Ok gius im in rocky centyral QLD and would really liek to fly down to like a clubs open day and view the full process, then buy a heap of stock grain ect and drive back (rental car)
any one do any thing liek this?
or does ross or any one know of any CQ AG brewers?
also i need a bot of a shopping list to start collecting
i have large esky 100L
i need a boiler what size id like to do double batches
mill (cheapie)
also one i put the mash into cubes to cool i sthis teh same as a fresh wort kit? just tip into fermenter and add yeast? how long will it last in cube sat room temp.
cheers guys
Hey man...i'm lucky my local brew shops do some ag demo's...i've made the step to all grain after 14yrs of brewing , the last four uears as a wort kit man...with mini mash's etc....putting the hot wort into the cubes....and then sealing is...yes...your wort kit...it's a no-chill method....have alook at this thread on here...it's cool...lots of info....
so let your cube cool ( to your desired temp..... a lager is better fermented out between 9 and 14 degress...well thats what i've read anyway lol....and an ale between 14 and 18...if you get dried yeast....if you go liquid yeast...man that's a whole new ball park.... )...and then pour vigorasly into the fermenter to aerate... so that's what id do...
lol...there is so much i don't know...i just wanna make really good beer...here at home for the family and all my drunken rabble of mates ! plus pouring from a tap outta the fridge in your own house will never loose it's novelty value lol !
so.....
as a result , the ag demo has lead me onto a path of deciding to go to my local brew club ( Westgate brewers in melb ) and see stuff...and try and learn maybe a bit more,,,,hopefully i'll get there this month...
so my set up is a simple 20 litre jobby...
small....
i've done one ag...read it...one....but...
lol
I LIKE IT...me matre Pete won't...but
i can and will do better !
....( few mistakes i made on the way towards the sparge.....panicked...made the call early...undersparged,,,,boiled for an hour..........
ended up with only 9 litres in my fermenter.....man...maybe try a really simple rercipe to start....reallly follow your temps for mashing , boiling etc...they are important....don't undersparge...lol...and you'lllb fine....boil...add your hops...then straihgt...hot into your cube..sealed and let cool to your yeast temps...
but as i sit here drinking my tad thin ( well i did boil 5 litres of water ( and cool) to add to the secondary ferment...twas really hoppy before...) ...but quite sweet caramel , turning to slight toffee , hop driven "NOT So Pale Ale"...i'm excited...lol..i will do better...i can feel it ! )
Hope i helped...
Sorry...had two or three pints
in this melb 44 degree...2 days running...day....
Cheers
Ferg
so you will need....
a HLT....somewhere to boil a shit load of hot water...like close to 75 litres,,,,so u will also need a gas ring and gas bottle
your esky can be your mash tun.....50 litres...
and a vessel to boil that sweet wort that you'll collect........also allowing for boilover heAD SPACE.....so maybe 100 litres...allowing for dead space and grain absorbtion .
are you kegging ?
coz you'll need a wagon load of bottles if your doing double batches....
mill...
man...i'm lucky...the brew shop is 3 mins down the road....
a mill is expensive...
there are plenty of plans on here...if you search...on how to make your own...if ya can or if ya can be f'ed trying lol
