Newbee,lots of questions

[ff1esta]

Hello,i already make my presentation,i thinking in start brewing and before i start i have already a lot of questions .
in my researches here,i fond 2 types of filtering the grain:bazooka and false bottom. the conclusion i made is with false bottom is needed a 2nd tun to put the filtered mash,and with bazooka filter, is no needed.How? just put the filtered mash in a normal tun,that we can use to make the final boiling and add the hop? With bazooka:2 tuns,with false bottom,3 tuns? is that it?
Another thing:times of boiling,are the same for 10 liters(im portuguese, i just know the metric sistem)or 50 liters?

 

[billl]

The basic process is that you need something to heat the water in, mash in, and to boil in. The screen type doesn't really matter in terms of the basic setup. Personally, I use 1 pot to heat all the water in and to boil the wort, and 1 mash tun made out of a cooler, and 1 bucket to temporarily hold the wort I drain from the tun.

The procedure I use for batch sparging is:

1) heat water in the pot
2) add water to tun with grain and mash
3) while mashing, heat more water in the pot.
4) drain the first wort from the tun into the bucket
5) transfer the water from the pot to the tun
6) transfer the first wort from the bucket to the pot.
7) drain the second wort from the tun into the pot or bucket.


For boil time, you want at least 60 minutes no matter what volume you use.

 

[ff1esta]

Let me see if i understand(my english isn´t very good,sorry):you use a tun just to heat the water,and while mashing you keep boiling water and adding to mashing tun.in the end you have a clean tun(the one you used to heat water) that you gonna use to boil the wort and adding the hops.Is that it? i think i had seen a vedio in youtube with that process.

 

[william_shakes_beer]

Your equipment questions:

At a fundamental level, you need

1. A container to mash the grains, and then separate the grains from the water (wort)
2. A container to boil the wort, usually for a hour.

The same vessel can be used for both functions. A bazooka tube or a false bottom can be fitted to most brew kettles that were designed for beer. There are many discussions on this forum concerning the advantages and disadvantages of each. I can't offer an opinion, since I use neither.

 

[billl]

I use a stainless steel brew pot to heat the water for both the strike and sparge additions of water. I use the same pot to boil the wort.

I put the strike water in the mash tun. I do not continually add hot water. I wait 60 minutes, then I drain the tun. Then I add the remaining hot sparge water.

BTW - your english is much better than my protugese. It probably is easier to just watch some videos though and avoid the translation issues.

 

[jlillie]

I'm a newbie too and was on same path as you until i came across the BIAB method (Brew in a bag). With this method you do everything in 1 kettle.
I made myself a kettle from an old 13 gal keg (keggle) and bought a custome made bag from guy on the internet. Do some research on BIAB. I found this a good way to start out. I still may go to the mash tun some day but BIAB is working great for me.
If you do go this route, make you sure have at least a 10 gallon kettle. 11 gal or more would be better.

 

[william_shakes_beer]

I'm a newbie too and was on same path as you until i came across the BIAB method (Brew in a bag). With this method you do everything in 1 kettle.
I made myself a kettle from an old 13 gal keg (keggle) and bought a custome made bag from guy on the internet. Do some research on BIAB. I found this a good way to start out. I still may go to the mash tun some day but BIAB is working great for me.
If you do go this route, make you sure have at least a 10 gallon kettle. 11 gal or more would be better.

+1. That's what I do. A great way to slide into the AG process from extracts, as there is only 1 more piece of equipment to obtain. I use a voile curtain and a sewing machine to make a bag. You can buy them but I like doing things on the cheap. I can give you details if you're interested.

 

[ff1esta]

+1. That's what I do. A great way to slide into the AG process from extracts, as there is only 1 more piece of equipment to obtain. I use a voile curtain and a sewing machine to make a bag. You can buy them but I like doing things on the cheap. I can give you details if you're interested.

Sounds interesting.I already have seen videos and some posts here and in other sites about BIAB.