rivertranced
Well-Known Member
This hobby is expensive! I'm amazed when I look in my brew closet and see all of the gear I've amassed over the past 5 years. And I've only begun to scratch the tip of the iceberg...at any given time I can think of at least 3 new pieces of equipment I wont after for my brewery.
But, in the middle of my shameless consumerism, I also love to find ways around the expensive means to get to a specific end. I love hearing tips from brewers on techniques they've adapted to make their brewing easier - without spending a fortune (and I've found a lot of them here). So I thought I'd start a thread where people could share some of these tricks with the community.
For example, take the "washing machine stir plate". I began using starters about a year ago, but didn't want to drop the dough on a stir plate right away. Soon after, I realized that if I saved laundry day for starter day, I could get a few hours worth of shaking by moving it from my washer to my dryer over a few loads. With some interspersed hand shaking, I've found I can grow a lot of yeast using this method!
I'd love to hear some of your ideas for saving money, time, or resources in your brewery!
But, in the middle of my shameless consumerism, I also love to find ways around the expensive means to get to a specific end. I love hearing tips from brewers on techniques they've adapted to make their brewing easier - without spending a fortune (and I've found a lot of them here). So I thought I'd start a thread where people could share some of these tricks with the community.
For example, take the "washing machine stir plate". I began using starters about a year ago, but didn't want to drop the dough on a stir plate right away. Soon after, I realized that if I saved laundry day for starter day, I could get a few hours worth of shaking by moving it from my washer to my dryer over a few loads. With some interspersed hand shaking, I've found I can grow a lot of yeast using this method!
I'd love to hear some of your ideas for saving money, time, or resources in your brewery!