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re: Home Brewing: The Brewing shall Commence Monday or Tuesday
Posted on 4/7/11 at 3:47 pm to swampdawg
Posted on 4/7/11 at 3:47 pm to swampdawg
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If he already has a large stock pot, then there is really no differnce at all.
I would thing the biggest difference is having a
MASH/TUN
Although I guess he could use that AG bag technique.
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Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:04 pm to Catman88
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I would thing the biggest difference is having a MASH/TUN
Yeah, thats a big difference too. But thats easy to put together at any point with an ice chest and a ball valve w/ screen.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:07 pm to Grilled Bald Eagle
I would think its harder than buying a big pot though.
Of course I drilled a hole in my pot and put a ball valve on it but that was still easier than getting all the right washers and stuff and hacksawing a ss tube. (of course Im putting a false bottom in next week)
Of course I drilled a hole in my pot and put a ball valve on it but that was still easier than getting all the right washers and stuff and hacksawing a ss tube. (of course Im putting a false bottom in next week)
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:09 pm to Catman88
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I would thing the biggest difference is having a
MASH/TUN
Although I guess he could use that AG bag technique.
Yeah, there are many things that are different for sure. But what I was getting at is that if he bought an all grain kit now, the only things he would be able to use at this point are things that come with a basic extract kit. A mash tun or a wort chiller are not necessary at this point and as you mentioned, it is a very add-equipment-as-you-go type hobby.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:12 pm to Catman88
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I would think its harder than buying a big pot though.
Of course I drilled a hole in my pot and put a ball valve on it but that was still easier than getting all the right washers and stuff and hacksawing a ss tube. (of course Im putting a false bottom in next week)
Making and ice chest mash tun is very easy. I have an old ghetto setup I've been using for a long time.
Are you making the false bottom too?
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:12 pm to Catman88
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I would think its harder than buying a big pot though.
But not as hard as cutting the lid off of a keg and using that for a brewpot :)
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:16 pm to Grilled Bald Eagle
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But not as hard as cutting the lid off of a keg and using that for a brewpot :)
This is what I use too, but I got mine for Christmas years ago pre cut. Did you cut one yourself? What did you use to cut it?
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:21 pm to swampdawg
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Did you cut one yourself? What did you use to cut it?
Used an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel to cut a rough hole in the top. Then I made radial cuts outwards every inch or so around the hole to the diameter I wanted. Took some vice grips and bent each of the flaps up and down a couple of times until they snapped off. From there it was just a matter of cleaning up any jagged edges with the grinding wheel and then smoothing it out with a flap disc.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:22 pm to swampdawg
Yeah, mashing and wort chiller seems a little advanced for right now. Right now i'm going pretty basic.
This post was edited on 4/7/11 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:24 pm to swampdawg
Nah ordered the false bottom.. Had a gift card to spend. I have a 10 gallon converted Igloo Cooler currently with a ss braid that filters.
My kettle is a 40qt ss pot with a weldless ball valve kit. I plan on getting a second kettle setup soon and put it on a double burner setup with the mash tun underneath gravity fed from the hot liquor tank and a wort pump running from cooler to kettle.
My kettle is a 40qt ss pot with a weldless ball valve kit. I plan on getting a second kettle setup soon and put it on a double burner setup with the mash tun underneath gravity fed from the hot liquor tank and a wort pump running from cooler to kettle.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:32 pm to Catman88
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My kettle is a 40qt ss pot with a weldless ball valve kit. I plan on getting a second kettle setup soon and put it on a double burner setup with the mash tun underneath gravity fed from the hot liquor tank and a wort pump running from cooler to kettle.
That sounds like a sweet setup. I have been doing the old single burner bayou Classic for 4 or 5 years now. I gravity drain from the mash tun into a bucket then pour the wort into the boil kettle. Not ideal, but it works.
Have you considered cutting the top off an old keg like Bald Eagle was describing? Much cheaper than a large SS pot. It also has the added bonus of being able to make 10 gallon batches that can be split between 2 yeasts for experimentation.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 8:34 pm to swampdawg
I just got Complete Joy of Homebrewing, How to Brew, and Designing Great Beers on Amazon. If you get them all together it's about $36.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:43 am to ProjectP2294
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I just got Complete Joy of Homebrewing, How to Brew, and Designing Great Beers on Amazon. If you get them all together it's about $36.
shite, i paid $40 for 2 of them. Oh well.
I'm heading over to bed, bath, and beyond for a stockpot and other supplies i don't have to get from brewstock, today. Getting pumped.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:04 am to BugAC
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I'm heading over to bed, bath, and beyond
If you have enough time.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:08 am to thebhamdawgfan
Oh, does anyone have a good spreadsheet for tracking my brewing?
I would like for it to also have a section for testing with hydrometer and temps intermittantly throughout brewing.
I would like for it to also have a section for testing with hydrometer and temps intermittantly throughout brewing.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:30 am to BugAC
Also, for my yeast starter, can i use a magna lite pot that I already have and just clean and sanitize it, or do i need to buy a new one?
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:35 am to BugAC
Your yeast starter needs a large jar or something that can be closed off
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:37 am to BugAC
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Oh, does anyone have a good spreadsheet for tracking my brewing?
Are you insistent on a spreadsheet? Or would a decent program/software do?
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:38 am to BugAC
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Oh, does anyone have a good spreadsheet for tracking my brewing?
Are you insistent on a spreadsheet? Or would a decent program/software do?
Can't figure out how that got submitted twice.
Sorry
This post was edited on 4/8/11 at 9:39 am
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:41 am to BugAC
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I'm heading over to bed, bath, and beyond for a stockpot
Try a restaurant supply store first - they'll almost certainly be cheaper than anything you'll find in BB&B.
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