Where to get a full all grain set up package?

[Jtownbrewery]

Hi sorry if this has been asked before I'm getting a all grain kit for a friend and don't know where to start I bought my set up from a brewer so I've never looked into buying a full set up I've only bought new additions or toys I need like a one stop get an all grain set up
Thanx

 

[RonPopeil]

Any of the major sites will have everything you need. I believe Austin Homebrew is a sponsor. Check them out.

 

[kh54s10]

Northern Brewer, Midwest, MoreBeer, Austin Homebrew Supply, Adventures in Homebrewing, Williams Brewing among many other online stores have systems. Or piece them together to suit your friend's needs. There are a lot of options depending on what type of all grain brewing you want to do.

 

[brettg20]

Or a homebrew store

 

[Jtownbrewery]

Thanx for the feedback I've checked those places even their kits only go so far and u still need to buy piece by piece

 

[fiveohmike]

http://morebeer.com/products/10-gallon-digital-tippydump-brewsculpture-deluxe-frame.html

 

[RonPopeil]

As a base I would say plan on:

1. A mash tun. Typically an Igloo cooler. 40qt/10 gallon is required for 5 gal batches. The smaller ones can be used but he will be limited in how "big" a beer can be made.
2. A boil kettle. 8-10 gallons, stainless or aluminum doesn't matter. A ball valve will be a huge benefit
3. A nice burner. I prefer the "banjo" type but the torch type work as well. At least 80,000 BTU for full boils. Turkey fryer kits from walmart/lowes/home depot are a good base as they have a basic kettle and capable burner. If you try a homebrew store you will find better, albeit more expensive, options.
4. Two plastic fermenters and a bottling bucket (plastic fermenter with spiggot on the bottom)
5. I would include a pack of 3 gallon paint strainers as well. They make excellent filters and can be used for BIAB if that becomes a viable path.
6. Odds and ends. Burper/air lock (one per fermenter), long handled metal spoon or mash paddle, bottle caps, sanitizer (star san is my preference), tub of oxyclean, hydrometer and syphon.

 

[chickypad]

You're buying a full system for a friend? What is your friend currently brewing on, and have they brewed all grain before? There are so many ways you can go that are a lot of personal preference. Maybe he/she would even want to do BIAB. I'd be a hesitant to buy a whole system for another brewer without a little direction. Of course, I doubt anyone would turn down the Tippy-Dump listed above

 

[cooper58d2002]

It all depends on how much your friend wants to spend, and if he wants something that he can grow into. You can spend anywhere from $250 to $7,500+ on an all grain system. Higher gravity beers need a lot of grain for a 5 gallon batch if you want beers in the 10% abv range you will need at least a 10 gallon mash tun, and a 9 gallon brew pot.


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[EarlyAmateurZymurgist]

As a base I would say plan on:

1. A mash tun. Typically an Igloo cooler. 40qt/10 gallon is required for 5 gal batches. The smaller ones can be used but he will be limited in how "big" a beer can be made.

Yes, but a 5-gallon beverage cooler yields better extraction rates when continuous sparging beers up to the maximum gravity supported, which for me is about 1.073 for 5.5 end of boil gallons. The grain bed is too shallow when continuous sparging normal gravity 5-gallon batches in a 10-gallon beverage cooler. I have used both sizes, and will not go back to using a 10-gallon beverage cooler-based mash/lauter tun when brewing 5-gallon batches. I would lose about 4 points per pound per gallon on average. I rarely, if ever, brew a batch with an O.G. higher than 1.073, and when I do, I brew a smaller batch because I am bottling it.

 

[RonPopeil]

I prefer horribley inefficient beers. I don't obsess over numbers. I only care about nailing down my recipe.