Mountainbeers
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to the hobby. I've done about 15 batches over a years time and I want to step it up a notch. Here is what I currently use to brew:
Only extract brews so far
Kitchen stove top heat
3 gallon stock pot
1 5 gallon better bottle
1 6.5 gallon glass carboy
Bottling bucket and plenty of bottles
Other misc necessities
Chilling wort using ice in the sink
I also have a used corny w/ hardware that I am no longer using bc my roommate moved out and took his kegerator with him. It is currently a starsan storage vessel. I do have the option of purchasing a CO2 regulator and tank and kegging in my fridge. Luckily SWMBO doesn't live with me yet.
What do you guys recommend as the next step? That is, either the next step that will immediately improve my beer's quality...or a step that is necessary when keeping in mind the big picture.
Examples: going all grain, wort chiller, propane burner, 5 gal boil kettle, or regulating fermentation temps using some kind of apparatus. Feel free to say something not on this list.
I feel like I'm at a crossroads at the moment because a lot of the above examples ^^ depend on each other a little bit. I'm a poor college student so each step needs to be carefully planned in the correct order because money is tight. I'm just hoping to learn from you guys' experience and/or mistakes. Thanks!
I'm fairly new to the hobby. I've done about 15 batches over a years time and I want to step it up a notch. Here is what I currently use to brew:
Only extract brews so far
Kitchen stove top heat
3 gallon stock pot
1 5 gallon better bottle
1 6.5 gallon glass carboy
Bottling bucket and plenty of bottles
Other misc necessities
Chilling wort using ice in the sink
I also have a used corny w/ hardware that I am no longer using bc my roommate moved out and took his kegerator with him. It is currently a starsan storage vessel. I do have the option of purchasing a CO2 regulator and tank and kegging in my fridge. Luckily SWMBO doesn't live with me yet.
What do you guys recommend as the next step? That is, either the next step that will immediately improve my beer's quality...or a step that is necessary when keeping in mind the big picture.
Examples: going all grain, wort chiller, propane burner, 5 gal boil kettle, or regulating fermentation temps using some kind of apparatus. Feel free to say something not on this list.
I feel like I'm at a crossroads at the moment because a lot of the above examples ^^ depend on each other a little bit. I'm a poor college student so each step needs to be carefully planned in the correct order because money is tight. I'm just hoping to learn from you guys' experience and/or mistakes. Thanks!