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Sunday, 24 February 2013

What should we get.....

to do di brews?

Me and Andrew. We're going to homebrew.


Watching me throw in a few hops out at Westport with Dann has caught his attention. As long as no scary ladder climbs are included.

If I want to brew 15-25 litres, what equipment should I get? I'm thinking mash tun, kettle, 2-3 fermenters. I definitely want a separate mash tun and kettle to be able to parti-gyle.

This sort of thing, but on a bit smaller scale:



Be grateful for any advice.

12 comments:

  1. Anonymous24 February 2013 at 12:27

    where the dutch home brewers hang out,
    www.hobbybrouwen.nl For everything you ever wanted to know about brewing ;)

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  2. Ed24 February 2013 at 13:31

    I like the look of things like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/homebrew-50ltr-microbrewery-mash-tun-false-bottom-hop-filter-2-gas-burners-/181078487463?pt=Home_Brew&hash=item2a291e71a7

    but try asking on Jim's.

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  3. Aaron Bennett24 February 2013 at 14:04

    Well first things first if you're gonna homebrew you'll need to decide what style you want to make, and for that you'll need a copy of the BJCP style guidelines.

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  4. Anonymous24 February 2013 at 21:05

    A bit costly Speidel Braumeister does the trick, with it you can have very elaborate mash schedules too.

    Regards
    TavastlandBrewer

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  5. Oblivious24 February 2013 at 23:42

    If your looking for and advice or help http://www.beoir.org is there to assist you

    If you want to leap string to doing full mash brewing. I would go with electric system, as it will allowed you to brew in doors and out.

    Here is an example of a system to get you started

    http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/all-grain-starter-pack-for-5-gallon-batches-p-1096.html

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  6. pdtnc25 February 2013 at 01:33

    You could always make your own :)
    http://pdtnc.wordpress.com/brewing-equip/

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  7. Barm25 February 2013 at 04:18

    I imagine you’ll want to be able to underlet, which makes things rather more complicated than most homebrewing.

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  8. Piet_V25 February 2013 at 14:22

    where the flemish home brewers hang out,
    http://www.vlaamshobbybrouwforum.be/

    Or you could vist brouwland.be, the homebrewing store for the Low Counties.

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  9. Anonymous26 February 2013 at 09:05

    Ron --

    Great hobby; glad you're giving it a whirl.

    My first advice is always to get the bible of brewing: How to Brew, by John Palmer, the print edition. It is a wonderful resource.

    You can start simple with the brew-in-a bag method, and make (or buy) a mash tun later for partigyles and such.

    Go large on the kettle. Big is good.

    --John S

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  10. Ron Pattinson26 February 2013 at 09:48

    I should point out that I'm not a complete novice.

    I've got the equipment to brew in a bag. I'm just after getting something a bit more professional.

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  11. Ron Pattinson26 February 2013 at 09:50

    Aaron, great piece of irony there.

    The BJCP guidelines are, of course, scorched into my brain. It literally burns every time I look at them. Inconvenient, but true.

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  12. RudeBoyBrewing27 February 2013 at 12:33

    www.morebeer.com If you want professional at a homebrew scale. Many US craft brewers use their "brew sculptures" as pilot systems. Three variations available. All include hot liquour tank, mash/lauter tun, and boil kettle.

    Quite a waste of money if you ask me. I use one burner and a single mash/lauter/boil tun. I can do decoctions, parti-gyles, multi-rest mashes quite easily. Just need a second vessel as a holding tank as the situation requires.

    Forget about the brewhouse though. Terribly over romanticized. Its very easy to make nice wort. Its all about the yeast. The finest wort ever made will make shit beer under poor fermentation conditions.

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