Chappo Lost Virginity To First Ag Brew

[chappo1970]

If someone already has an esky I reckon they would go pretty close to going AG for that money too.

:icon_offtopic: I reckon a great idea for a thread/sticky would be a list of the bare minimum parts (with pictures of course) needed to get into AG/BIAB. Along with a short explanation of how to use it. As a newbie (who now finally has a handle on it) this would be soooooo much better than "Just read John Palmer's How to Brew".


Cheers,
Jake

:icon_offtopic: God forebid JC!

I gotta agree with you there Jake, How to Brew does have it's limitations and can be more confusing than helpful IMO to the noob. I put a hole series of photo's with my brewery build with the intention of doing exactly what you suggested a thread with not only bare minimum but tips tools and techniques for doing so. my 2c for what it's worth.

 

[Adamt]

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Chappo Lost Virginity To First Ag Brew

...sounds like it could've been very painful. Are you alright? I'm not sure I wish to scroll back for the pictures.

 

[Pollux]

Jake, I'm going to be getting into this weekend, expect an uber amount of photos and post describing the day......

And as BribieG said, I am getting my urn for $274 to my door....I looked at a supposed hospitality wholesaler down the road.....$330 for the exact same urn.....No idea how that works..

I see BIAB as just another method of performing AG brewing.....Some people use a 3 vessel system, others have a RIMS/HERMS setup, some people use eskys as mashtuns, others use insulated chopped up kegs for bling factor and easy of cleaning...

I am time/space poor in that we live in a 2 bedroom apartment and I can only brew once the little one has gone to bed at 7:30pm. I need a system that I can carry up from the garage to our top floor apartment, brew, chuck the wort into a cube to NC and then pack it all away before I go to bed.

Fermenters live in the garage away from prying fingers...

 

[Jakechan]

:icon_offtopic: God forebid JC!

I gotta agree with you there Jake, How to Brew does have it's limitations and can be more confusing than helpful IMO to the noob. I put a hole series of photo's with my brewery build with the intention of doing exactly what you suggested a thread with not only bare minimum but tips tools and techniques for doing so. my 2c for what it's worth.

Sounds great Chappo, looking forward to it. Let me know if I can help.
And Im certainly not knocking John Palmer. I just reckon thats the last book you want to look at when trying to learn stuff from scratch (yes, I know, an unpopular statement - but its just my opinion )

Jake, I'm going to be getting into this weekend, expect an uber amount of photos and post describing the day......

And as BribieG said, I am getting my urn for $274 to my door....I looked at a supposed hospitality wholesaler down the road.....$330 for the exact same urn.....No idea how that works..

I see BIAB as just another method of performing AG brewing.....Some people use a 3 vessel system, others have a RIMS/HERMS setup, some people use eskys as mashtuns, others use insulated chopped up kegs for bling factor and easy of cleaning...

I am time/space poor in that we live in a 2 bedroom apartment and I can only brew once the little one has gone to bed at 7:30pm. I need a system that I can carry up from the garage to our top floor apartment, brew, chuck the wort into a cube to NC and then pack it all away before I go to bed.

Fermenters live in the garage away from prying fingers...

Will be keen to see your brew day too Pollux. Can understand the need for a simple system. Was just discussing big vs simple systems with my mate, and I really dont want to end up with a behemoth HERMS system. I love the fact that I have basically 3 or 4 components, that dont look like much, but put them together and use them in the right manner you end up with some great beer.

Cheers,
Jake

 

[dpadden]

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...sounds like it could've been very painful. Are you alright? I'm not sure I wish to scroll back for the pictures.

I agree Adamt......had a horrid image of a length of all thread......

 

[Mantis]

Reading Palmers book sure put me off AG.
I eased my way into partials with a 12L pot and bag, and all went well for many months of brews.
50L pot from beerbelly and plumbing bits and did my 4th AG BIAB last weekend.
Not getting the efficiency that I would like but the beers are awesome.

Pics of my fist brew are in my blog/sig

Hopeing to refine my system but its taking some time

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