top_jimmy44
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OK, so I've been doing some reading (on Chapter 12 of How to Brew) and am compiling a list of the equipment I will need to buy to get started. I've been collecting used bottles from friends, and myself, and have about 3 cases of bottles now...good start I guess.
I am looking to jump straight into all-grain brewing, and plan on purchasing a 15 gallon brew pot. Also believe I will buy two 10 gallon igloo coolers for Mash tun and HLT.
From what I have read, and please tell me if I am wrong, but I will heat water in the brew pot, mix it with the grain in the mash tun. While the mash is resting, I'll heat more water in the brew pot and add that to the HLT for sparging. Once the sparge is complete and I have my wort ready for the boil, I'll drain back into the brew pot for the boil. After the boil, I will need to cool quickly with a coil to get down to temp, and once ready, I will drain it into the fermentor(s).
That's where my question comes in. I'll need to pitch the yeast into fermentor, but will I create two batches of yeast, one for each fermentor? I'm thinking I am going to buy two 6 gallon glass carboys, but haven't really decided on that yet. Or will I need three carboys so I can do primary/secondary ferment?
Also, once the ferment is finished and I'm ready for bottling, do I need a bottling bucket or can I bottle straight from the carboy?
I guess to sum it up, I'm trying to do this right, spend the least amount of money possible...
I am figuring I will need to get a propane burner to heat the water, but if I am going to need two burners for some reason, I'd like to figure that out now. And if it would be best if I had two pots to boil water, that would be nice to know too.
Any help would be great here. I found a local brewing group that I plan on meeting up with prior to me buying everything to get started, but thought I would run my thoughts by everyone here, and try to get my mind thinking in the right direction.
For instance, I was shopping around for a 15 gallon brewpot, stainless steel, and most were around $300. I found a 15 gal stainless steel stock pot for $133 at one online retailer, which is about $170 less than buying a premade brew pot with thermometer and valve, but would it be cheaper for me to buy the pot and the conversion parts, have someone drill holes for me and add the valve and thermometer myself?
Hope this isn't too much to ask, but I'm sort of anal about all of this. I just want to do it right, that's all. Heck, I've already started an excel spreadsheet listing all of the items I need to buy, from where, with cost.
Thanks.
Jim
I am looking to jump straight into all-grain brewing, and plan on purchasing a 15 gallon brew pot. Also believe I will buy two 10 gallon igloo coolers for Mash tun and HLT.
From what I have read, and please tell me if I am wrong, but I will heat water in the brew pot, mix it with the grain in the mash tun. While the mash is resting, I'll heat more water in the brew pot and add that to the HLT for sparging. Once the sparge is complete and I have my wort ready for the boil, I'll drain back into the brew pot for the boil. After the boil, I will need to cool quickly with a coil to get down to temp, and once ready, I will drain it into the fermentor(s).
That's where my question comes in. I'll need to pitch the yeast into fermentor, but will I create two batches of yeast, one for each fermentor? I'm thinking I am going to buy two 6 gallon glass carboys, but haven't really decided on that yet. Or will I need three carboys so I can do primary/secondary ferment?
Also, once the ferment is finished and I'm ready for bottling, do I need a bottling bucket or can I bottle straight from the carboy?
I guess to sum it up, I'm trying to do this right, spend the least amount of money possible...
I am figuring I will need to get a propane burner to heat the water, but if I am going to need two burners for some reason, I'd like to figure that out now. And if it would be best if I had two pots to boil water, that would be nice to know too.
Any help would be great here. I found a local brewing group that I plan on meeting up with prior to me buying everything to get started, but thought I would run my thoughts by everyone here, and try to get my mind thinking in the right direction.
For instance, I was shopping around for a 15 gallon brewpot, stainless steel, and most were around $300. I found a 15 gal stainless steel stock pot for $133 at one online retailer, which is about $170 less than buying a premade brew pot with thermometer and valve, but would it be cheaper for me to buy the pot and the conversion parts, have someone drill holes for me and add the valve and thermometer myself?
Hope this isn't too much to ask, but I'm sort of anal about all of this. I just want to do it right, that's all. Heck, I've already started an excel spreadsheet listing all of the items I need to buy, from where, with cost.
Thanks.
Jim