getting ready to try my first AG, but my calculations shows i need about 5kg of grain, approx , plus the hops, this seems to be around the 30 dollar mark for a 23 litre batch , plus the cost of gas and time involved, although i am anxious to try AG i thought it was supposed to work out cheaper than buying kits and bits. maybe i missing something here.
fergi
is it better to go slightly higher temp rather than a bit low, this is the bit that i might find the hardest to hit the correct temp for the mash, anyway i will see what happens.
fergi
Because you comment was condescending bullshit perhaps?That's not off topic at all, you just don't agree. Why are you being an :icon_offtopic: nazi?
ok well i have looked through the ag data base , lots of great looking recipes there so i have decided to go with smurtos golden ale, the main reason is it uses fairly basic ingredients for a first off brew...
Cause I'm on an iPhone , I'll be quick...ok well i went to beerbellys today and got all my bits and pieces, got the malt/hops/yeast/whirflock. now i am ready to go, questions,what is saccharification rest @60, mins mean,mash out temp @78 deg??does this mean the temp of the sparge water . , .not doing it for a couple of days as its too hot outside here at the moment.
fergi
Sacrest is mashing time that gets the sugars out of the malt.ok well i went to beerbellys today and got all my bits and pieces, got the malt/hops/yeast/whirflock. now i am ready to go, questions,what is saccharification rest @60, mins mean,mash out temp @78 deg??does this mean the temp of the sparge water . , .not doing it for a couple of days as its too hot outside here at the moment.
fergi
what is saccharification rest @60, mins mean,mash out temp @78 deg??
haha yes i like to take my mrs through dans sometimes and point out that this is cheap alcohol, but compared to my expensive ways of brewing its still truckloads cheaper than buying beers.
I went to the pub the other day for the first time in a long time and payed $4.70 for a schooner of VB, it was cold and pretty clean but pretty boring as well..
ok well i went to beerbellys today and got all my bits and pieces, got the malt/hops/yeast/whirflock. now i am ready to go, questions,what is saccharification rest @60, mins mean,mash out temp @78 deg??does this mean the temp of the sparge water . , .not doing it for a couple of days as its too hot outside here at the moment.
fergi
i bloody paid $8.70 for a schooner of fat yak in the city the other day WTF :angry:
Come to Perth. You'll get charged $11 for that.
Hi Fergi, firstly welcome to AG mate, you won't regret it & as others have pointed out, the cost gets cheaper the more seriously you get into it.
.......but please.... this thread was about AG costs. It got derailed by the usual suspects & you've now totally derailled your own thread with questions on mashing. Makes it very difficult for future brewers searching for info when this happens.
Just start a new thread or preferably look for one that is relevant & if you can't find the answer, add your question to it
Cheers Ross
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