 20-30 minutes is probably just fine for very small batches, possibly even shorter, as SMM and DMS are driven off much faster in a smaller pot. Keeping the pot closed for the first half, then open for the second half of the boil concentrates the SMM then drives off more of the resulting DMS than boiled open for the entire time.

 

[@RoyalGallon]

Ah Crossmyloof - had my Amarillo hops for this recipe delivered just today. First time I’ve used them but I’ve been really impressed with their delivery and comms so far.

 

[Mumathomebrew]

I bought their weeny 15g bags of Amarillo, and Citra for that recipe, then Jarrylo and Saaz out of curiosity. That'll be more than plenty for these tiny 2L brews. Totally suits me to only buy what i need when I'm only using between 3g - 20g at a time. I only hope these guys make a small fortune for bothering to cater for the likes of mini brewers like us. Good on them.