Luckylou
Member
Hello, after lurking on the forums and finally growing a pair to plunge into this beautiful art we call brewing, I have finally purchased my beginner brew kit! I was hoping you guys could go over my basic setup and answer a few questions so I have everything ready for my brew day. I plan on brewing outdoors, since its Cali and the weather isn't bad. I eventually want knowledge on both extract brewing and all grain, but till I learn the ropes I want to stick to extract. Also for now, 5 gal batches later on leading to 10g and so on :>
My Brew setup
- Sp10 outdoor single burner
- 15 gal SS kettle w/valve and thermometer (researched a lot before settling on this size, I plan on doing this quite often so figured I'd just get it out of the way)
- California Pale-Ale LME Beginner Brew kit from my LHBS, came with 2x 6.5 gal buckets (1 fermenter 1 bottling bucket) and the basics (hops, yeast, hydrometer, thermometer, ect.)
- 3/8'' x 25' copper wort chiller
along with a few minor things like some star san and SS mixing paddle and bottle caps.
A few questions would be -
1) Is my setup lacking in some way? If so, how can I improve it?
2) How do I go about brewing a 5g batch in a 15g kettle? Are there certain things I need to look out for/perform differently due to size? If so, like what?
Thanks for any feedback! :rockin:
My Brew setup
- Sp10 outdoor single burner
- 15 gal SS kettle w/valve and thermometer (researched a lot before settling on this size, I plan on doing this quite often so figured I'd just get it out of the way)
- California Pale-Ale LME Beginner Brew kit from my LHBS, came with 2x 6.5 gal buckets (1 fermenter 1 bottling bucket) and the basics (hops, yeast, hydrometer, thermometer, ect.)
- 3/8'' x 25' copper wort chiller
along with a few minor things like some star san and SS mixing paddle and bottle caps.
A few questions would be -
1) Is my setup lacking in some way? If so, how can I improve it?
2) How do I go about brewing a 5g batch in a 15g kettle? Are there certain things I need to look out for/perform differently due to size? If so, like what?
Thanks for any feedback! :rockin: