AntDoctor
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Sep 11, 2020
- Messages
- 71
- Reaction score
- 28
As I lay awake last night, insomnia running wild, I spent a long time thinking about the laziest (and cheapest) brewing setup that I could possibly imagine. It's not quite automated, but it does remove most of the headaches I experience post-boil. Let me hear your thoughts on this possible system:
However, I KNOW I'm missing something though. What are the disadvantages with this idea? What sorts of beers would I be unable to make?
- Pour wort directly into a purged, sanitized 5 gal corny keg.
- Don't worry about cooling the wort, seal that bad boy and just wait overnight, aka the "no-chill" method. Or, throw in some cold water, whatever.
- Ferment in keezer, using a spunding valve as an airlock. (NOTE: I like brewing 2.5 gal batches, so I wouldn't have to worry about blow-off material getting into the valve.) A spunding valve will also allow you to carbonate the beer ASAP, without needing to wait for a week-long force-carb.
- Serve directly from this original keg. To avoid getting the yeast lees or trub, use the clear beer draught system or a float attached to a flexible dip tube.
However, I KNOW I'm missing something though. What are the disadvantages with this idea? What sorts of beers would I be unable to make?