Hello fellow homebrewers! I’m getting back into brewing after a few year hiatus and have a problem. I’m going back into the hobby full swing because I still have all the knowledge that I had before, the problem is that I gave all my equipment to a buddy when I stopped brewing a few years back.
I have a few buckets so far, but it’s time to start putting some of my ferments into secondary. I like brewing beer but wine and ciders are simplest and take less time and equipment so I usually do those. If I was doing things that were ready quick then I would choose to invest in kegs next, no question, but the ciders and wines take a while to age. The problem is that I know I’ll want to keg and carb and have mostly sparkling ciders and wines. Kegs would also take away the cost and time of bottling.
So the question is should I go the keg route and get 4 kegs after my next paycheck, and do all my primary and secondary’s in buckets. Then I would keg and carb the ciders and wines and let them age there.
OR should I forget kegs for a couple months and invest in carboys to age in, then get kegs later on.
What do you all think?
I have a few buckets so far, but it’s time to start putting some of my ferments into secondary. I like brewing beer but wine and ciders are simplest and take less time and equipment so I usually do those. If I was doing things that were ready quick then I would choose to invest in kegs next, no question, but the ciders and wines take a while to age. The problem is that I know I’ll want to keg and carb and have mostly sparkling ciders and wines. Kegs would also take away the cost and time of bottling.
So the question is should I go the keg route and get 4 kegs after my next paycheck, and do all my primary and secondary’s in buckets. Then I would keg and carb the ciders and wines and let them age there.
OR should I forget kegs for a couple months and invest in carboys to age in, then get kegs later on.
What do you all think?